**By Angela Mollard
The cricketing legend opens up about his toughest year ever and how he bowled Bollywood over…**
Brett Lee always seemed like the boy who had everything: a glittering cricket career, a successful fashion label, pop stardom in India, and a glamorous wife and adorable two-year-old son.
But late last year his world came crashing down, first with the collapse of his marriage to wife Liz and then with poor form and a painful ankle injury that would put him out of the game for months. But in the same way he’s fought back time and time again on the pitch, Brett has picked himself up and is now ready to throw himself back into the game and reclaim his crown as one of the world’s fastest bowlers.
In an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day, Brett, 32, talks about the pain of the past year, his role as ambassador for Sanitarium and the Good Start Breakfast Club, and his love for young son Preston.
You’ve been visiting outback communities and encouraging kids to eat breakfast as part of your role as a Sanitarium Weet-Bix ambassador. Do you see yourself as a role model?
I’ve always enjoyed working with children, because you never know what you’re going to get with them. Now that I’ve got Preston, I know it’s important that we as parents set the right example. As he gets older he’ll be looking to me for inspiration. It’s the same with these kids out in Darwin and Alice Springs. With the Good Start Breakfast Club, you can actually see the difference it makes to these kids when they have breakfast. They’ve got a worthiness about them now.
Speaking of children, has becoming a dad changed you?
Definitely. I know how much I love my son, and becoming a dad made me realise how much my dad loves me. I told my father the other day — it’s not something that people say that often.
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