saved has been addressed no forgiveness Progression history of former elite footballers Dani Benitez, 37 years old, And Julio Alberto, 66. The first one had everything for him to succeed. In fact, he played in the first division and became an idol for Granada fans. Until one day, after a game, he tested positive for cocaine in an anti-doping test and his career was cut short.
© Reserved“I had a party at my house… and the night went on. I had to go to training the next day. I was very drunk. I had some friends there, more acquaintances than friends, and they told me ‘take it,'” She said.. After that positive, she fell into a real spiral of destruction. “I was not happy and if I had a drink or two I would forget everything. In the end you feel ashamed of what you did“He admitted. Finally, he decided to end that ordeal. “It was either getting out of the way or a radical change… and it was hard for me, but I forgave myself. That is the most important thing. “If you don’t do that… the demons will knock on your door every night and say, ‘Hey, we’re here’,” he said.
© ReservedTen years after that nightmare, the Spaniard wouldn’t change anything about what he had or could have had. Work with a friend in a fertilizer company and plays for Arenas de Armillar in the 3rd division. “It was one of my dreams to get to the first division… but I’m much more proud of what it is now. It’s different. I have my family, my daughters, my friends, who are few, but really… I’m at a time when I couldn’t ask for more from life. I’m 100 times cheaper than Primer, but happiness is not money” he assured.
© ReservedOne of Benitez’s biggest regrets is that since that positive, he has found himself single-minded in his public life, and he wonders why there are mistakes that are not forgiven. Julio Alberto feels something similar. Legendary players of Atleti de Madrid, FC Barcelona and Spanish National Team, He fell into drugs more than 30 years ago when he had already quit football. “It hurts me the way the media has treated me, they remind me over and over again that I was wrong. There is no mention of what I have done, the people I have helped. There are people who come to my house, I don’t know how they find it, to ask me for help.” he lamented.
© ReservedThe Asturian recognized that his life was going too fast when he was in football’s elite. “One day my mom called me to ask if I was going to eat at home and I told her I couldn’t because I had something to do and that was a lie. I was going shopping in New York. I wasted time with my mother and my brothers doing such things“, he declared. Over time, Julio Alberto learned that money can’t buy happiness. “Money can buy sex, but not love. You can buy a house, but not a home. “You can pay for a party, but not for friendship,” he said.
© ReservedAfter experiencing the most absolute successes and failures, the former footballer gives the following advice to all people: “Falling in love with life. It’s a. We only have this opportunity”
