You’ve probably seen the recent eye-catching headline:
While making great press, it makes no sense. No thinking person would believe for a second that little girls in Romania do NOT dream of becoming the next Nadia.
National coach Nicolae Forminte has said similar things in the past. He seems to like downplaying expectations for the Romanian team. I’m not sure why.
Octavian Belu before him did something of the same thing.
difficulty and execution calls this “typical Romanian drama-mongering”. That’s exactly right.
Romania will be a contender at the 2008 Olympics.
The country does not have a large base of athletes. Yet the Romanian economy has improved since it joined the European Union in 2007. The day of crisis is not here yet. And there’s hope for the future.
100,000 euros ($157,394) and a car for each gold medal in Beijing will inspire the current team and coaches. Even if Nadia doesn’t.
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