May. 04, 2009
Tennis - a real pasion
Alexandra D. practices tennis for a few years and we wanted to hear the oppinion of a professional,so Oana decided to take an interview with her.
-What is your name and at what age did you start to practice tennis?
-My name is D. Alexandra and i started to practice tennis when i was 8.
-Where did you started to practice tennis?
-I started to play tennis in Romania.
-What you like most about this sport?
-Mostly I like to win and to travel.
-Which are the advantages and disadvantages that has tennis practice?
-Well advantages are many: sport is an enjoyable way to spend your leisure time, you feel good after all the work you did to win and you have the opportunity to travel.As disadvantages I can add that it is a lot of work and a lot of stress,especially when you lose matches.
-Which are your best results since now?
-My rating junior in the international world was 384. I am in the team of Canada. (I have won many tournaments-both international and local)
-If you were to advise someone to choose practicing this sport,which would be your argument?
-Tennis is a sport that forms you for life, it forms your character. You learn to have patience and be persuasiv and hardships of life and it's a nice way to move.
-Where do you live now and what future plans you have?
-I live in Florida,Delray beach and i train at ITA which is as Academy. My plans for the future are related in part to tennis,to go to a good college in America and to play for that college.
May. 04, 2009
Karate - strong fight but real character
Cristian has been practicing karate since he was 8.Catalina asked him some questions about karate.
-What’s your name and what sport do you practice?
-My name is B. Cristian.and i practice karate.
-For how long do you practice this sport?
-I've been practicing this sport since i was 7 years old.
-How was it at the beginning?
-When i started to practice this sport it was very easy beacuse all these things seemed like a joke to me.I was a kid,but then I’ve grown up and all the trainings were very hard and painfull.
-What trophies have you won until now?
-In all these years my work was rewarded by winning all kind of championships like: National Championship, European Championship and , most important for me. World Championship.
-Which is the biggest satisfaction that karate offers you?
-The biggest satisfaction that you can have from all the work is that you become more educated and respectful in all the things that you do.You can change by doing karate.
-Which are this sport’s advantages and disadvantages?
-Advantages? I understand very well what means hard work and i respect very much people who are doing this. I am more balanced because I’m practicing this sport. Disadvantages? You can take hard hits during trainings or during a fight. More dangerous is that you can break something when your body is tired but you're training hard.
-Which is the strongest reason for which you would advice someone to start practicing karate?
-I can assure you that if you practice karate,you will become a balanced and respectful person in all the things that you are doing. I guess this is the most important part.
May. 04, 2009
Athletics - at a high level
Oana took an interview from who is a professional athletic.
-What is your name and what sport do you practice?
-My name is B. Cornel and i practice athletics.
-Which are the advantages of practicing athletics?
-Firstly,in terms of health we have an advantages because athtletics,and not only,has an important role in developing a healthy body.Also an advantage is physical condition and appearance because practicing a sport,the body develops harmoniously.
-Do drawbacks exist in this sport? Can you give some examples?
-Yes,like any sport,especially at the price of perfomance,involves much more effort and devotion to exceed your limits and succeed in new performance.Also,when you are injured, you must follow a period of recovery and that means a lots of lost trainings.
-What do you like mostly in practicing this sport,especially that you practice it at a high level?
-Mostly compiting.Winning the prize is a reward for hard work which is not easy and the fact that we have not worked in vain.When you get to a high level,into competition with the best opponents and you give everything you can to manage what you proposed.As advance, the fight to win is much harder and more closely and it becomes a challenge that I do not refuse!.
-Can you tell us,what are your most important achievements at this time?
-Yes.At the National Championships 2007 and 2008, i have won the first place at 110 m fences,in 2009,first place at fences 60 m.I was European Champion in 2007 at 110 m fences.I obtained 6th place at World Championship in the same year at 110 m fences at category "Juniors 2".
-How old are you now and what do you want in the future?
-More than a few days I will fulfill 18 years old.
-As for the future I will prepare very well for the next contests in which I hope I will have some good results after all hard work that I have did.
-A lot of years ahead!We hope to hear very soon about your succeses in future competitions.
