{"id":144332,"date":"2025-09-17T23:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/144332\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T23:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:57:10","slug":"you-have-to-laugh-and-you-have-to-pick-yourself-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/144332\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You have to laugh and you have to pick yourself up\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\t\t\u2018You have to laugh and you have to pick yourself up\u2019 – Robbie Griffiths on living life, losing mates and a new Legacy
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The reminders of his own mortality and that of those around him have been everywhere for Robbie Griffiths. He tells Matt Stewart that since losing three of his closest friends in a 12-month period, he has allowed himself time to take the foot off the accelerator.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"RobbieRobbie Griffiths has a different perspective on his training career, but is still searching for that next star. (Photo: Reg Ryan\/Racing Photos via Getty Images) <\/p>\n

If Robbie Griffiths was prone to melancholy, he might say he feels like a man sitting at a familiar table surrounded by empty chairs.<\/p>\n

Too many went too soon and in such quick succession. Griffiths was often left pondering his career and his life. \u201cI spent a lot of time thinking \u2018what\u2019s going on?\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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