India&rsquo;s former men&rsquo;s hockey coach Michael Nobbs said on Tuesday that he quit his post on health grounds. A little later, the Aussie delved deeper into his concerns. <img alt="Michael Nobbs" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jul/Michael-Nobbs_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 805px;" /> Former India coach Michael Nobbs &ldquo;I know I have had problems that really worried me. I know it&rsquo;s probably silly, but I was reading books on dying and was not in a good place at all,&rdquo; Nobbs told MiD DAY. Opinion is still divided whether he was sacked by Hockey India, but as of now, that seemed to be the least of his concerns. &ldquo;Being so far from home and really homesick, and not having anyone here I could really talk to, became unbearable and I wasn&rsquo;t coping well at all,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I passed out a few times and couldn&rsquo;t walk more than 50 metres without getting short of breath. I experienced a number of other symptoms.&rdquo; u00a0The situation was so alarming that his blood pressure shot up to 180/120 at one stage, leaving enough room for other ailments. &ldquo;I really needed to get away and get healthy again. I have such great love for India and its hockey I couldn&rsquo;t coach like this. I need about six or so months to get my health back again so I had no alternative (but to quit).&rdquo; Nobbs said he was disappointed at the way he had to leave his position. &ldquo;It hurts a lot that I have let people down leaving early, but I would have hurt hockey too much. I hope to be back in India next week to finalise everything.&rdquo;

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