Tatum: My youngest son always likes to touch my protective boots. The children have made me feel much better

Recently, Celtic forward Tatum accepted an exclusive interview with People Magazine to review his Achilles tendon when it ruptured. Excerpts are as follows:

During his recovery, Tatum moved out of his home outside Boston and moved into his mother's home. Because my mother's house is just a few families near his house, and there is a bedroom on the first floor. (Tatum's mom Brandi Cole smiled and explained that the first floor bedroom of her son's house had been converted into a golf simulator room.) Cole said her son was "very frustrated" by the injury, but she told him: "We don't treat it negatively, we will get through this together. It won't define you."

Despite the support from his mom - Tatum called her "best friend" - he had a hard time seeing a positive future in the days after his injury: "I wasn't sure I could handle this challenge for the first two or three weeks, and I was very sad."

He said his children "made me a lot better." He also added that spending more time with the kids this summer is a “glare hope”. 14-month-old son Dylan (raised with British singer Ella Mai) is "very fascinated by the protective boots he wore after the surgery. "Every time he sees it, he makes a sound and tries to touch it," Tatum said. While Tatum can't chase Dylan who just learned to walk, the two often snuggled together, "Dylan can sleep a lot on dad's chest," Cole said. They also set up a fenced play area outside where Tatum can sit on a rocking chair next to it while Dylan plays in his toy kitchen and pool.

Meanwhile, Deuce (Tatum's son with his ex-girlfriend) also tried his best to help: "He would say, 'Dad, I'll open the door' and always make sure I'm fine."

Deuce also provides some naughty motivation. "Deuce didn't give him any tolerance," Cole said. "When they were playing basketball outside, he would say, 'I can beat you now!' We joked, 'Wait for someone's risk!' Tatum warned him, 'You only have a few weeks.'"

The joke was, and Cole said, "The kids didn't care whether he was on a crutch. They didn't think he was different. They still thought he was a 'superman'. They still regarded him as an omnipotent giant. I believe it would be a great help to him."