unhappy life. He was quoted as saying: It is now 12 years since I have been in this state. I have come to the end of my tether... If one day I fall seriously ill, and if I have the strength and courage to take my own life, then I will do it...This bloody handicap – it's my curse. It kills me and I will never accept it. I can't live with it and it's going to be with me for the rest of my life. But in 2020, in an interview with i, he revealed he had undergone a spiritual transformation that had helped him cope with his disability. I would say there were 13 or 14 years of fog where I didn't know where I was. The accident was very violent. But after that I had a spiritual enlightenment and I understood that it was necessary to accept my handicap. And from that moment on, all the doors were open. Death Brito died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 54. References External links 1968 births 2022 deaths Expatriate rugby union players in France Ivorian expatriate rugby union players Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Ivorian rugby union players People with tetraplegia Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Sportspeople from Abidjan