Lazen – Atana bonmetti ESPN of its pride has been nominated during MVP to overcome viral meningitis Spain2–0 European Championship quarterfinal win over hosts Switzerland.
The 27 -year -old Bonmetti starred with a back heel to score the first goal, as Spain set against a semi -finals. Germany In Zurich on Wednesday.
Two -time Ballon D’Or performed, with viral meningitis, he was admitted to the hospital a few days before the tournament, causing serious doubt on his participation in the final.
“Three weeks ago I was in a hospital bed and I came a few days later [in the first] Game here, [then] Another match and then back-to-back 90 minutes, “he said in an interview with ESPN.
“It’s something to be proud. I think it speaks a lot about my level of commitment to the team. I am ambitious and as long as I am healthy I don’t want to miss anything.
“It was a difficult process because I found myself in the hospital unexpectedly. I was suffering, obviously, but I had to get myself out of that negative position.
“It was not the use of housing on this. It was a difficult time because a euro is only six games, but I tried to deal with more than that.”
Midfielder Bonmetti, who aims to take Spain to the first Euro final this week, says this is the mindset that helped them reach the top of the game.
“If there is something that portrays me, this is a way to deal with things; a flexible mindset,” he said
“I don’t like to say strong, because we all go through difficult moments. I am not hiding pain, it is just how you face adversity, because there is always adverseness in life. It’s how you face it that marks you.
“I think the mentality of never giving up, not to look at adversity as a problem, but as a possible opportunity to be strong, to prove yourself worthy … is good for those qualities.
“I am not saying that it is always best, but to try to look at the positive side, these situations are really good to realize your price, right?”
It is an outlook that continues to distribute bonmeties in large sports. In scooping the MVP award against Switzerland, she became the first woman to win the award in the knockout stages of the Champions League, Euro and World Cup.
“It is very proud of me,” he said. “I have worked hard to live here, at this level, and here, which is a complex part – always to stay at the top level and never leave.
“There was a figure recently [me being] [female] The most sports players in the world in the last five or six years. This is a lot about my work, my mentality, my flexibility, how I live and how I always take care of myself to be fit and available.
“Fortunately, I have been able to play a lot of games without stopping, but the most difficult part is that I try to leave my level and continue the ambition that drives me to the end to keep the competition and wakes up every day with the same desire.
“Right now, I am focused on giving my best to serve 100% [Spain]I believe that if we all give ourselves the best and put ourselves in the service of the team, this is when this team performs at an invincible level. ,
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Bonmetti has been a shocking amount of success till date in his career, winning 25 trophies with Barca, including three champions leagues, a World Cup and a UEFA Nations League and the largest individual awards in the world.
However, he is yet to win the Euro, a trophy Spain has never won in its history, either. If La Roseja Manage to change this month, the medal can find a house in the museum that she states that she wants to open her home in her hometown, Saint Pere de Ribs.
“We are working [a museum]”She divides.” We want to do it in the ribs. Whatever I have won there, I would like to do everything, but also things that fans have given me, like I do not know how to say this, but [create an] Aitana Bonmetti Space where people can also see who I am a person, as my career.
“Obviously trophies. But even more: What I am gathering from fans, with the players with whom I play, their shirt.
