Pirro Dhima: I am Greek, what are you asking me and asking me again?

2022-08-07 18:24:47Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Pirro Dhima: I am Greek, what are you asking me and asking me again?

Pirro Dhima, after 30 years, "returned" to the legendary Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, giving a full interview to the magazine 'Down Town', where he won the gold medal and the first Olympic title. Among other things, he mentioned the call "For Greece", but also the 37 packages of chocolate he ate in the Olympic village!

What do you remember from the Barcelona Olympics?

"I don't forget when I entered the restaurant before the race and I couldn't eat anything. Just a green apple and a lemon so I don't drink water. I was biting the lemon to absorb the juice instead of drinking water. After the race, in the restaurant I took four discs from my gluttony and again I didn't eat anything, my stomach was closed. I only ate fruit and ice cream. At night, when everyone went to bed, I could not sleep because of the overload. I had gone to the bridges of the Olympic Village, which have now become restaurants, sat in a chair from 12 to 5 in the morning, next to an ice cream cooler, and ate 37 packets of chocolate. I remember two police officers looking at each other looking at all these papers down. I showed them the medal and they started screaming excitedly. We took pictures and they were very happy."

From Barcelona, ​​among other things, remained the expression "For Greece", which you heard say when you carried the weight on your shoulders. How did you experience that moment?

At that moment, I remembered everything on my shoulder, the war, and I said "For Greece", losing my breath, where I could have suffered, because the pressure was too great. I tried to lift the weight, but I lost the effort. I had gathered so much stubbornness and bitterness after what I had been through that I called out these words. How to say: I am Greek. What are you asking me and asking me again?"


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