Kelly Holmes: I felt lost after I retired
Dame Kelly Holmes, has said after she retired she felt 'really lost'.
Holmes, told 5 live Afternoon Edition, the reason she wants to help other sports people who transition is that even as an Olympian with two gold medals she 'got on a really bad low' after she retired.
She added it was even more difficult for those sports people who had not won medals and had nowhere to go after.
This clip is originally from Afternoon Edition on Tuesday 12 December 2017.
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