“It’s worth fighting for our dreams” – Telma Monteiro – Telma Monteiro, winning the bronze medal at Rio 2016 Games, spoke to reporters shortly after the conquest and admitted that this was a day «complete overcoming” where could be even better with more work time.
“I thought a lot in God and how he knows everything and if I had been patient to continue working my day would eventually come. It was a day full of overcoming what I experienced here and another two or three months of preparation would be better. I come from an operation and competition with the knee on, but did not let the old and the past were ghosts in this day, “said the Portuguese judoka.
Asked about the fighting he faced, Telma Monteiro revealed that were “tough fighting” but that was in Rio to “make history for the country.”
“I fought with everything he had, it was difficult fighting those who had, but it was here was to make history for my country. I dedicate this victory to the country but also to my family, to my club and everyone who worked to be here. After focused me in fighting with the French defeat an athlete I know well, and the work paid off. As I said to my team, passing the French knew it would take the medal home and it was, “he added.
The athlete Benfica then addressed the presence at the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo in 2020 and admitted that “even without this result had already decided he wanted to be in Tokyo,” because these are “in judo in the country” and a place where Telma He feels “very good.”
“I want to thank everyone for their support, the medal is not mine but ours. I came to stay as I cried on the carpet and this is for all the Portuguese. For all children who are watching me, this is an example that is worth fighting for our dreams, “was the final message of Telma Monteiro for all Portuguese.
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