Alex Smith: Anger, regret after best friend’s suicide
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Alex Smith reflects on the 2008 death of his best friend, David Edwards, including the many emotions that followed and how the traumatic event shifted Alex’s perspective.
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Wow.. Anybody who has anything bad to say about Alex? They NEED to watch this entire interview... Proud to call him the Quarterback of my team!
Steezus H amen bro. Alex smith is my favorite qb.
Danny Gonzalez 42-20 as a Chiefs QB.... Goes overlooked by nearly every fan!
Steezus H his PLAY has nothing to do with his personal life. People can talk about him if he sucks ON THE FIELD, you nut....
He's 42-20 since coming to Kansas City... Mind you, that he arrived after the Chiefs completed a 2-14 season... What about him sucks?
I use too hate Alex smith bc Sanfrancisco didn't draft Rodgers who was from Cal. But Alex smith was never a bust he's just one of those qbs who need a system in order to succeed shame it took that long for him to find it shame on the 49ers for benching him for Collins bum ass.
I lost my best friend 1 year and a half ago to suicide So I know how alex felt it's a horrible feeling
TDUUB my condolences.
TempeSoldier123 thanks brother i appreciate it
Not my best friend, but a good friend of mine also committed suicide. It was devastating. But as it so happens, I was suicidal at that time myself and losing my friend like that convinced me to never do it. But yeah, it's awful, no matter what.
My best friend died at 23 in a car accident...it changes you for life! You never ever get over it!
Sorry for your loss Alex. You never know what people are going through
I really like this guy, I know it's cliche but you can really see his character on the grid iron,..sorry for loss,....your a good man.
Everyone before I suicide: ugh why is he telling me about his problems I’m not a therapist
Everyone after I suicide: I wish he would have said something i would have been there for him
After my suicide all the people who showed up never reached out after I got out of the hospital
It seems like for anyone who has committed suicide or died for some other reason, they're worth more dead than they were alive.
That's disingenuous and insulting.
Yeah fuck those people. They get what they fucking deserve.
Graham, your interviews always amaze me. Very good job. As you've been putting up your past interviews on RUclips in the last year, this one really struck me the most. I lost my best friend to suicide 6 months ago. You ask a hard question, but always the right question and you respectfully give him the entire floor to get out his thoughts. A+ interview. I feel exactly the same way this guy thinks about his friend.
Great comment. I agree with all you said.
well said
Sorry for your loss, Stephen, and thanks so much for watching.
All the best,
Graham
Seems like a good dude,
I feel Graham is one of the best interviewers in the game he asks the right questions and let’s the person speak without been pushy. This enables the person to open up more as the floor is theirs to speak. Massive fan of Graham he’s done Arnie I’d loved to see him interview Sly Stallone
It is hard for people to care about anyone but themselves.
I know exactly how he feels and what he means when he says he was pissed. my uncle killed himself 15 years ago and you can never imagine the range of emotions between anger and sadness you go through..
I had a boss who I viewed as a father figure. He passed away recently and I saw I never answered his message. I get it. It sucks, really really bad
Alex is such a nice and genuine guy. I understand what he went through with this as I still remember the phone call I got telling me that one of my best friends had taken his own life. You always sort of blame yourself and wonder you could have done more. It has been something I have struggled with in the years since it happened and what else I could have done to help. It really sucks that such a nice person had to go through this and that you can tell he kind of blames himself for it.
Having 2 suicides in my close family I understand the sorrow/anger/guilt people go through.
The most important thing to remember is that only you can bring you through it. You can. It's possible, but it's like beating addiction - you have to want to...
fuck you
God bless you...
10 GAWD praying for you
Whut?...
I'm not new to life. Bad things happen. They test you and make you a better person.
I wouldn't make eye contact with Graham either he kinda creepy
People don't realize, when someone decides to commit suicide, they really do look at the big picture of their world, people need to pay attention to what is going on around them, no time, no time, no time, missed call, missed call, busy, busy, busy, need best friend, need a wife, need a girlfriend, need children, then, no time, no time, no time,
WTF are you writing about? Your dumb your dumb your dumber!
@@marvelousmars1660 you're the dumbass here...
Respect to this man. Im not a 9ers fan but you can tell the weight that this has put on him. I know that feeling because i went through the same thing its not easy i had to give it to god I couldnt make sense of it and couldnt carry it around with me anymore. Good luck Alex and God Bless !
What a lesson to learn.. at the steepest price 😞🙏
It’s so so hard to be available in today’s world . I can tell he has it in his mind - I was just so fucking busy fuck ! Life is so hard and being around for everyone is hard to be available at a moments notice . I’m sorry Alex . I know the feeling,
This interview really chilled me because something like this happened to me a few years back! Anyways, people need to realize that we actually do look at the bigger picture!
Idk it kind of seem he was a bit selfish and self-centered by not returning the calls. I realize he was also going through his own things but I always make time for my friends, specially if I knew they were going through a rough patch. This having been said, I’m sure he did the best he could given the circumstances. The suicide is not his fault and I hope he can move on. I’m sorry for his loss.
Seems like a really good guy.
Zero eye contact. Great Guy though
joshua o'dea 6:19
Pretty sure it's ADD/ADHD after watching these interviews
4:56
No shoulders
i think alex smith was abused as a child. lack of eye contact is a sign
antisocial postal na I’m the same way.
Pretty sure it's ADD/ADHD after watching the interview, definitely anxiety
Wow, can't people just not like to give eye contact?? In other cultures, it's considered disrespectful to look people in the eyes!
Or he’s talking about something deeply traumatizing for him? Jesus man, you sound severely disconnected from empathy. I hope you’re a better person now
Ive never been a fan of Graham himself, but I do like how he really always asks the right questions and lets us see athletes on a very personal level. Doesnt get a lot of recognition for his serious and human style of interview instead of reporters just asking "How do you feel after this loss". Im always surprised these videos dont get more views.
I really love how he goes about asking the questions in a professional manner and giving them the floor with no interruption; Graham is awesome.
Thanks Tommy!
Sorry you don't like me Z Y :( but I appreciate you watching!
hahaha it was supposed to be a compliment to your journalism! I look past your awkwardness and appreciate the way you let athletes speak uninterrupted on a personal level lol. Thanks for the reply Graham.
How can you not be a fan? He is one of the great interviewers. The best listener I have ever seen.