View Full Version : "I was not made for this business"- Interview with Sebastian Deisler
Pfeife
29 Sep 2007, 05:28 PM
As mentioned in the thread title, Sebastian Deisler recently gave a very personal and intimate interview about his depression and the reasons for his retirment from professional football.
Unfortunately it's in German, maybe I will try to translate it later on when I've got the time.
Borussia
29 Sep 2007, 06:42 PM
Very interesting interview from Basti.
I think it was a big mistake to leave Borussia at that early stage of his career.
Borussia
29 Sep 2007, 07:46 PM
Btw: I've just found the "Spiegel" report:
http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,508663,00.html
Gute N8
Schalkoholic
06 Oct 2007, 03:33 AM
So Sebastian and me have something in common :D
IlTedesco
07 Oct 2007, 04:30 AM
I think it was a big mistake to leave Borussia at that early stage of his career.
You haven't read the article properly: It was a mistake to go there so early...
;)
arthur d
07 Oct 2007, 06:40 PM
Thanks for the link Pfeife, that was very interesting. I've always liked Deisler and will definitely buy his book when/if it comes out.
Borussia
07 Oct 2007, 07:33 PM
You haven't read the article properly: It was a mistake to go there so early...
;)
Then he should have stayed with Mama. :p
If I remember right, his depressions started in Berlin and not in Mönchengladbach (were he wasn't a "star" but only a great talent)...
IlTedesco
07 Oct 2007, 07:36 PM
If I remember right, his depressions started in Berlin and not in Mönchengladbach (were he wasn't a "star" but only a great talent)...
You may very well be right but he also says that he left home way too soon:
Meine Mutter wollte nicht, dass ich gehe. Aber ich sah für mich nur noch darin eine Chance. Diese Dinge haben mich von zu Hause weggehen lassen. Heute weiß ich, dass es viel zu früh war. Ich wollte es damals auf Teufel komm raus meinen Freunden und mir zeigen.
Borussia
07 Oct 2007, 07:45 PM
I know what you meant before (therefore I said he should have stayed with Mama:-).
It seems that his childhood was decisive for what happened to him (depression).
balla
08 Oct 2007, 09:17 PM
I think he has taken his life for granted. How many people would die to play professional football and for a club like Bayern as well. Say what you want about his depression, fact is he stayed there for 5 years with barely playing just getting paycheck after paycheck then decided to give it up when he was physically fit again - not good enough IMO.
IlTedesco
09 Oct 2007, 05:12 AM
I know what you meant before (therefore I said he should have stayed with Mama:-).
Aaaaah, ok!
:D
Alex_K
09 Oct 2007, 06:04 AM
I think he has taken his life for granted. How many people would die to play professional football and for a club like Bayern as well. Say what you want about his depression, fact is he stayed there for 5 years with barely playing just getting paycheck after paycheck then decided to give it up when he was physically fit again - not good enough IMO.
Have you read the interview?
IlTedesco
09 Oct 2007, 06:18 AM
Well, the interview is in German so it's maybe not of much use to him (correct me if I'm wrong).
Alex_K
09 Oct 2007, 06:39 AM
Well, the interview is in German so it's maybe not of much use to him (correct me if I'm wrong).
Well, I don't know if he speaks German either. But based on the interview I think his comment is pretty unfair, but that's why I'm asking.
balla
09 Oct 2007, 07:08 AM
I can read some German so I got the gist of the article however I still stand by my claims. Why did it take him so long to retire? Waited for the money to come into his bank account then left.
Alex_K
09 Oct 2007, 07:17 AM
Well, I guess it's a blessing to be able to see everything so clear.
Borussia
09 Oct 2007, 06:57 PM
Why did it take him so long to retire? Waited for the money to come into his bank account then left.
I don't think that Deisler is this kind of player! Probably all those injury backslides were the main reason for his desicion.
squidward123
10 Oct 2007, 03:58 AM
I completely understand Deisler.
If you're psychologically not right, NOTHING matters.
panicfc
10 Oct 2007, 08:12 AM
Didn't translate the article, but I was hoping you could answer a few questions.
1) Was it homesickness that caused the depression or the pressure of being a high profile player?
2) What is he doing now?
3) I remember seeing him on TV for Hertha and he looked nasty, so talented. Such a waste of a great player.
Alex_K
10 Oct 2007, 08:25 AM
He says it was the entire lifestyle of professional football.
His answer to the question "what are you doing now?"
This makes me remember a little story. When I was still at Hertha, I sat in the team bus and looked out of the window. I saw three young men. Maybe 19, 20 years old, like me back then. They were carrying book bags over their shoulders, they were students. What would I have gven to swap with them. Currently I'm working on a book, and I'll surely will make up for the rest. I'm looking forward to it.