Curt Schilling told the Boston Globe in an interview that he suffered a heart attack in 2011 and now has a new lease on life.
Schilling currently coaches softball and is working for ESPN after his 38 Studios venture into the video game world failed.
Despite the fact that Schilling had a heart attack in the digital age, the former Major League Baseball pitcher was able to keep the news out of headlines.
The article depicts Schilling recalling the heart attack he suffered over two years ago.
"I was in New York with my wife, who was running the New York Marathon," Schilling said by cellphone according to Yahoo Sports. "I was watching it and I had chest pains."
Added Schilling: "I didn't think it was anything serious."
Schilling recounted that he and his wife flew back to Logan Airport in Boston and then traveled to a near-by hospital without an ambulance. Schilling was seen by doctors that were already awaiting his arrival.
Schilling recalled the events and upon self-reflection believed that taking a flight and then not even taking an ambulance may not have been wise.
"Ya, as stupid as that was," Schilling wrote in a text message according to Yahoo Sports, "my doctor made it clear that I was very, very, lucky."
Schilling then had surgery the next day to have a stent put in.
According to the Boston Globe, Schilling was reluctant to talk about the heart attack. Schilling said that his failed video game venture, which added a lot of stress to his life, wasn't the main cause of the health scare but could have definitely been a factor. Schilling lost $50 million in the venture and 300 employees lost their jobs while the taxpayers of Rhode Island reportedly lost $100 million.
Schilling has a new lease on life after going through the troubling ordeal. He noted that he's changed his lifestyle due to it.
"Oh yeah, in every way possible, it had to [change]," Schilling told the Boston Globe.
Schilling retired from baseball in 2007 with a 216-146 win-loss record, a 3.46 career ERA and 3,116 career strikeouts. He's a three-time World Series Champion and six-time All-Star.
These days, it's not about accolades for Schilling. The right-hander is just satisfied to have a new lease on life.
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