Addiction, drugs and Olympic glory: Matthew Mitcham Pt.1
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Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham made history with his near-perfect dive, but his life was far from it. The champion athlete had a lonely childhood, battled depression from the age of 14, punished himself for having gay thoughts and escaped his feelings with drugs and alcohol. Fighting a crippling fear of failure, Matthew just wanted to be perfect. To be the best. And for a moment, he was.
This is Matthew Mitcham like you’ve never heard him, “warts and all”.
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