the 370Z.com OFFICIAL football (soccer) thread

[phelan]

Originally Posted by cow

From what I remember of him as a player, he seemed mentally strong, one who could lift his team by its neck & win a game late. & yet, this.

It makes me want to make sure I don't tell people who seem down in the dumps to "suck it up," y'know? If someone who appeared so strong can be that depressed....

yeah....

It sounds like a lot of people close to Speed knew he was fighting personal demons. Shame to see him go like that, but a friend of mine noted how at least it's making people aware of depression in sports.

I read an article somewhere that Speed hanged himself because a tabloid was about to print a fairly personal article about him. Kind of makes me sick that the media has enough power to a good man to the ground like this.