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Not everyone is a football fan, but very rarely do you encounter somebody who is so repulsed by the beautiful game that they would describe it as"abhorrent." But that's how Rick Stanton used to feel.
At school in the 1960s and 70s, he says he could swim and run, but any time a ball came towards him, he recalls a sense of"complete panic."And there can be no misunderstanding his stance on the matter."I just didn't get it at all. Not interested," he told CNN, as he remembered lunchtimes sitting well away from the action"with the uncool kids who didn't kick balls around.
READ: Boys rescued from Thai cave welcomed by Manchester UnitedMembers of the 'Wild Boars' team pose to promote a Netflix series about the rescue of the team.'I'm not declaring it a miracle'As all of this was unfolding, Stanton had unwittingly become one of the main actors on the stage of a global drama. Every day, the"stony faced Brits" walked into the cave past the hundreds of news reporters and the stoic mothers of the missing boys.
Rescued Thai boys play soccer in Argentina 00:43Teamwork saved themBefore the Thai cave rescue, Stanton was wondering what to do with the rest of his life and also questioning what he'd been doing with his life. He'd retired as a firefighter and had become disillusioned with diving. Writing in 'Aquanaut,' he lamented:"I'd devoted my life to reaching the pinnacle in this one activity that was absolutely pointless, it brought nothing to anybody.
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