World Championship Medalist Daria Ustinova she said that she was swimming in pain at the Spartakiad of the Strongest and that she won because of her willpower.
Ustinova won the 100 meter backstroke at Spartakiad of the Strongest, a swimming tournament held in St. Petersburg.
“It’s difficult now, not because it’s the end of the season,” Ustinova told . – When plowing to the limit, the body cannot bear it, injury occurs. You are not fighting with anyone, but with yourself. It is necessary not to notice pain and concentrate on work – it is difficult.
– Martin Malyutin says that it is still difficult for him to motivate himself in the 400m, what do you think of the 200m in this regard?
“Two hundred is just mine. I know what it’s like to swim, where it’s going to hurt and what it is. At 100 meters – it’s always kind of a surprise, how I swimming.
What made you win today?
By will. I knew what I was ready for and I knew it would be in the final meters. The coach throws such phrases, after which I can really squeeze out of myself what I am capable of. This time he said, “We’ll see who has steel balls.” It stuck in my head, and I decided that after all… I did it.
Source : MatchTV
