When did you start playing sport and who led
you to it?
I started quite young, when I was about 5. I got into it more seriously in the 5th school year of elementary school. At that time I was 10 and entered a class that specialised in athletics. My parents encouraged me to play or do some sport from my childhood, but my generation grew up playing in the streets where we all played or did sports without anyone having to pressurise us into doing them.You were also a top athlete. Which success meant
the most to you?
I was a top athlete until I was 23. For me, one of my greatest successes was being able to take part in the World Championship in Athletics in Edmonton in 2001. Another success that is important for me is when I came 9th in the European junior championships in 1997. Plus, winning the title of champion of Slovakia in the adult category for 50km race walking in 2001 is a special memory for me.Which sportsperson that you have worked with
has given you more useful knowledge than you
gave them? It often happens that the one who
is being taught teaches the coach more than the
other way round. Have you ever met anyone
like that?
Every person I teach, whether the ability they demonstrate is higher or lower, makes me learn something new or gives me useful and essential experience. Of course, Matej Tóth is the most able and most experienced athlete who I’ve taught, so I’ve got plenty of information from him, because a competitor of such ability has, of course, the most practical experience. It is always good for a coach to get feedback from their competitors too.
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