Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix breaks down in tears over journey to Olympics: ‘I didn’t want to be alive’

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix broke down after missing a diving medal in the Olympics: ‘I didn’t want to be alive’.Source: BBC Sport

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00:00It wasn't a result that I wanted, but I'm not even upset with the competition.

00:04I mean, the girls dove amazing.

00:06They did better than me today.

00:07And it's because they work really hard.

00:10And yeah, as you said, it wasn't meant to be.

00:13I'm not even like, like genuinely, I'm not trying to like be macho or anything.

00:18I'm not upset with my performance three years ago.

00:21I didn't even want to be alive.

00:22So today I'm just happy that I'm alive.

00:26I'm breathing and I've got my family to support me.