Tomasz Gollob: This is a hard and difficult fight every day

The world champion and CANAL+ expert gave an emotional interview for the portal Interia.pl. The main topic was the issue of Tomasz Gollob’s injury, which changed his life and his daily struggle with pain. “It is always there, every day, accompanying every minute of life,” admitted Gollob.

Artur Gac (Interia): It’s been almost eight years since the accident that completely changed your life. Almost eight years primarily marked by what?

Tomasz Gollob: By uncertainty, about what will happen next. It is a hard and difficult fight every day. Changes are delicate and small, but for someone like me, there is no other choice. People with such an injury cannot give up and must do everything to ensure that each subsequent day is not worse. That’s what it’s all about.

Your conversations with pain are ongoing?

Yes. And others dealing with such body damage will confirm this. This pain does not disappear, it is always there, every day, accompanying every minute of life. It’s not like for a healthy person, who temporarily experiences discomfort, even severe, which leaves no trace. Here, the pain is permanent. You have to skillfully deal with it, understand it, and prevent it from growing, and skillfully live with it.

Can we try to illustrate to healthy people, what is the scale of the pain? If we assume the heaviest toothache at a value of 5 on a scale of 1 to 10, how much would your pain be?

On a scale from 1 to 10?

Yes.

Eleven. And it is always with me.

The full interview is available on Interia’s portal HERE.