Grant Hackett has just made his first statement since coming out of rehab. The 33 year old former Olympic swimmer spoke to a Channel Nine reporter this morning, saying he’s feeling much better and that he’s proud of the decision to seek professional help.
“The things I’ve learnt in the past month-and-a-half have been quite unbelievable,” he said this morning of his time in a US rehabilitation clinic.
Hackett admits he was relieved to have a “bit of peace and quiet”.
“It just gets to a situation in life where you’re not coping too well and you need to put your hand up and ask for help. I certainly got to that situation. And I feel proud of myself that I had the strength and courage to do that. Because, you know, I have a great happy life in front of me. I want to be a great father. And I want to do those things properly. Certainly what I’ve learned over the past five weeks have put me in the position to do all those things a lot better.”
See Grant confirming that he’s feeling better here.
This comes just a month after Hackett’s family staged an intervention to get him into a facility for treatment.
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