MADRID, 14 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish triathlete Susana Rodríguez celebrated having lived a “very good and complete” 2021 after getting gold at the Tokyo Paralympic Games and also confessed that she was not “aware” that things could “change” when she was on the cover of ‘Time’ magazine for his role as a doctor during the pandemic.
“It has been a very good and complete year, on a sporting level, winning at the Games is the maximum one can dream of and living it surpasses everything in your head. In the end, it is like that in a year everything comes out. after a life dedicated to sport. Now I’m wanting more, as always, “Rodríguez said to the media this Tuesday upon his arrival at the AS Awards gala:
The Galician confessed that she is “aware” of the repercussion she has had after being the cover of ‘Time’ magazine. “It’s weird. I’ve been doing the same things for a long time and suddenly, after a year of pandemic and working for the Games, a prestigious magazine took notice of my story and from then on I was not aware that everything was going to happen. change and it changed a bit, “he said.
“I hope this is the sample so that young people who have dreams and things in their heads see that many times with the effort you win many ballots to be able to achieve them in your life,” added the Paralympic champion.
The Spanish assured that the preparation for the Games was “hard” because of the pandemic, but that “from the first moment” it was clear that her “highest priority” was her work as a doctor because the Tokyo appointment was not going to be held. .
“It did not overwhelm me that there was not because the first thing was everyone’s health. Then they diagnosed me with heart disease that made everything more complicated, but I was surrounded by a very good team and they also take this medal because if it had not been for them I would not be here, “he stressed.
In this sense, he referred to the mental health aspects and celebrated the fact that a renowned athlete such as Simone Biles made the complications due to pressure “public”. “I myself have not been aware that there were aspects in which I could need the help of someone and for me it was key that August 28 to do this type of work with my psychologist. That is why I encourage anyone who has any circumstance to share it with someone because we do not always have the resources to get out of the quagmire, “he said.