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• 1) What age did you start playing sport? Tell us about this time or moment in your life.

  I have been playing rackets sports most of my life, if I am right, from about 9 years old. It was always the highlight of my day when I knew I was getting close to play again, and ever since still my best moment of the day.

• 2) What are your favourite sports; those that you practice at a high level, a simple hobby, and a sport that you'd still like to discover?

  Pretty obvious, my favourite is tennis at a club level.
  I also enjoy gym and running consider this as hobby but more like a lifestyle, this help me be fit on court and be able to play more stable and for longer periods of time.
  I would be really interested to try out Surf, never had the chance, so probably will be my yearly goal to give it a go.

• 3) What gives you the motivation and passion to pursue your sport?

  Passion would be the big one for me, the feeling when I am on court is just awesome. Quality time outside. Being the best me.
  Also, when I am back home, dopamine hits after a shower and your body feels really relaxed as tennis is a great workout.

• 4) Do you have a sporting achievement that you're particularly proud of?

  Recently I join a Manchester tennis league within players from the area. I played 3 rounds, got 3rd in 2 and 2nd on 1 of the rounds. This really push my tennis to the limit as the level was well in matches. I am more than happy with the result and also getting stronger and smarter when I am on court.

• 5) How have your achievements and challenges made you a better sportsperson?

  For me having no goals is not a choice, I need to have something to look forward to otherwise I get bored. Having the chance to improve in tennis as technical as it is, it was, and it still a great way to improve on everything, specially when focusing on something and go to the end line.
  Gave me self-recognition and a positive aptitude to carry on the next step.

• 6) If you had to go for a jog with a famous athlete, who would you choose? And what questions would you ask them?

  It is a hard choice as I like different players, but if you ask me today, I would probably have a hit with Casper Rudd. Such a nice guy outside court, fair play and great fighter.
  I would like to ask him about mental tennis. This is a topic that I have been interested for a few years as most of your best game is from the mental side, would be great to know how pros deal with this part of their game.

• 7) How do you help people stay motivated?

  I love having a challenge and to my students I try my best to make sure they are always challenged, so they can stay up for the next lesson.
  Having a big smile on court will always help my lessons, relieves tension and get everyone at ease.

• 8) What makes you a Superprof in sports?

  When you love what you do it does not look as it is a job and, for me, this is when people can see your passion and can also be attracted to the sport by seeing how great is the sport.
  I made my own methods based on research with specifying the needs of the players and this really helped them to be more involved as they can see the results after a few lessons.