Martin Fourcade: "Doing better than Bjrndalen? No, not sacrificher my life to the sport"

Martin Fourcade: 'Fare meglio di Bjørndalen? No, non sacrificherò la mia vita allo sport'
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Martin Fourcade: "Doing better than Bjrndalen? No, not sacrificher my life to the sport"

Martin Fourcade, returning from Khanty-Mansiysk, & egrave; was host of the radio show "Super Moscato Show". Here are the steps pi & ugrave; interesting than claimed by the French about the recent past and the future, pi & ugrave; or less near.

Martin, she won the World Cup for the fourth consecutive time, an unprecedented fact in the history of the biathlon. What are your feelings about that? "I'm very proud of it. If no one had yet been able to say that & egrave; a goal difficult to achieve. As sports & egrave; a pleasure to realize un''impresa of this type. Winning a World Cup & egrave; un''emozione much more & ugrave; deep that winning a single race. To be honest it was the 'goal I set myself when I recovered from mononucleosis. Not & egrave; been easy, especially in January, but I was really heart. " With regard to this season, what & egrave; the thing goes pi & ugrave; proud of? "The number of races won. Despite a difficult season I managed to excel 8 times. Winning the General & egrave; a great test of regularity & agrave; high level, but winning eight races & egrave; proof that I was also very powerful. This was the thing that worried me the most, not to be pi & ugrave; the 'athlete pi & ugrave; strong, because & eacute; I would not have known how to handle me. " She has the 'ambition to do better than Ole Einar Bj & oslash; rndalen and become the biathlete pi & ugrave; winner of all time? "No, because & eacute; Bj & oslash; rndalen is 42 years old and & egrave; still very powerful. Its not & egrave; a choice purely professional, it is a real lifestyle choice. I do not think sacrificher & ograve; the my life to the sport. I enjoy this moment, but at his age & agrave; surely make & ograve; another. There are other interests that I want to grow and do not think I can do if I did biathlon up to 42 years. However in 2010 I was convinced that I would Sochi stopped after 2014. But today they are still a biathlete and I still see the biathlon in my future. " What do & agrave; once he retired? "I have some ideas, but still nothing concrete. I love the sport and even after retiring I would like to work in this field. For & ograve; not from the competitive point of view, I do not see myself as a coach or manager. Instead I very interested in the 'field of sports marketing. " Speaking of sports, what are your heroes' childhood? "I've been a fan of Hicham El Guerrouj, the Moroccan middle-distance runner and even Michael Phelps. What he did in swimming & egrave; incredible." She will become & agrave; father, this fact will change & agrave; his approach to the sport? "Surely things will change, but my & egrave; a choice, it is not an accident. I thought about it a lot and I felt ready to paternity & agrave;". & Egrave; true that he is planning to go live in Norway? "This is just a project. I want to travel and immerse myself for a few months as a biathlete in that nation. The Norwegians love the biathlon and even if they recognize you are very reserved, not to to bother you. " And as for cross-country skiing? Sar & agrave; at the start of some races next year? "Soon to say, at the moment I have not programmed alcunch & eacute; for next winter. I will not say stupid things, then do not say anything about it. For & ograve; I can not deny that also compete in cross-country bottom is my desire, & egrave; something that tickles me. "
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