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Victor Valdés Barcelona UNICEF interview

Victor Valdés is done with the whole goalkeeper gig, stating flat out that if he got born again he would not choose it because the path is too hard and never compensated him for all those years of suffering. He admits there were plenty of days when he did not want to be there at all, playing only because people convinced him when he was young and he just accepted the route without questioning it. The way the world treats players shifts instantly: when you stand out everyone is with you, but once injury hits you are left completely alone. It was a very hard stage made worse by his own stubbornness in wanting to be isolated during those dark times. After an injury like that the world treats you as disabled and pushes you aside because they consider you no longer worthy. He knows he will never return to superstar status because the injuries took that away forever. Getting back to real life meant living in a hotel for months while taking the tram daily just to get to rehabilitation. Fame is something he does not like, calling the football world very hypocritical. These days he prefers spending time with children to teach them what happens when you become a professional, specifically 'when the light turns on, wishing that it turns on for them'.

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Victor Valdés Barcelona UNICEF interview

Victor Valdés is done with the whole goalkeeper gig, stating flat out that if he got born again he would not choose it because the path is too hard and never compensated him for all those years of suffering. He admits there were plenty of days when he did not want to be there at all, playing only because people convinced him when he was young and he just accepted the route without questioning it. The way the world treats players shifts instantly: when you stand out everyone is with you, but once injury hits you are left completely alone. It was a very hard stage made worse by his own stubbornness in wanting to be isolated during those dark times. After an injury like that the world treats you as disabled and pushes you aside because they consider you no longer worthy. He knows he will never return to superstar status because the injuries took that away forever. Getting back to real life meant living in a hotel for months while taking the tram daily just to get to rehabilitation. Fame is something he does not like, calling the football world very hypocritical. These days he prefers spending time with children to teach them what happens when you become a professional, specifically 'when the light turns on, wishing that it turns on for them'.

1h