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Jacques Demarthon I Agence France Presse
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The American Mardy Fish revealed how he felt after losing the gold medal to Nicolás Massú, 16 years ago in 2004 Athens Olympics.
“It is difficult to remember. At the time, I was disappointed, but over time I thought it would be great to share this medal with my family and friends. That never happened. It didn’t feel right. Fernando González won his match with Taylor Dent to get the bronze, instead, I lost mine to have my medal. It felt strange, ”he said in conversation with The Tennis Podcast.
“I have seen the photos again and the one on the podium says it all. Being devastated is little. We entered after ‘We Are The Champions’ played, I will never forget that. Before I liked the song, and now it is one of my least preferred songs, “he confessed.
Recall that in that final Massú ended up taking the match and the gold by sets 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-4. In addition, she conquered another gold medal in doubles, along with. Fernando González.
“I never played an Olympics again, Because I thought I probably couldn’t win a gold medal, or have a chance to be in that same position again. Having been there and doing what I did is something that I will never forget, that will continue with me, especially due to the scars left by the fact that I had the gold medal in my hands and I let it escape. I felt that I shouldn’t relive those feelings, so I never came back again, ”he launched.
Finally, the extenista revealed an anecdote that happened to him after keeping the silver medal. “There is something that some people don’t know, which is that they give you an Olympic ring. They record your name, your sport, and if you won a medal, too. They send it to you after the Games, and when it arrived, it said ‘gold medalist.’ ”
“I put it on once, I will never forget it. I went to the supermarket with her and when I came back I looked at her and it was like, ‘What are you doing? You didn’t win a gold medal, so why are you wearing it? ‘ I never put that thing on again, and actually I don’t know where I left it. It was downright not to win a gold medal and to have had a ring that says that. Maybe Nico has the silver medal ring. Maybe I could send it to her ”, she closed.
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