Gianmarco Tamberi stronger than pain

The words of Gianmarco Tamberi

Gianmarco Tamberi doesn’t arrive in great shape at the World Championships in Eugene: “With the blue jersey on I transform and I don’t feel anything anymore, not even the discomfort that has accompanied me in these weeks in my take-off leg. What is it? Simply put, it’s irritation of a nerve in the rectus femoris: like a pin, preventing me from staying decontracted. But I won’t think about it, I have accepted the pain by now, I just want to concentrate on my jumping, without thinking about anything else. I did everything to solve it, even postponing my departure for the United States, and I have to thank the Federation for supporting me in everything. It all emerged in Ostrava, when I jumped 2.30, and today I feel stronger than at that competition.”

“I am a warrior, in the field I will fight until the end, without thinking about pain, or opponents. The head will only be on my jump. I try to feel at home everywhere, the warmth of the people, the energy coming from the stands, is my weapon. But here, the stadium is really crazy, the curve behind the platforms, it almost looks like an indoor arena. I can’t wait to go on the field, the idea of what I will find charges me so much,” added the Olympic champion.