Gary Lineker
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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I didn't play for about three or four weeks.
But actually, when I went back to training, it was so helpful football for me.
Was it?
Yeah.
No, it was in the middle of the season.
It was before Christmas.
So it was November-ish, I think, late November.
And then I didn't play for a few weeks.
And then I went back in to train.
And actually, do you know what?
Football at that point, it was the only time that I didn't think about it.
And it could switch off a little bit.
And I got back playing again a few weeks later.
And then, you know, back to the hospital all day.
It was incredibly tough.
Whilst there was always a little bit of hope, you sort of clung to that.
But there were lots of, you know, on the same ward, parents that weren't as lucky as we were.
You know, George is now 34, incredibly healthy and well.
Amazing.
You know, I remember when they, because they're very honest doctors.