The high jump champion confesses in a long interview with Francesca Fagnani in which he also spoke about the Paris Olympics but also about his personal life
A long, anticipated and long-awaited interview with Gianmarco Tamberi. The blue jumper decided to bare himself in the broadcast “The Beasts” by Francesca Fagnani. During the 40 minute chat, Gimbo spoke about his career but also from a personal point of view, his way of being on the stage but also about his personal relationships.
The love of basketball
Gianmarco Tamberi but he has made no secret of being a great basketball fan, he practiced it when he was very young and continues to do so every time he has the opportunity, be it a game on the pitch with friends or fans, or during the celebrity game during the All Star Game: “Maybe if I had chosen basketball I would have been less proud of what I did but happier. Because doing what you love makes a difference. I’ve never found a way to do it. My father didn’t force me to choose the high jump but he certainly directed me towards that path”.
The relationship with the father
One of the most significant parts of the interview with Francesco Fagnani it is the one that tells her personal and professional story with her father. A report that the Marche jumper confesses has not yet been recovered: “A lot changed when I met my wife, I saw the love towards Chiara and I loved that thing. There were many low moments with my father and eventually the relationship deteriorated to the point of being beyond repair. Now we have not recovered the report. My father is a good person but I am disappointed. I consider not having a relationship with him the biggest failure of my life but I realized that without him I am more serene”.
The disappointment Paris 2024
Obviously a passage on the disappointment in Paris 2024 could not be missing, with kidney stones and trips to hospital which prevented him from trying to fight for a medal: “I had a terrible time. I was bent over in pain. I would do everything I did again, starting with posting the various moments on social media. I realize that with that photo I gave strength to many people. When they told me that by competing I wouldn’t risk getting worse given the situation I decided that I could do it and I think I wasn’t wrong in doing so”.
The remote controversy with Ceccon
Among the many controversies linked to the Paris Olympics there is also one that links Tamberi and Ceccon with a social post in the middle: “I’m not mad at Ceccon, when they sent me that thing I was also disappointed because I like Pucci as a comedian. So I guess that post was referring to me. I think Thomas took this up again without thinking that at that moment he was denigrating one of his colleagues. I was sorry but we didn’t talk about it with him but in the end I don’t think I did anything serious”.
Source: sport.virgilio.it
