There were too many things yet to be discovered.Įven today, despite the efforts of training, studying and the life I lead, I can never rest in the afternoon. While the other children spent hours sleeping, I was feeling a biological alarm inside me, as if the days were too beautiful to waste them like that. My eyes were always intent on capturing new stimuli, in the constant research to discover how the world is made, starting from the very pieces that compose it.Īlways in motion, always awake, my mother took me to the park in the stroller and I closed my eyes for half an hour. I never wanted any toys, any cars, or video games: It was enough to let me play with rocks, sticks, and whatever I found in parks and gardens to make me happy.
And I know that many people say that, especially those who later become athletes, but I was always moving. It’s a large and lively city, and it has been my starting block for the entire world. I was born and raised in Bucharest, the state capital of Romania, a city that boasts nearly 3 million people - three out of 19 people in the entire country.
Maybe I started from the end, to tell you about myself, but the truth is that no story starts from the very beginning, and even when we are born, we are already in the middle of something. My mom, my dad, and Adrian, my coach, are the adults I learned the most from, and we can also include my brother, 8 years older than me, among this list of life’s teachers. They forged me, they shaped my way of thinking, my way of seeing the world, and also my approach to sport. My family has been, is, and will always be, my rock. The person I am today is the sum of all the things that have been given to me by the people who love me, with patience and attention. My goal is to never change my mindset, to not forget the most important thing of all: that sport is fun. This is a first-person article courtesy of David Popovici. This article originally appeared in the 2022 Spring edition of SwimSwam Magazine. Share “I F**king Love It”: An Open Letter From David Popovici on LinkedIn.Share “I F**king Love It”: An Open Letter From David Popovici on Pinterest.
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