Michael Beasley Opens Up About Emotional Struggles | The Pivot Podcast Clips 

I felt that “I’m tired bro” in my soul

He doesn't need 'advice'. He needs to be listened to. We all do ❤️‍🩹🙏😌

The phrase "I'm tired" carries so much weight. Anytime I've ever said it, I promise I cried right after. I really hope he's doin well man.

When you've been taken advantage of for most of your life. I pray he can build trust again

I'm 27 and as soon as he said "I'm tired" my body just forgot how to breath and I started to cry like hell. I fell you ma man. I'm trying every day not to quit and the only thing keeping me here is the fear of death. I pray for any brother, friend, randon person on the street or whoever you is that you can make and you'll find any kind of peace cause I don't think I got what it takes anymore to becoming happy and trust people. All my life I wanted a family, building a house, plant a tree and all that shit but today I don't even know if I endure the following week. Therapists tell you to speak to people and engage with people but in my opinion that's not reality, at least where I come from there is no understanding for completely broken people. I've been alone my whole life cause my mother didn't want me and ran away my father was at work from 6am to 6pm and drank after. All my youth I thought I got it, this life thing is easy but somehow I ended up being almost no human anymore. I can't take it anymore, somehow I just want the pain to end

Depression & anxiety are tough. All he needed in this moment was a hug. I pray he makes it. 😢

This is why we are supposed to share our weaknesses with people. It breaks the illusion that people have it all together and makes reaching out for help a realistic option. What a sweet man. I hope he found his tribe.

Boy do I wish I could help this brother. There’s still good people out here

The pain in his eyes is so real. 😢

I know how he feel. You get tired of people crossing you. After a while you don’t wanna meet new people. People come and go, nobody really fuck with you like they say they do. You get tired of helping people and when you down bad all the people you helped disappear. Sometimes being alone is better for some people. Less people less problems

You can tell when Beasley is crying those tears aren’t just for the current conversation that evoked that emotion. There is deep pain in that man’s soul after the loss of a mother, the sport that you love to play feels like it doesn’t like you back in its biggest stage but he’s resilient and as he likes to say HE’S ONE OF THEM ONES always for faith in Beasley 🔥

I felt those tears. I’ve cried many days in my bathroom before starting my day going to work. Before leaving my house. Before smiling right to someone’s face, answering the question “how’s your day going?” With “I’m doing alright. I can’t complain” knowing dam well, I’ve broke down. Most people don’t care about your problems and some are glad you got them because they’re glad it ain’t them dealing with ‘em. It sucks but it’s true. I hate to see my fellow brothers and sisters going through this shit because I know the pain. I’m sure the road we walk down is different for us all.. I love you guys.. 💚

This was so powerful, 😢 I just wanted to hug him.

Painful watching a man who clearly could benefit from good friends deny three good men reaching their hand out in offering to be a helping hand and Michael simply doesn’t have anything left in him to trust someone else in fear of being hurt again

Micheal Beasley a solid one.We all should analyze this message from him and be mindful for our nation of people as a whole

So much feeling in the phrase " I'm tired bro, I'm tired " 🥺 Bro true friendship and love is gone 🥺 I feel the same as you bro 🥺

We he said " I have 🤏🏾 much left"....felt that in my soul, I know that feeling

What he said at the end was facts. “Everybody need help but we walking around like we got it together”

Shit i felt that to the core.

What's crazy is I used to be that loyal guy. Took a bullet for those who I thought were friends. When the Dr said you'll never walk again, they started disappearing.. That was the darkest time of my life. I wanted to die. I laid in piss and s**t because I didn't care. I remember who I was. MAN. Mentally Adapted Naturally. I got my s**t together and with no therapy but me working my legs myself. I've been walking for over 20 years. We can never stop fighting the fight Bro!!! Please.. Shalom..

Kudos to him 1000% for just being open and honest about what he's going through

Beasley speaking straight facts. Wishing that man nothing but success

I don't know this man personally but I know exactly what he is going through. At some point after giving your all and realizing that others wouldn't do the same for you it kills something inside. I'm glad he has his kids and basketball to wake up for. I hope he gets the friendships he's looking for and be able to trust again

This is deep. Pray he gets the help and support he needs. 😭

I appreciate how y’all addressed his sadness rather than turning it away to make the interview “lite and fun” good souls in y’all

I drove 8,000 miles in two years for family and not one came by. Im cool bro. That shit really hit home

I’m 22 and battling with one of the hardest times of my life with my freedom in jeopardy. I felt this heartfelt and allowed cats I thought were my dawgs to put me in an awful situation. Dudes I done looked out for, fed, and always genuinely looked out for snaking me, bad mouthing me, and wanting me to lose everything I’ve worked for. I feel this for real. It’s hard to know who really loves you friends and family. Hard to know if it’s genuine because everyone counting favors yet would ask you for the world and don’t remember that you did it out of love and you being genuine. I feel what he’s going through no doubt.

HUGE props to the whole crew for supporting this black man. We need this everyday brothers. He is freaking dying inside and I can’t even imagine his pain.

This is the life of the modern athlete. Michael seems like a good dude who was very trusting dude with a laissez faire approach to life but if you dont have a good support network of people looking out for you then you are ripe to be taken advantage of

As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety... Everything he said resonates with my soul...there has been so many times i find myself in a shell dont leave the house....dont have an appetite....and having people kic you while u down and make matters worst isnt what we need...everyone needs help but they have to be willing to help us cuz we dont always talk what we goin through but we will show it....

I started to cry when he said “Im tired”.

As a black man. Im experiencing all this right now as I speak. We wasn't taught to express emotions or signs of weakness. I cry for help but no one hears me. I just wanna say I take medicine for my mental illness. Everyone over looks it and say it fine. No it ain't. I promise the thoughts we think is that we not great enough for no one not even our black women. We have so much to carry. I'm not saying it's fair but I wish we could have uplifting ways. I smile through my pain. And it's building up to the point I locked my self in a room for 5 days. I been ridicule to the point I don't even want to walk out in public

My heart goes out to Michael Beasley. I pray that you'll are communicating with him like you all said you would. He definitely needs good and sincere men like you all in his life. I LOVE the outreach that I saw.

I feel everything he is saying. I’m crying with him. It hurts

Yaw got me crying. How many people walking around feeling like he does. I hope yaw help him through to the other side. Please help him building trust is so important. Let him know he is loved for who he is as a person. Bro... don't give up...help others and it will help your soul.

Really hope he gets the help he needs. He’s obviously in the place many athletes end up with not knowing what life is supposed to be without their sport they’ve played their entire life

I’m not trying to get attention or anything like that with that being said, two weeks ago I told my Mom that I didn’t want to be alive anymore but I stressed to her that I would never actually commit suicide because I just won’t for me it feels like quitting which I hate. I couldn’t explain it to her but after watching the full episode and him talking about not being able or wanting to trust or talk to anyone it put everything into words that I couldn’t do two weeks ago I sent this to my mother telling her this is how I feel and she is able to understand so much more. Thank you Michael Beasley and everyone else thank you.

How did they get him to do the interview? The fact he said Michael said yes to the interview shows he is willing to accept support from the right people. Shout to all these Men!!! We needed this moment and conversation!!! 🧡🧡🧡

Bro that was so real it had me ready to tear up dead ass u can tell that came from deep in his soul like he almost wanted to hold back on even saying it at all but very glad he opened up

I feel it bro we with you Beasley don't give up bro 💯💯

All he needed was a hug in that moment. That’s it. No preaching. No hey we understands. I was just there and no conversation helps. We’re beings of frequent and love shows when you feel it!

I’m so happy to see these grown black men having these conversations. Especially for the world to see, so that others can benefit. I felt that, hard. Thank you fellas. 🙏🏾✊🏾💪🏾

God i just wanna hug him right now

Man… it’s hard finding the words to say to people to get them to understand that you don’t want to give up but people give you every reason to.. watching this interview hit me so hard because I to have been struggling with my emotions and it’s beyond hard to be understood especially when you really want to be understood and loved on.. man this interview hurts so bad I felt all of this

I felt him...depression is real and you never think it would be you because we're built or created to be strong asf....I realized I was in a state of depression and it's something I'm still going through and dealing with because it's recent and new to me I'm figuring it out....but I was working at Amazon just in the bathroom crying for two days and didn't know what was wrong with me I was let go for something stupid and I walked out and I just bust out laughing so hard I had never been so relieved and I've never been let go from a job but I was happy that day Although things aren't easy and I still deal with depression I realized a job can also put you in that head space also.

This was real ASF this show is the truth, I'm glad they decided to keep going

Man... He needs a good support system around him

This is so relatable, I feel him because I’ve been in this precise situation where genuine good people are reaching out and you just cannot accept, mainly because you’ve been burnt so many times. Its tuff.

I remember when the media kept bashing him in his playing days. Calling him a pothead and drug addict on the daily. Meanwhile the man was going thru some real life problems. This society will break you down to nothing. Than want to call you crazy when you snap.

Glad that he is communicating his feelings. People need to let it out sometimes

Every man has hit that im tired phase. We gotta keep pushing brothers. I know its tough and life is kicking our ass but we must continue to keep fighting!!!!

That part of "ive been trying to find good ppl for so long" i felt that

THIS HAS TOUCH ME. I JUST WANT GIVE HIM A HUG. GOD TOUCH HIM.

I love this dudes realness and transparency! Love you my brotha! I extend love to you and the family man!, may the Lord bless you Michael 🙏🏻

True brotherhood! Stick together fellas , we can build a real nation

Beasley here reminds of the final scenes in the Joker movie where he blows up ““Why is everybody so upset about these guys? If that was me dying on the sidewalk you’d walk right over me. I pass you everyday and you don’t notice me.” What’s sad is we do notice Michael Beasley. There are good people out there that want the best for him but he’s been so hurt and betrayed throughout his entire life being used, abused and exploited that now that he doesn’t have the one thing he could fall back on every night in basketball it’s like he’s completely lost his ability to live life as it’s supposed to go. He’s like a lost dog in the middle of an unknown city unwilling to trust anyone because of the pain he’s had to endure so much when there are in fact many people out there in search to save a stray and scared being. I wish the best for you Michael. I hope you get to play in the NBA for a longer time but if not I just hope you can find the right people to be around you so you can find a way a life without basketball

This podcast helped me let it all out bro real recognizes real

Man I feel this in my soul. I’ve been sick physically for the loss of support and having no one to trust. He is telling the truth for so many individuals right now.

I HAVE PTSD WHICH LEADS TO SEVERE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. THIS IS A FEELING I GO THRU EVERYDAY. BEING HURT SOOOOO MANY TIMES BY PEOPLE YOU LOVE AND PUT TRUST IN THAT YOU GIVE UP ON PEOPLE PERIOD. YOU REALIZE YOURE JUST AROUND TO BE AROUND YOU HAVE NO DESIRE TO EVEN WANT TO MINGLE WITH THEM. WHEN YOU DO GO AROUND YOURE AITTING BACK OBSERVING EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE TO THE POINT YOU REALLY DONT ENJOY YOURSELF. YOUR SMILE BECOMES SO FAKE AND BEING FAKE IS NOT A PART OF YOU SO YOU JUST FEEL AS THOUGH BEING ALONE IS BEST BUT DEEP DOWN YOU WANT THAT SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST AND OUT SOME HONEST LOVE INTO. SHIT REAL MAKES IT HARD TO GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING. PEOPLE DONT KNOW THOSE STRUGGLES

This was deep man. Real Recognize Real. We praying for you and for everybody that’s going through somethin 🙌🙏🙌

Everybody need help & everybody walk around like they got it all together 💯

This makes me cry every time I see this. He raw emotion has me in my feelings right now. Please heal and help cause there are real people out here suffering. 🙏🏾 I wish this man all the happiness and success in the world. Please bless him, Lord🙏🏾

That man needs a hug!! All of them did an amazing job by giving him words of encouragement but you can tell by their responses that they have no clue what he is going through!! That mans needs s hug, he needs to vent, and a professional to converse with!! Much love to him!!

I wish I could reach out and be his friend. I felt every word. Being let down so much by adults as a kid had me like this for a long time. It’s better but I still struggle to connect with people

I relate to his entire lifestyle. From focusing, to giving up on people due to not being able to find good people, and not partying and regularly going to social areas. I’m so tired, and I know how it feels. I know how multi-wavelength thinking operates, and this is what happens when you begin to develop thought on a different plane. His part on how fake it is being black, and the grim reality of the explicit usage of cameras, even how disrespectful people are. How people are able to make jokes about these kinds of topics is astounding, but my generation is the biggest generator of them. Being able go joke about life, death, and everything in between is and has always been prohibited to me to an extent.

This phase of the athletes should be talked of more, once the done playing

I relate, them tears are real.

When he said I’m tired I felt that in my soul

This is so touching. Please keep in touch with him. We lose so many people needlessly. Praying God heals his heart!

My my my this is so powerful, sending him lots of hugs man it's still good people out there Michael don't give up

I was going through this for a while. Thankful for this video

This man is tired 😞😞 He needs to be heard and hugged ❤

God bless his soul. I feel him on so many different levels.

I love Beasley as a player, now even more as a person. i feel just like he does but to see him be transparent will help me try just a little harder.... bro God will never leave you. Find your joy in him.

I felt this so much I feel so drained fr we do love you tho B one of my favorite playas fr always rooting for ya

This deep you can have it all and still struggle with life just imagine what the less fortunate go through

My first time seeing this wow!! This broke my heart ♥️ 😞💪🏽 he was so honest.

I can relate to this so much. I don't go out at all or even try to make friends. Sometimes being alone is better. Hope he's happy at the end of the day though. Respect to you guys for reaching out and asking him to hangout

I felt, heard and see the pain in that ‘I’m tired’ check in on him and protect that man. I fear he may end his life. I hope you heal big man ❤

“i’m tired bro” my body instantly shut down.. i felt that

This was, by far, one of the best interviews I have seen in a while. I'll be honest, I have never heard of Michael Beasley (because I don't keep up with sports) but this made me cry. I know what it's like to have no one to talk to and open up... it's lonely and it hurts. You just want to be loved, appreciated, and seen. I hope he is able to let down his walls and allow people to get in his circle. I have learned, and am still learning, what happened then was then. I don't have to go through things alone. There are good people out there who want me to succeed and be happy. The same applies to M. Beasley. I pray he finds a way to start trusting people and allow them in his circle. 🤗 We all need support/friends...

Man I can relate on so many levels

I hope that they held him up and help him get to a good space because that was definitely a cry for help

One of, if not the realest interview I've ever watched. Left me speachless.

I just now watching this episode. I glad MB found the courage to open up. It is truly tough when people are constantly making jokes and memes about serious situations! God bless MB and every other individual on this earth and hopefully he will get the help he needs!

I felt this to the soul man! I can't help but tear up as I listen to him speak. Only reason I'm still holding together is became of my two baby girls or who know where I'd be at.

This is so true across so many societies and communities. People struggle with real things and put a cover that everything is fine. Were as we all are vulnerable and need each other ... need help with life and it's challenges.

I love frfr my boy 😢 man keep yo head up n stay strong 💪🏽

Always have respect for this man since day 1

I agree with Michael Beasley and I've been on both sides of the fence. I was the one with nothing left and I was the one that doesn't understand. Its super crazy and the pain can be so unbearable to the point were your at your wits end because not so much for not having someone, but the self shame and self value is depleted and you have no one to reach out to to escape reality to feel so small and to think that there nothing else this world has to offer you. To cry yourself to sleep or to feel that you deserve what you are experiencing because of the mistake you made. Many people have hit the bottom. I have hit rock bottom so many times throughout the years and the only person I can talk to is when I close my eyes and pray or to feel that this world is you. To literally have no hope for the future. I literally had to choose myself because no one would and to feel normal I would have escapades because I wanted to do what everyone else was doing. To feel normal to have no barriers to be free. To be loved and accepted for who you are and that no one would because the world is such a bad place. God was my only solution and family but ultimately I was alone and felt 100% like Mr. Beasley I don't trust myself and feel bad but life is going to get better. Pray and ask god for guidance, love, protection to heal your heart, mind and body. Take one day at a time and try to block and ask God for forgiveness then forgive yourself and then ask God to heal your heart, ask for a healthy mind, I'm really truly sorry you are going through your pain and trauma and your loss. God is love and that's where you should seek refuge. I'll be the person and apologize. I'm truly sorry and I will pray for you only. You deserve all blessings and I hope you gain whatever your trying to achieve if it is positive. I discovered that honesty can make you self conscious and the fear that someone could truly want you for you as you are scars and battle wounds and all. to give you a place of rest in this world to have someone to go and turn to. To love you without any motives. May God Bless you in all you do.

I want to hug him !!! So many people feel like this. Peace , love and Light to all 💫☀️

He's right about the laughing part, people laugh behind somebody's back when they going thru something. Beasley a good man for realizing and observing that.

This isht hits hard. Love how these brothers reached out tho

This is truly heartbreaking. I hope that he finds those "good people", i hope these guys can be those guys. I also hope that he can find professional help.

This was hard to watch, when you see a grown man shed tears like that, just know he’s fighting things we can’t even begin to comprehend smh

This is deep , i pray 🙏🏾 he gets through this situation.

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Damn this deep af I felt this to the heart I really do the same thing stay in the house away from everyone my phone don't even ring nomore when you stop doing for people or they think you doing bad or no longer do for them mf disappear, crazy thing Is my financial statis is great right now I just play along act broke getting my mind right & my work out on.💯💯

You can tell he genuinely felt like he's at his end and I felt that in my soul that I'm tired hit different when life just be hard bro

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