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Godine su samo broj / Age is just a number Oni ne žele u penziju They don‘t wanna retire U svim sportovima ima ekstremnih slučajeva da takmičari dugo odolevaju vremenu i ne dozvoljavaju da im krštenica diktira tempo / All sports have extreme examples of competitors who long resist the ravages of time and don’t allow their birth certificates to dictate the tempo of their careers Z a sportiste se kaže da nikada ne odlaze u penziju, čak i kada za- vrše karijeru. Primer je poljski atletičar Sta-
I t is said that athletes never retire, even after their careers come to an end. One exam- ple is Polish athlete Stanisław Kowalski, who in 2015 ran 100 metres in a time of 34.5 sec- onds and threw the shot put 4.27 metres. Both results are a long way from world records, but the story gains a different perspective when we note that Kowalski was 105 at the time. “My feelings towards soccer and my aspirations that I want to have success in soccer haven't changed since I became a profes- sional player in Brazil in 1986. The passion has not changed either,” said 55-year-old Kazuyoshi Miu- ra, the world’s oldest profession- al footballer. He played his first senior match in 1986, when Cris- tiano Ronaldo turned one. The Por- tuguese ace, who celebrated his 38 th birthday on 5 th February, is today a veteran himself. But age isn’t a problem for Ronaldo either, at least when it comes to becoming the highest paid sportsman – his two-and-a-half-year contract with Al-Nassr FC will see him receive half a billion euros! And that’s not all, as he is contracted to the Saudi
nislav Kovalski, koji je 2015. pre- trčao 100 metara za 34,5 sekun- di, dok je kuglu bacio 4,27 metara. Oba rezultata su daleko od svet- skih rekorda, ali priča dobija dru- gačiju notu ako kažemo da je Ko- valski tada imao 105 godina. – Moja osecanja prema fudbalu i moje aspiracije da želim da ostvarim uspeh u fudbalu nisu se promeni- le od kada sam postao profesional- ni igrač u Brazilu. Ni strast se nije promenila – rekao je najstariji fud- baler na planeti, 55-godišnji Kazi- juši Mijura. On je prvi meč u seni- orskoj konkurenciji odigrao 1986, kada je Kristijano Ronaldo napunio godinu dana. Portugalac je danas i sam veteran koji je 5. februara pro- slavio 38. rođendan. Ali ni Ronal- du godine nisu problem da posta- ne najplaćeniji sportista – za dve i po godine u Al Nasru dobiće pola milijarde evra! I to nije sve, ugovor sa klubom iz Saudijske Arabije je potpisao do 2030, kada će imati 45 godina. Kristijano ne krije da raz- mišlja o tome da igra na Svetskom prvenstvu 2026. u Kanadi, SAD i Meksiku. Fizički izgleda za deset- ku, a tako se i oseća i nema razloga da ga ne gledamo još dugo. Kada su vrhunski sportisti u pitanju, da ga zovu čovek od čeli- ka, zaslužuje Tom Brejdi, kvoter- bek Tampa Bej Bakanirsa, koji je
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Portugalac je 5. februara proslavio 38.
rođendan, ali je i dalje najplaćeniji sportista The Portuguese ace, who celebrated his 38 th birthday on 5 th February, is still the highest paid sportsman
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Tekst/Words: Aleksandar Pjevac Fotografije/Photography: Profimedia.rs
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