Life After Pro Football Is A Lot Harder Than I Expected - Gary Sawyer | EDP #13
Channel: The Everyday Perspective Podcast
Date: 2023-06-19

Expect to get the everyday perspective on life after professional footballer, the mental struggle of forced retirement, the locker room antics, the pressure of playing pro, hilarious football stories and much more... 

Gary Sawyer is a former professional footballer with over 500 appearances, playing in the Conference, all the way up to the Championship. He started his career at Plymouth Argyle, and in-between spells at Home Park has also played for Leyton Orient, Weymouth, Exeter City, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers before ending his career back at Plymouth Argyle, as 1st Team Captain. 

On May 6 2021, Plymouth Argyle announced Gary Sawyer has been forced to retire from professional football due to injury at the age of 35 after managing just one appearance in the 2020–21 season. It was also announced that Sawyer would take up an ambassadorial role with Plymouth Argyle upon the expiration of his contract in the summer of 2021. The role would include "elements of coaching in the Pilgrims’ new-look and ambitious Academy set-up, outreach work with the Argyle Community Trust, and specific club duties both on match-days and throughout the week".

Extra Stuff:
More About Plymouth Argyle - https://www.pafc.co.uk
Argyle Community Trust - https://argylecommunitytrust.co.uk

00:00 Intro
02:05 Retirement
13:42 Playing History
23:27 Being a Youngster in the Changing Rooms
28:07 Krisztian Timar Party Trick & Injury
34:13 Managing Pressure & Nerves in Football
44:57 Has the Style of Football Changed
51:17 Impact of Sports Science
58:37 Role of Being Team Captain
01:02:12 Life After Pro Football
01:13:41 How Will PAFC Do Next Season
01:18:26 Mental Health & Addiction
01:28:12 Advice to Aspiring Players & Parents
01:31:54 Hilarious Cherno Samba Story

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