Intervju / Intervi ew 24 | Odbojka » Volleyball and itwouldn’tbesobeautiful. I’msorry that my sister Dajana and brother Vukcouldn't cometotheWorldCupfinal against theBrazilians,butwespoke over the phone. They are always there formeandthey tellme that they’re the proudest brother and sister”. How did you find the role of captain? “I wasn’t distracted, but it also seems tomethat Ididn’tenjoythemoment. Icouldhardlywaittotakethetrophyandraise it togetherwiththeteam. I will need a long time to comprehend everythingweexperiencedandendured at the World Championship.” You’re only the second player in the history of the women’s volleyball world championship to win two consecutive MVP awards? “Thatsoundsphenomenal,butIlike toshareall individualaccoladeswithmy teammates. Our national teamhas for years been characterised by togethernessandteamwork,andnothingwould have been possible without that.” It certainly can’t have been easy for you prior to departing for the World Championship? “In our country, the women’s volleyball teamisalwaysexpectedtowina medal.We’vegotusedtoplayingunder pressure, Idon'tevenknowhow,but it’s goinggreat forus fornow.Weachieved great success just by remaining undefeated at the tournament. I’mnot sure if anyone else has ever managed that. That makes this success even greater. I’mproud that I’mpart of thisnational team and that we had a clear goal. We knew why we were going to Holland and we returned with a goldmedal.” Which flight was more difficult for you and when did you feel more nervous: when leading the team to the World Championship as captain or when returning as leader of a gold-winning team? “I think we felt more nervousness whenreturningtoBelgrade,becausewe knewwhatawaitedus.Just liketheprevioustimeswhenwe’vecomehomewith medals, we knew there would be a reception.Friends, family, fans...That’sall really beautiful and exciting...” Zaista sam srećna zbog priznanja, ali volela bih da nagradu podelim sa saigračicama. Ovo je bio timski rad svih 14 devojka, tako da je ovo nagrada za sve nas I’m really happy for the accolade, but I’d like to share this award with my teammates. This was about teamwork among all 14 girls, so this award is for all of us
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