| Ana Djokic interview |
| 23-03-2010, 19:50 by Amina |
Interview made by Igor Muzyka
- What kinds of sport are most popular in Serbia? What place among them takes handball?
Right now tennis is the most popular sport in Serbia. Popularity mainly goes with the results (only football is always on top of the scale of popularity, no matter of the results ...) and then comes the basketball and handball ... it means that handball takes the 3th or 4th place ... as soon as there will be better results, the popularity will be better ))
- Little Serbia brought up many handball players of best level. What’s the secret?
I think that the secret is in our mentality, in our hot blood, and when you will add a "cold head" on this, I think you will get a winning combination.
- How many spectators usually attend handball matches in Hungary, Croatia, Serbia?
In Hungary halls are always full whether it is a friendly or Cup match ..... people love and have a culture for cheering and watching sports. Because of that I felt very good at the field in Gyor. That is lacking in both Serbia and Croatia, there are much, much less viewers ...
- Why have you chosen handball? What features of this sport attracted you?
I have chosen handball because it is a collective sport, I love to play and I want to be surrounded by people. Handball gives you a lot more opportunities for creativity, a contact, this sport is "alive", it is a fast sport and it has many other diffenrent things like: speed, accuracy, evaluation, cooperation. .. individual sports have been very boring to me (except tennis, which has always been my favorite but in my small town there was no tenis fields:-((((
- What was the most disappointing match in your career? In opposite, what victory was the most effective or unexpected? Maybe you will remember some funny occasions.
The match which I will certainly remember in tears is the match against Austria and the 1 / 4 final of the World Cup 2002 in Zagreb. That match was leading us to the Olympics games ... and we were better ... but (((( And a match which left me a good memory ..... hmm I don't know, all of those cup finals and championships in Hungary, Croatia, Yugoslavia, which brought the trophy .......... and I hope this year The Cup Final Cup ))
- Have you heard some expressive, unpleasant words from any coach during the match? Do you suppose that players always understand any idea expressed in calm, peaceful, business-like tone, or trainer really needs to shout sometime?
There are different types of players and coaches .. Yes, I have experienced coaches ugly talk, cursing, or insulting me .... this was always taking me away of the track ... I'm that kind of person who does not like high tone, sentence, vituperation, ugly words and rudeness, especially not insulting!! I think that everything can be explained, clarified with normal tone and with the right words and attitude! Each coach must first be psychologist, and then a coach, especially in our women sports where this plays an important role!
- Some specialists guess that pivot position requires tall and big player. What preferences has little and quick player? Can we say that in modern handball fast speed, good technical skill, quick mind mean more than height and primitive power?
I have that happiness that handball is much changed in the last 10.15 years ... before, the physical qualities, the type of height and weight played a major role, but now as each sport is accelerated, and handball too, the speed is important, right decision at the right time (decision speed), agility,coordination,(motor quality), so I am fiithing very well with my height into a modern handball!
- In what ways female handball will develop in future, how do you see it?
I think that handball will only continue to develop as it does right now ... the speed will be crucial .... maybe therefore quarters will be added ..... since the sport will accelerate then it will be impossible to hold on for 30min. and of course that any serious school (as Denmark and Norway), will give a new seal of handball in the future!
- Some people say, male handball is the only interesting kind of handball. What can we object to them? What attractive features of female handball can you mark?
I don't know what to answer on this question, beacause I see handball as man & women, but i'm glad if people think that women handball is more interesting then the male one.
- How do you prepare yourself to next season during summertime (I mean until all team joins again)?
In the summer I'm always active,I deal with some recreational sports, tennis, swimming, adventure ... basketball, table tennis ... anything can be done with a good company (I am such a nature) and we do not need special preparation ... this is how I rest from handball, so I can have even greater desire in the next season ....
- How do you usually spend your free time?
In June, I should graduate-improving recreation and lifestyle, health-so now the book takes most of my time ... and then I like to spend a lot of time with people that are close to me, my family, boyfriend, friends .... Here are the excursions too ... mostly not passive holiday .... and going to the sea, of course, here i have the best holiday! love to try everything, I have jumped from the plane parachute, dive to 12m, gone on safari.. all of this is unusual and it can not be always tried .... I have an adventurous spirit )))))))))