Gary Lineker on dad telling him he loved him during final goodbye 'Never heard him say it'
express.co.ukGary Lineker, 60, admitted the first time his dad Barry, told him that he loved him was right before he passed away.The sports legend looked back at the loss of his father, who used to work as a fruit and veg trader at Leicester Market, and recalled having to run out the room at the time, before he burst into tears at the touching sentence.Gary appeared on Danny Wallace and Phil Hilton's Manatomy podcast, where the trio began a rather sombre discussion.Danny revealed that his dad had passed away in his sleep."He went to sleep and didn't wake up," he told Gary and Phil."But it's something I'm pleased about for him."Gary chimed: "It's a lovely way to go though."Might deny the chance perhaps to say goodbye, but that's the thing I'd dread more than anything else!"The Match of the Day host went on to explain that he's not "particularly scared" of dying, but there are certain elements that will pain him before he passes."The only thing about dying that worries me is I'd have to say goodbye to my boys," he sighed, "or my family and my best friends."He continued: "But you want to say goodbye, but at the same time how emotional would that be?"Gary then recalled his own dad's death, and the touching statement that left him tearing up."I remember when it happened with my dad, he died about three years ago," he remembered."He had lung cancer and it was getting worse and he said, 'Son, I've had enough of this.'"I said, 'I understand', and we had these conversations.
I went up to Leicester one day and it was getting towards the end and I said, 'I've got to go now dad, I'll be back tomorrow,' and he said, 'Thanks, love you.'"Gary paused for a minute as reliving the devastation of saying goodbye to his dad one last time became too.
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