A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke

Couldn't put it down. Robert Enke was a football player, a goalkeeper, but don't be fooled that this book will only appeal to football fans. In this book the sport plays a secondary role, it's mainly about Robert and his family, and how this special man coped with depression, that ultimately led to a suicide that shocked the world. It is written by a journalist who was a close friend, and it is very special indeed. You can tell that writing this book was important to Ronald Reng, as he had agreed with Robert himself that at some stage they would write his story together. This story is deep, emotional and will give you more insights about depression than most other books on the topic - as it is based on a true story, told beautifully and simply, in an extremely honest way. It goes deep into Robert's life and mind and... you truly get a real understanding about depression: how it is a disease, and how sometimes there is really a fine line between health and depression - you may recognize many of your own thoughts in Robert's. It is beautiful, sad, highly engaging - cannot recommend it more.

A real tear jerker of a book about a hugely talented German Goalkeeping Great that was Robert Enke.A Sports Professional that seemingly had the footballing world at his feet but was tragically fighting his demons with depression deep inside him such a sad loss at the young age of 32.The sadest part was reading about the loss of his two year old daughter from heart surgery it surely had a pronged affect on him and the pressures of performing at the top level with that constantly on his mind so so sad.Its such an emotional read and opens up so much more about this horrible silent killer that Is Depression. But one thing is for sure Robert Enke has touched so many people with this great book that he will live long in the minds of all football lovers.

Stirring account of Robbie Enkes struggle with depression and the pressures of being an elite athlete. Hopefully this raises awareness that depression is nothing to be ashamed of and its treatable. We must all understand this illness as it could strike you a family member or a friend at any time.