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'You're just accepted for who you are and that's the way it should be in men's or women's football'
'I hated rugby' - retired All Black Dagg on mental health battle
'The big thing for me was to show it's not just depression and anxiety. There's loads of mental health issues'
'If it helps one girl or one boy, then talking about it has been completely worth it'
Lewandowski breaks silence on wish to leave Bayern Munich
'I felt like I was not a good mom' - Serena Williams shares challenge of postpartum emotions
'I was rushed into a side-room and a doctor said, 'You're heading towards kidney failure''
'I remember actually crying and thinking, 'I'm never going to play for Dublin again''
Referee Clattenburg admits allowing Spurs to 'self-destruct' and lose the title
'I never saw a way out until I started to talk about it': Ex-Liverpool keeper Kirkland reveals depression fight
'With the mindset I had, a grand was like a tenner': Kyle Lafferty admits gambling addiction
'I've known I was different since I was five' - British cycling great reveals gender transition
'I felt like the biggest liar ever. You don't want people to think differently of you'
'I was feeling terrible and losing weight': Down's Marty Clarke on forced retirement and 'difficult few weeks'
'Testing positive for cocaine saved my career' - Livermore
'People say you forget everything when you're on the pitch playing football but I didn't'
'I spent 20 years bottling up my feelings': Irish cricketer John Mooney talks openly about his battle with depression
Google's Nest wants to connect all of your devices in the one place
VIDEO: Alan Quinlan opens up about his depression