Updated Monday, February 26, 2024 – 16:40
Ricky Rubio He returned to play basketball with the Spanish team in his first two games of the qualifier for next year’s Eurobasket. His debut with BarçaFor now, it has not yet arrived, and the knee discomfort that surfaced during the duel against Belgium may make it take a while. However, he prefers to focus on the now.
That is the great lesson he has learned after taking a step aside to take care of his mental health. This was emphasized in his official presentation as a Barça player, in this case for the second time in his career. For now, yes, only until the end of this course, although “100% committed.” The most important thing for him is to go step by step. “If this ever happens again, I’ll have to stop,” he confesses.
“Until Sunday, I was thinking about the FIBA windows. Today my time in the Barça and when it’s over, I will think about what comes next,” says the man from El Masnou, who has felt fully supported by the Barça dressing room. “I have had very strange sensations. We automate a lot as players and we don’t realize many things. We lose ourselves, today, now. You feel like you haven’t been present and that you haven’t enjoyed it. The locker room has helped me a lot to feel like one more. “I was absolutely right to come,” reiterates the point guard, who believes that his story can be of help to others who may find themselves in the same circumstances.
“At first I thought ‘fake an injury and then you won’t have to explain,’ but I think I can help others who go through the same thing. Talking about mental health is a victory for society. It’s also happening in the NBA. . Here with Alex (Abrines). When we see ourselves reflected in someone, we don’t feel alone. Unfortunately, we all need help at some point and asking for it is brave,” she emphasizes.
“I feel something different, but I don’t stop being Ricky. I will be transparent with my process, because I believe it can help others. I have always had contact with Navarro and that has made things a lot easier. I explained my idea to them and I thank them very much for getting out of line,” says a Ricky Rubio For whom touching a basketball again was something difficult to describe.
“It was like climbing the Dragon-Khan. Luckily, I had some guidelines, and I approached it as a game. Basketball is a game. We take it as life or death, and it’s not like that. It’s a process of ups and downs, but you are sure when things are done well and you have a solid base,” highlights the Barça point guard, who confesses that the option of permanently hanging up his shoes was really very present.
“Since last August 1, every day I woke up basketball was over, because the person disappeared. There are things that go together, but I have to separate them. I built myself from the outside in and now I have done it the other way around,” points out. The situation he went through was really complicated and she has kept him away from basketball for almost 8 months.
“I felt like a coward for not having the strength. For the first time I prioritized myself, I thought of myself first and I think it was the right decision,” he says. “I have been in the dark, but by working and with the help of the necessary professionals, you can get out. A word, a hug, a ‘I’m here’, everything helps. Now, I’m here again,” reiterates the point guard, who assumes that, at this moment, he is still in the process of personal reconstruction. “Now the current Ricky is being built and I am very proud of the process. The essence is there, but I feel strange. I will change mechanisms that I had before,” he says.
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