ENTREVISTAS JUGADORES

INTERVIEWS

H. -What do you remember from your spor-ng beginnings?

KM. -1st club AS Monaco, a lot of fun, always wanted to be the best, I was so happy to go there with my father in a 206 Peugeot car twice or 3 Nmes/week, couldn't understand why the coach told me that scoring goals from 6m is easier than shooNng from half court

H. -Who come to mind as the people who made an impact on you at that -me?

KM. - My father

H. -Why did you choose this sport and not another?

KM. - Because of my father

H. -Is it possible to combine high-performance sport with studies?

KM. - Not easy at all, especially when you have to be present in university when you have trainings in the morning as well, also not easy when you have kids, probably possible if very disciplined or in a "smaller" club without Champions League

H. -What advice would you give to a player in training who is passionate about handball?

KM.- Do always more than is expected from you, be strong mentally, always want to be the best, respect others and win the respect of others by your acNons on the pitch

H. -In terms of mental and psychological prepara-on, what is the most important thing for an athlete? Do you think nutri-on adds value to the performance of the elite?

KM.- Always want more, prepare yourself mentally for big events which are coming up Yes, definitely, nutriNon is essenNal for faster recovery, energy, power and injury prevenNon

H. -Apart from handball, do you have any other hobbies?

KM.- Playing with my kids, watching movies, travelling, taking photos, cuÑng videos for memories (travels f.ex.)

H. -What has been your greatest triumph?

KM.- Birth and educaNon of my kids, World championships 2x

H. -What do you value most in a coach?

KM. - Finding out the biggest values in his players, adapNng to his players preferences, keeping a good mood inside the team, giving everyone in the team the feeling that everyone has a role to play

H. -¿What do you remember from your spor-ng beginnings?

JL. -What I remember most is that when I started, I trained with the older girls and I was always the licle one and they treated me like their licle sister. I remember that we would go running around the town or around the lagoon and as I was the licle one I only ran half as fast as them because I didn't have the capacity. And among the sectors, I really remember the first one we had. We travelled to Malaga, there were 8 of us, and the only change was me, who came from the lower category. I'll never forget the way we fought and competed as eight girls and with one of the older girls injured.

H. -¿Who come to mind as the people who marked you at that -me?

JL. -Well, all the coaches I have had throughout my career come to mind because they have all lef their mark on me. Of all of them, I would highlight Eusebio, the president of Club Balonmano Pozuelo de Cva and current coach of the women's youth team and the women's División de Honor Plata of the club. I highlight him because he has been the one who has been working with me the longest so that I could play and fulfil one of my dreams, which is to reach the División de Honor.

H. -¿Why did you choose this sport and not another?

JL. -Well... I got into handball a bit of a rebound. When I was licle I was very nervous and pracNsed as much as I could and more. I played the clarinet and, therefore, I went to music classes apart from clarinet classes, I also did judo and football, I went to catechism classes, and I started handball because a childhood friend told me that her cousin wanted to set up a handball school with all its categories and he needed girls. I went to try it out and in the end, as Nme went by, I gave up all the acNviNes I used to do and focused only on handball.

H. -¿Is it possible to combine high-performance sport with studies?

JL. -I'm currently in Valladolid, and I'm finding it very difficult to combine everything because I don't have much Nme. But it is possible. For me, the most important thing is that you have to know what you can give, and you have to know how much Nme you have. In my case, my free Nme during the week is when I get home from training and finish dinner at the residence (I have a Nmetable), I know that my Nme to be able to do my work is from 21:30-00:00. I always set myself that limit because besides the fact that I'm dead for the whole day, I think that the next day at 7:15 I have to wake up to go to class, and I also have to be strong enough for the training sessions.

H. -¿What advice would you give to a player in training who is passionate about handball?

JL. -Let him enjoy and work. For me, handball is about enjoying and working, everything else comes out of it. You have to work if you want to achieve anything, like everything else in life. But if you are lucky enough that while you are working you are enjoying that work because you know that in the long or short term it can give results, for me that's the most satisfying thing.

H. -In terms of mental and psychological preparation, what is the most important thing for an athlete? Do you think nutrition adds value to the performance of the elite?

JL. -It is very important. It is very difficult for an athlete who is psychologically unwell due to whatever problem, to be able to give his best performance physically. Yes, of course nutrition helps to improve performance, especially because your body will feel much lighter and you will improve in many aspects.

H. -Apart from handball, do you have any other hobbies?

JL.-Yes, I love to go out with my friends whenever I can, I love to go with music wherever I can, I love to watch TV series. And I don't have many opportunities, but one of my hobbies is to sit on the sand on the beach or in a small cove and just relax and watch the immensity of the sea.

H. -¿What has been your greatest triumph?

JL. -Luckily I also play beach handball, and I can't choose a triumph between the two disciplines. So, in handball, my greatest triumph has been winning the two Spanish Championships with my golden generaNon, and in beach handball, I would choose the Champions Cup won in Catania with AM Team Almeria in 2019.

H. -¿What do you value most in a coach?

JL. -What I value most is that he is a good person and is fascinated by the role he has. With the role I mean that he wants to work and teach everything he knows, but above all to be a good person because at school age what marks children is that they are cared for and know how to take care of them, more than all the Ntles.

H. -What do you remember from your spor-ng beginnings?

ML. -My first memory is how happy I was in every single training.

H. -Who come to mind as the people who made an impact on you at that -me?

ML. - Obviously my first coach, and my parents, they were the ones who supported me in everything

H. -Why did you choose this sport and not another?

ML. - I went to a school specialized in sports, where the main sports were basketball and handball. The PE teachers chose who does what sports, and I think they chose well.

H. -Is it possible to combine high-performance sport with studies?

ML. - I think, that it is really difficult. I attended university for a time being, but when I started playing in the Champions League, it was nearly impossible to make it to classes, and I was not able to take exams because of this problem either. Nowadays, there are courses that you can pass while doing sports.

H. -What advice would you give to a player in training who is passionate about handball?

ML. - First, to give everything, because later he might think what would have happened if he gave even more. The second, to always enjoy handball.

H. -In terms of mental and psychological preparation, what is the most important thing for an athlete? Do you think nutrition adds value to the performance of the elite?

ML. - When I started playing, nobody really cared about these fields in Hungary. Nowadays, there are more and more experts, who deal with these kind of things and I really think that nutrition has a high impact on performance.

H. -Apart from handball, do you have any other hobbies?

ML. - I love travelling, discovering the world. Unfortunately, because of the COVID cases it is really hard to do, but I really hope we can live our normal lives soon.

H. -What has been your greatest triumph?

ML. - In my personal life, my family, no doubt about that. In handball, the championship titles and cup titles, but I really hope that the biggest triumph of my life is yet to come.

H. -What do you value most in a coach?

ML. - I value a coach who is straight forward and honest