David Popovici landed in Romania last night, at 20.25, with a race by Istanbul, a city where he made a stop from Singapore. Expected by hundreds of fans, the great swimmer has made the announcement expected by everyone: it will not withdraw from the performance sport.
David Popovici listened twice the anthem of Romania in Singapore. Photo Facebook FRNPM
“We are tired of fatigue. It was a whole experience, it was a revealing contest in which I managed to self -delay. It was a difficult time. I will not give you any bad news. I love swimming. Even if it was a difficult time for myself, I will not withdraw. He held the double world champion to reassure assistance.
David Popovici completed: “Although I wanted to give up this competitionI managed to mobilize myself. I think more and more athletes should talk when they doubt their own forces. After all, I’m a man. No one warned me how hard it will be even when it works well. We still have a lot of world championships, it’s not a hurry. Swimming takes on traction in Romania ”.
David Popovici will swim with pleasure
The athlete gifted that in the future he will no longer be interested in medals, but only to enjoy his passion, swimming. “It was a difficult year for me … to find my motivation according to my best result, the gold from the Olympic Games. Now I’m not interested in the titles, I am interested in swimming. When I was little I was watching Phelps competing for the US and I imagined that I swim for the US, I had a helmet with the US flag. Australia, not necessarily on them, but including on states they represent… That’s incredible“, Said our great champion after landing at Henri-Coanda Airport in Otopeni.
For David Popovici, a well -deserved break follows. “I want to have a big vacation on the beach, sit on my back and drink whatever I want to drink. I want to enjoy a little life. And to drive my car fast on some picturesque and very beautiful roads.”said the champion of the world.