He said: “I was talking to Vogue about, you know, superhuman athletes like Simone Biles who everyone has put on a pedestal.
“And rightly so, she’s the greatest gymnast the world has ever seen.
“But when she speaks about her mental struggles, all of a sudden, it just opens up a pathway which makes it easier for little old me to be able to do it.
“If this superhuman athlete has struggles, then I think it’s okay for me to have struggles.”
Question of Sport continues on BBC One on Friday at 7.30pm.
Published at Fri, 11 Feb 2022 20:18:00 +0000
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