The Polish volleyball player fought a battle with depression. “Talking about it is very difficult.”
Łukasz Kaczmarek is slowly returning to top form. The volleyball player had serious problems this year. Now he says what helps him the most.
In 2023, Łukasz Kaczmarek was one of the best Polish volleyball players. He had an excellent season for both club and country. In the national team, he often played as the first attacker because Bartosz Kurek had health problems. After an extremely successful year, however, everything started to go wrong. Kaczmarek was selected for the Olympic Games in Paris, but before that he began to fight depression.
Kaczmarek talks about the previous season
At the beginning of March, the volleyball player’s manager admitted that he was going through big problems. Kaczmarek wasn’t even able to train for two weeks. Later, he gradually tried to get back into shape. However, the 2023/24 season was difficult not only for him, but also for the entire team in which he played. Of course, we are talking about ZAKS Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
Kaczmarek gave an interview to the portal sport.tvp.pl. He returned to the events of the previous campaign. At the beginning, there was no indication that many things would go wrong.
– It was ups and downs. It started great. We won the Super Cup. Later, a lot of different situations occurred that unfortunately resulted in the season ending for us the way it did. I don’t want to go back to that, because it was definitely the worst moment in my career, Kaczmarek said in an interview with sport.tvp.pl.
The 30-year-old drew attention to one important issue. – Every day, more people commit suicide due to depression than die on the roads in accidents. It’s a shocking comparison, but probably necessary to make people realize how important it is to talk about the need to seek support, he emphasized.
This gives Kaczmarek strength
The attacker, who currently plays for Jastrzębski Węgiel, was also asked whether talking about depression is an act of courage. Kaczmarek agreed with this statement and at the same time emphasized what gives him strength and energy.
– Talking about it is very important, but also very difficult. Currently, I am focusing on what is happening at the club, I know that I have 100% trust of the first coach, the entire staff and the players. I also have the trust and faith of my family, and this is the most important thing to me, added Kaczmarek.
In recent weeks, Kaczmarek has signaled an improvement in his form. He is an important point for Jastrzębski Węgiel, but as he himself emphasizes, what is important to him is what is happening here and now. He is not going to focus on long-term goals.
