Sydney Swans legend Adam Goodes says he regularly thinks about what his life would be like if his late mother was not part of the Stolen Generations
‘It just breaks my heart,’ says Sydney Swans premiership playersays the only regret in his life is not being able to save his late mother from experiencing the trauma of the Stolen Generations. The 2014 Australian of the Year has opened up in a rare interview, having a wide-ranging chat with former England footballer Rio Ferdinand.
“I think I like to live my life with no regrets,” Goodes told the Get Real with Rio WeAre8 YouTube series. “Unfortunately, she had a really tough life. She looked after me and my brothers, two younger brothers by herself, a single parent most of her life; did an incredible job, but she had a lot of trauma from her childhood.
“It just breaks my heart to think that she was living in fear her whole life that someone could knock on the door and take her kids away at any moment if she wasn’t doing the right thing by us kids. The 43-year-old remains heavily involved in the GO Foundation, an organisation he created with fellow Swans legend Michael O’Loughlin to give education opportunities to Indigenous youth.The dual Swans premiership player has largely stayed out of the spotlight since his retirement, remaining distraught about the AFL’s treatment of him during the infamous booing saga that marred his final season in 2015.
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