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“I flag bearer? Would it be a change Racism and homophobia? Blame the labels “

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Paola Egonu, superstella dell’Imoco, talked about herself before the Super Final in Verona

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It was a short step from character to person, especially when you are young or very young. Paola Egonu, who has just turned 22 years old, was the protagonist yesterday morning of a particular school meeting promoted online by the Euclide high school in Cagliari and by the Leonardo da Vinci high school in Bisceglie. The opposite of Imoco intervened after Marco Belinelli, Virtus Bologna basketball player, who talked about his experience in the NBA; to manage the appointment and then the connection from the Imoco Village, where she has also been for ten days, was Giuditta Lualdi, central of Futura Busto Arsizio and her “best friend”, as she defined her Egonu citing the tattoo they both have had since they met. “It represents two little girls holding hands, one colored and one black: it means having the same heart and a different color, which in the end doesn’t count for anything”. Asked about homophobia and racism, she added: «I didn’t put on labels, in 2017 I only said what I felt about another woman; in Italy there is still a closed mentality, but fortunately it is improving. It will be up to us, when we are parents, to transmit better values. My sister and I joke about racism, but we remember when shop assistants tended to follow us when we went in together; even in that case negative and unrealistic prejudices prevailed ».

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With a renewed long and flowing hair, which he could show off on Saturday with the Vakifbank, Egonu told about himself starting from school. “I was fine, I was good. I didn’t need to study a lot, because I was careful in class. Because of my school results, my family allowed me to play sports; I didn’t like volleyball at the beginning, only later did it become my life. The first time at Club Italia, away from home, I suffered a lot, I almost wanted to give up, but then I fought with myself to prove that I could do it and the path of growth that led me to be who I am today began. “. Her interlocutors on the other side of the screen, many of her fans, asked her and involved her as a model to follow. «I hope to help you – he said without hiding his embarrassment – it is an honor to be an example for young people. I think that volleyball has taught me sacrifice, determination, knowing how to work and make yourself available to the team ».

Acclaimed as one of the strongest players in the world, Egonu has made no secret of being in search of continuous improvements. «I think it makes no sense to compare only the two opposites, ours is a team game. I have no models to inspire me, because the challenge is always with myself, especially on the things I do less well, such as the attack in parallel and or on the hands of the wall, to which the other day I dedicated a part of the work out”. Fortunately, then there are the companions on and off the pitch. “We helped each other a lot, you become a family, I’m very lucky to be here.” Victories and satisfactions are already many, but disappointments were not lacking. «The free criticisms bother me, like those after the defeat against Serbia at the 2019 European Championship or that came to me from Novara: for this and for how they behaved it was a great satisfaction to win my first championship in their home. The medals and trophies are wonderful memories and I hope to add one on Saturday… ».

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Great expectations also for Tokyo. «I am happy with the postponement of the Olympics because each of us was able to grow in our own club; being a standard-bearer would be an honor for me and a sign of change for Italian society. A great message ». –

MIRCO CAVALLIN

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