The Bournemouth midfielder speaks publicly for the first time about the devastation he and his fiancee Rachel suffered after the loss of their daughter and how it is the driving force behind his every performanceIt was a couple of minutes before kick-off against Manchester United and the Bournemouth players had come together for their pre-match huddle. The same bubbly character always delivers the pep-talk – a few lines to gather the adrenaline pumping – yet this time Harry Arter could order his team-mates were wondering whether he would be able to gather the words out. Only two days earlier his fiancee,Rachel, had given birth to their stillborn daughter.“I did manage to attain the speech and I actually kept it together, and Arter says. “I used what happened to say to the lads: ‘Listen,I’ve experienced how short a life can be, what’s happened to my tiny baby could happen to someone in this team, and so make sure you give everything today because these football moments are not going to last forever,and what I’ve learned from this experience is that life can discontinuance at any moment.’”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com