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On the main aftonbladet.se friends and opponents of & nbsp; Ingemar Stenmark have wanted to pay tribute to pi & ugrave; great skier of all time on the occasion of his 60 & deg; making him birthday greetings and remembering some funny episodes that characterized the way of being the Swedish champion.
Friday 18 March 2016 7 minutes reading time
Alberto Tomba: & ldquo; Ingemar, my idol! When I won for the first time at Sestriere in November 1987 Ingemar was second and remember that he said to the press & lsquo; Alberto & egrave; too strong, I can stop skiing & rsquo ;. It was fantastic, for me it was a dream become reality & agrave ;. But tell him that he must eat more & ugrave; pasta. & Egrave; too thin! It & rsquo; officially invited to the party for my 50 & deg; birthday in December. I sent him a text message but did not know if the number & egrave; the right one! & rdquo;
De Paul Church: & ldquo; I competed with Ingemar in all my years of World Cup. A beautiful memory & egrave; my first slalom in Madonna di Campiglio when I was second and Ingemar first. It was his first of 86 victories. It & rsquo; was absolutely fantastic race with him, for me & egrave; the pi & ugrave; largest ever. In Italy people say that & egrave; a pity that I have had to fight against the most & ugrave; great but I answer & rsquo; No, & egrave; It was bad luck, & egrave; It was a great honor & rsquo ;. We are good friends, & egrave; an extraordinary man. We meet occasionally to play golf, the & igrave; I can beat him! I wish Ingemar a fantastic birthday, I sent him a text message as I do every year. Last summer released a video in which leapt walk of up to one meter and a half, incredible! I could not help but share it on Facebook & rdquo ;.
Hansi Hinterseer: & ldquo; Welcome to the club of the 60 year olds, now you too in the six member! I wish the best for all, especially for you to stay healthy, and good luck for the future. We had a great time during our careers. You are a great skier and a true sportsman. I hear you're a champion in golf, I do not see the & rsquo; you again, perhaps on the golf course. Take care of yourself! & Rdquo;
Pauli Accola: & ldquo; My first memory concerning it goes back to my first good race. I had the number 46 and finished eighth, and Ingemar evening came to me and said congratulations to me, & egrave; the best memory of my entire career. The great Ingemar Stenmark congratulated me, I could not believe it was true. Tell him, I wish him all the best & rdquo ;.
Marc Girardelli: & ldquo; Among all skiers I met Ingemar & egrave; was the most & ugrave; large gentleman, and by far. I remember a race in Lake Placid where super memorize options Hubert Strolz, which had long been a leader, to 4 cents. Strolz has never won a single race of the World Cup (and won an Olympic gold medal and a race in the combined Cup, ed) and & egrave; It was often second or third in his career. Ingemar and memorize options by Hubert and apologized memorize options ;. Everybody understood that he would like that Hubert win that race. D & rsquo; other hand, Ingemar not & egrave; He never apologized to me when he beat me! But be beaten by Ingemar was like a victory for me & rdquo ;.
Andreas Wenzel: & ldquo; Dear Ingemar, best wishes for your 60 & deg; Birthday from the small Alpine principality, Liechtenstein. I have always been proud to share with you my date of birth, March 18. I am convinced that you will live this new year of life seriously as you did during your career in the World Cup, and this has allowed you to become the pi & ugrave skier; largest ever. It & rsquo; It was great to share intense moments competing with you in the years & rsquo; 70 and & rsquo; 80. It & rsquo; It was especially nice to compete in Sweden, and I still remember the & rsquo; incomparable atmosphere & Aring; re, T & ä rnaby and G & ä llivare, and once even Stockholm. I wish you and your family good luck, health and happiness & agrave;! & Rdquo;
Piero Gros: & ldquo; Best wishes for your pr 60 & deg; birthday! For you, l & rsquo; et & agrave; does not exist. You are cos & igrave; well you might as well go back to the World Cup and win again! Best wishes from your friend Piero Gros & rdquo ;.
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