Tyson Fury Extends Support to Defeated England in Mental Health Awareness Post

The Cup is not going to come home for England. Saturday’s quarter-final loss to arch-rivals France will add another four to a fifty-six-year-old wait. Despondency is a natural outcome when a nation’s hopes collapse. The blame game is another byproduct. Mindful of the national mood, Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury stepped in to extend his support to the English soccer team under siege.

Taking to Twitter, the champ added a Rocky Balboa dialogue, “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”

Tyson Fury‘s love for soccer, in general, and the English national team, is well known. So he makes it a point to cheer for the team during major tournaments.

And we’ll keep on fighting till the end – Queen (We Are the Champions)

He was planning on visiting Qatar to see the match. However, an event in Glasgow, Scotland, prevented him from the critical trip. The Gypsy King is currently traveling across the country, holding lectures at crucial venues.

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The untoward defeat was exacerbated by the English captain Harry Kane missing the second penalty kick. As a result, the Heavyweight champion turned to social media, requesting fans to exercise patience and back the whole team rather than launching an attack on a particular team member.

It must be highlighted that during the bout against Derek Chisora, Fury had picked the song ‘Three Lions’ by the band The Lightning Seeds as his walk-out theme. The 2018 chart-topper gained nationwide acceptance with the English soccer team’s advance during FIFA 2018 in Russia.

We all need help…

One of the most well-known faces of the mental health awareness campaign, Tyson has never backed out from sharing his story. Speaking on the sports talk show, The Rich Eisen Show, he disclosed, “I was on the verge of suicide. That’s when I’d have quit. But I didn’t quit on myself, and I didn’t quit on the world. That’s why I’m back here to tell the story. … Life’s hard…”

He explained how a tough upbringing prevented him from sharing his innermost thoughts and fears. Taking recreational drugs and alcohol to deal with the mental stress, he reached a nadir. However, had his father and the medical support group not intervened, he would not have been able to stage a return by 2018.

Having experienced a massive downslide, Tyson Fury clearly understands how it feels to be at rock bottom. So his appeal for supporting the national team, who lost despite giving their all, is worth heed.

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