Former pilot Dani Amatriaín presents his autobiographical book where he reveals his fight against certain addictions and HIV

23/04/2024

Former pilot Dani Amatriaín, who won several Spanish and European motorcycling Champion titles, has presented the autobiographical book at CASA SEAT Barcelona. In the author’s words, this book has been the best therapeutic process that he could do for me and mine. “Getting out of an addiction is not easy; no one tells you that once you get out, you must continue fighting every day,” explains Amatriaín.

The event has been an emotional meeting in which colleagues and friends of the former pilot have accompanied him to remember his life journey; from the bold childhood dreams to the challenges of his sports career, without forgetting the personal struggle he had to overcome after knowing success. Amatriaín, who has publicly revealed that he has HIV, was always clear that his book should be a tool to help others: from those who are going through an addiction process, to those who have already overcome it. “Helping gives me feedback,” Dani Amatriaín stated on several occasions during the event; and he has exemplified this by explaining his current vocation as an interventional therapist, his BASI business project for solidarity purposes and his current connection with the Fight Infections Foundation, where he will allocate part of the profits from the sale of his autobiography.

As his great friend, the journalist Josep Lluís Merlos, has highlighted, “Dani continues to be an example thanks to his ability to work, his unstoppable creativity and his great honesty that remains intact as the first day.”

The doctor. Bonaventura Clotet thanked Amatriaín for his altruistic gesture, emphasizing that “Testimonies like Dani’s help not to stigmatize diseases like this. He is a great example that today you can have HIV and live a normal life. And with the book has shown a great gesture of solidarity and honesty”. The president of the Fight Infections Foundation concluded by reminding that no one should be stigmatized for having a virus, and that society still has a lot to learn. He also added that contributing to solidarity events that help invest in research is the most effective way to advance and materialize projects; It is seed money. Clotet also highlighted: “We are not aware of the emotional return that makes you know that you are betting on projects like this.”