He performed a one-eighty over thoughts of retirement and now says he feels fully refreshed after "a complete reset".
Chat to a legend in your own home
From his lived experience of conquering his demons, Max has a lot of wisdom and lessons learned to impart.
Our virtual question and answer experience allows you to engage one-to-one with Max, who is here to help people who are on the brink of a similar crisis of identity and pass on advice to coaches on how they can best support their athletes’ mental health needs.
You might instead want to ask Max about what goals he still hopes to achieve, or what his plans are when he does eventually retire.
Using the latest in conversational technology, our personalised audience experience features the authentic voice of Max – in the hot seat and ready to take your questions on a variety of topics, including:
- his experience of living with poor mental health
- how he manages his mental health day to day
- what support he has received from peers and coaches
- how important mental health support is for athletes, both during and after their careers
- advice to young athletes who may be struggling with their mental health
- the positive impact of openly talking about your mental health challenges.
Our interactive video experience lets you assume the role of interviewer and have a personal conversation with an Olympic legend through conversational technology.
Max is a mine of information. So, start digging.
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