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Former Wolves star Morgan Gibbs-White shares racist abuse suffered playing football at school
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05/10/2024
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What challenges have you faced because of your race and how have you overcome them?
00:05
So, when I first received racial abuse, it was when I was in school and I didn't quite understand or know how to handle it.
00:15
I got racially abused by another player we were playing in the school team.
00:20
We had an away game in Liverpool and I got racially abused and in the moment I didn't know how to deal with it.
00:27
I was quite immature at that stage, but obviously as I've got older and I've spoke to more people and like I said my mentor was Cyril Regis.
00:35
He helped me massively with how to deal with things and I think it's nice to have that support around you.
00:41
If you don't have that support, it's always nice to just speak to anyone.
00:46
Don't be afraid just to open your mouth and speak.
00:49
You might get something back, you might not, but at least you've gone out of your way to do something about it.
00:54
How do you deal with being a professional football player and having trolls sending you abuse online?
01:01
I think for me personally, I don't look too much into it.
01:04
It is something difficult, it's easy for people to say, just ignore it.
01:08
But when you see it targeted at you, it's difficult to ignore.
01:13
But I think it comes back to that inner confidence and that support circle I talked about.
01:17
I think the only thing I really care about is the manager, my teammates' opinion, my family members, probably my mum.
01:24
But other than that, if it's not affecting my career in any way, I just try my best to pay no mind to it.
01:31
How important is it to inspire other young girls in the community?
01:35
I think that we can be in a bit of a bubble and not realise the impact we have on people.
01:40
But I think it's everything, like inspiring the next generation.
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