Hi, My name is Valentin Verga
I'm hockey player of Amsterdam and the dutch squad
Welcome to my life!
What do you enjoy the most in the work you do?
I don't see it as my work, I see it as a hobby that got out of hand
I'm just very happy that what I love, I also can call my job
and to live from my hobby
Just for now , not forever
That's the most beautiful thing there is, make from your hobby your work
On the moment that I got the chance to sport I was like 2,3 years old
I first start with football in the Netherlands
After that I went back to Argentina
On that moment I started to play hockey but it wasn't that fun
After that I was going to try out every sport there was
Rugby, Swimming, Waterpolo, Hockey and Football
On Saturday I played rugby and on Sunday I played Football
My uncle said to me that he want me to play rugby
Because he think that I'm more talented for that than I was for hockey
But on a moment all your friends go out there and they all choose hockey so I made my decision
When I came to The Netherlands hockey became more seriously
And I've made my name in the Netherlands
Had you ever expect to be a famous hockeyplayer?
I'm just a hockeyer
So not that famous
But in the hockey scene I'm a pretty big name
If I had expect it?
No
You never know what kind of impact it's gonna have because you're so busy with the game
Is your life different since you became a famous hockey player?
Different? No, I've always tried to be myself
But yes you chance, also as a person
You're growing
Do you have a superstition?
Back in the days I had, but it makes me tired
But now? what do I do now?
A few basic things, first put on your left shoe and than your right
Always first enter the pitch with your right leg
But if there is anything I do and we keep winning, than I repeat doing that
Until it goes bad, than I stop instantly
Do you have a problem with losing?
No, but there is a moment that I've peace with it
Than you cam come back and turn it around
No top athlete can admit his lose
What is the toughest lose you ever have taken?
2002, Rio
That was a big lose for us
Because it wasn't what we expect it would be
And the WC finale 2014 The Hague
That's also a painful lose 6 - 1 against Australia in our own stadium
That was a tough one
But yeah, at last we have a lot of other moments that are more important
Whats your favorite hobby beside of playing hockey?
I love bodyboarding, really nice
I do it since I was a kid
And that's something I do every summer again
Beside of that I play a lot of football
With our team we're playing it a lot when we get the chance to
Even before our own hockey training
A big hobby
What is your golden tip to become a pro hockey player?
I think the most important is to have fun
There are so many things that aren't that fun
I saw a video on the internet of a cabaret who says
If you want to be a pro hockeyer so bad
You don't see the other things around it anymore
Fun things
And than your losing your own pleasure
Because you're to busy to reach that one goal
But if you're looking around you there are so much more beautiful things
Friends, Vacations, pleasure on the pitch and training
What is the nicest thing you have now because of your career?
My life in particular
The friends I've made, my hometown Amsterdam
It's tough to name one thing
I've got my life because of hockey and that's the reason I live like this
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