Glenn Hoddle has opened up for the first time on the heart attack he suffered in the BT Sport studios on his 61st birthday back in October.
The former England manager was working on weekly morning show 'Saturday Morning Savage' with Paul Ince, Steve Sidwell and Harry Redknapp before collapsing minutes after the show had gone off air.
Hoddle, who confirmed he will return to punditry duties with the broadcaster for the North London derby on March 2, admits he recalls very little of events that day but feels grateful to have been around so many people when it happened as they saved his life.
Glenn Hoddle gave his first interview to BT Sport since suffering a cardiac arrest in October
Alongside Robbie Savage, Hoddle reflects on what he remembers and talks of his recovery
'I'm doing alright, it's been three and a bit months. It's been tough,' Hoddle says as he gave a first interview with Robbie Savage, host of Saturday Morning Savage.
'What's the chances of what happened? It was a normal day, I felt fine and travelled into the studio. I remember saying "I'll see you at 5:30" and the rest is a little bit of a blur.
'I can't remember any of that at all (being on the show). I remember you and (Paul) Ince walking towards me with a birthday cake. I remember that and the other thing I remember is the lizard. The reason the lizard came on I presume because Harry (Redknapp) was going in (I'm a Celebrity! Get Me Out Of Here).
'I can't remember the teqball match at all. You didn't beat me did you?
The former England manager had to be filled in having lost memory of much that happened
Hoddle's memory is limited on that day but he does remember being presented with a cake
'I was leading 2-1!' joked Savage. 'I can't believe that,' Hoddle added, clearly not lacking a sense of humour having reunited with the BT Sport host.
'I just thank god I was in the studio at that time with Simon (Daniels) there and a defibrillator there. I could have been on my own and I wouldn't be sitting here today.
'What a time to do it as well on your birthday. Some present to myself! It was probably more traumatic to you and the guys on the show because I was out of it.'
Sidwell and Ince recalled the horror in the studio when Hoddle collapsed and hit his head on the studio floor. They were encouraged to keep talking to him, telling him to 'keep fighting' and Ince continued to refer to Hoddle as 'gaffer' having played under him for England.
Hoddle had no memory of all of this as Savage filled him in with how events unfolded and only three months on does the 61-year-old accept that 'your subconscious still hears and fights.'
After the hard work of sound engineer Simon Daniels, which saved Hoddle's life, he was taken away in an air ambulance following the heavy impact to the head.
Hoddle had played teqball on Saturday Morning Sav just moments before the incident
'I can't remember the air ambulance although what a job they do,' Hoddle continued.
'The whack on the head meant they took me to the London hospital. The X-ray showed I was OK. Over three months later if I tap my head there its still quite tender so it must have been a hell of a blow.
'The only other thing I remember is my son Jamie, who lives in London, he was one of the first to arrive and I remember just squeezing his hand and seeing him in the ambulance.
'Thankfully the doctors put a stent in to keep me going until they found out I needed a quadruple bypass. When you are in hospital and on medication I wasn't taking everything in but I knew I was a lucky man. Not just lucky with the synchronisation of the timing. There was something going on for quite some time.
'It could have happened any time and that hit me big time afterwards. I could have been with my grandchildren, could have been wherever. The hospital staff at St Barts, they were quite incredible.'
Hoddle has spent time recovering with his family at home but is now back to a level of health where he feels he is ready to return to work.
But the three-month break has given Hoddle plenty of time to reflect on that day and he admits had he not pulled through, he would have died playing football.
Being surrounded by many people on the set is something he admits he was really grateful for
Paul Ince, who was a guest with Hoddle on the day, reflected on how he remembers the events
'Over the years I said you become a better player when you pack it in and even better when you pass away, I was close to that,' he added. 'Only a few months after my family told me about it I can only thank people for their good wishes and their prayers. That's been a great part of the healing for me.
'(The recovery) has gone really well, I walk a mile, maybe two miles every day now. I used to hate walking unless I was chasing that little white ball in golf. Now I have to keep the heart and lungs going and I enjoy it and my family have been great.
'One of the things that has got me through all this is the sense of humour. If they were my last few seconds of life, what a way to go? Playing football. If they were my last seconds on earth it was playing football.
'What's come out of this is you know what, if I had passed away then, what I have done career wise means nothing. It's how you do it. If you're a businessman, a politician, whatever, if you have done terrible things to get there that's how you'd be judged. How you get there is far more important.'
As well as hearing from Ince and Sidwell about the mood in the studio during the seven minutes before paramedics arrived, the interview also included a chat with Daniels who has been credited with producing life-saving CPR on Hoddle.
'In my spare time I am a special constable with the police. I am a sergeant now,' he explained. 'Part of our training every year we do a first aid training every year. That training I had is what I used on the day to help save Glenn. I got onto the studio floor, walked around a large screen and heard a bit of a commotion before someone shouted for help.
BT Sport sound engineer Simon Daniels raced to give CPR to save Hoddle's life on the day
Hoddle has said he will return to duties as a pundit for next weekend's North London derby
'I assumed someone might have fainted but my natural instinct was to rush over and help. I realised very quickly he was serious unwell. I undertook the standard checks we do: ABC. Airway, breathing and circulation.
'I felt his pulse and it was weak or virtually non-existent. I knew I had to start doing CPR to give him a chance of survival. The building has a defibrillator so I called for that and to call an ambulance and I immediately started CPR.
'We placed the pads on Glenn's chest and the (defibrillator) machine actually tells you to stop doing CPR and it advised giving Glenn a shock. I pressed the button and it gave Glenn the shock then it told me to continue CPR. The first paramedic was there in seven minutes but I gave CPR for eight and a half minutes. I knew I had to keep going until they told me to stop.
'I went to the hospital and wanted to speak to one of the doctors if he had a fighting chance. One of the consultants said "you saved his life".
When the 25-minute interview had concluded and broadcasting returned to the study, it was clear Savage had been reduced to tears alongside co-host Jules Breach.
The former Leicester City midfielder tried to regain his composure as watching back his chat with Hoddle clearly brought back the emotions of that day in October.
The interview reduced Savage to tears on Saturday as he presented alongside Jules Breach
The former Leicester City midfielder admitted to Hoddle his perspective on life has changed
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