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Johannes B ø ;, now one of the pi & ugrave biathletes; strongest in the world and considered by many as the future ruler of the men's tour, he has revealed that he seriously considered the 'idea of ​​abandoning the biathlon to pursue a career as a footballer.
Monday 23 May 2016 2 minutes reading time
Norway has made this "confession" in the radio broadcast O2podden, he had already had & agrave; He explained his plans for the future and still be considered a step below Martin Fourcade.
"It was 2009, as a biathlete I could not train properly and at one point I seriously considered to put me to play football in Stryn, which militated in the third division. I am not poor with the ball, even if the chance of playing in the major series they were very few.
I thought of combining sports and studies for three years, then go for the 'university & agrave; elsewhere. Or to get a job in Stryn and play in the team up to 40 years.
Now to memorize options I'm really glad my parents convinced me to continue with the biathlon. In fact, now I have come to the conclusion that whatever I say my mother, she is always right ".
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