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Hey guys!

It’s great to talk to you again, I hope to see you soon at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in LANXESS Arena!

This is my third time when I’m going with Kielce to Cologne to fight for the most valuable trophy in the club handball and in general this will be my eighth semi-final of the Champions League! This is something, isn’t it?

Today it looks totally different than how it was years ago. Lot of things has changed. The formula of the FINAL4 tournament pushed our discipline on a higher level. You know, all self-respecting team sports have their final fours. Basketball, volleyball… Yeah, okay, maybe apart from football 🙂

It gives handball some kind of added value. Of course, I’m not talking from the perspective of a pure handball, I mean the marketing and promotional point of view.

When it comes to a show, that’s really a great idea. The only thing I’d like to change would be arranging the matches on Friday and Sunday with one day off in between to rest! I hope that in the future it will be possible to change the Saturday & Sunday set.

The trophy itself has changed as well. Now it’s a hand-shape piece of art and before it was just a cup or a medal. The last one I won with Ciudad Real from 2009 I always have with me in my toiletry bag.

It makes me laugh when I think how small it is! Come on, you become the European Champion and all you receive is just a tiny piece of ore? 🙂

Yeah, okay, I’m joking of course. You know, the most important thing for an athlete is that you win. …

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