im in tears

[TLDR] this is atom, kru´s coach words on daveeys fainting and as a close friend and his coach since 2021 this should´ve been tough to write for him https://twitter.com/valorantatom/status/1700976300872331659?s=20

i copy pasted the twitter translation so you dont have to open the tweet and do it yourself and corrected some weird translator spelling mistakes, you are welcome:

I do not want to continue.

Being a coach makes you tough, you think a lot and feel little. You learn to let go quickly and focus on what's next. But with Daveeys it's not like that, with Daveeys it was something else. Whenever I visualized myself triumphing for some reason, he was already in the image by default.

We enjoyed qualifying for the Champions tournament so much, it was something we had dreamed of for a long time and 2 days before he left we talked about the future, I told him that I was counting on him for 2024, he responded by telling me how much he learned this season, he told me that next time we had to make it not so much about learning, but about showing, about winning, and it was genuinely one of the best conversations with him. He suffered a lot with how hard LA and the VCT are, but he overcame adversity and showed his value in the most difficult moment to do so.

The off season asks me to continue and I don't want to do it, but I always tell myself that being a professional is not about just doing what I want, it's about doing the things I must and have to do, even if I don't want to, even if it's uncomfortable or difficult.

Now I have a greater reason to continue, to win, because it is my greatest conviction, because it is what makes me be and do and now for Daveeys, because it is what he wanted the most, what we always dreamed of, because it is the last thing We agreed and because it is the only way to honor the person he was, the player he was and the legend he is today.

I never knew that Daveeys and Atom were together for a long time. I feel really bad for Atom, especially since the moments they made together were bountiful. I hope he is doing well during this sudden moment <3

Thank you for posting this. It really touched a lot of people's hearts after reading this, and it's such a shame that these things can happen anytime. So, enjoy those moments before its too late!

SADGE

Do we know how he passed away?

I feel a bit guilty when I think about it. If I am not mistaken, he had a heart attack on or right after his birthday. 🤔

atom's journey is pretty interesting too, I'm glad daveeys had the miracle LCQ run before he passed away.