The Dutch dream
English version
- Auteur
-
Niels Root
- Uitvoering
- Paperback
- Genre
- Sport en Spel
- Prijs
- € 18 ,50
- Verzending
- Gratis verzending in Nederland en België
- Levertijd
-
Twee tot vijf werkdagen
(Nederland en België) (Past door brievenbus)
Samenvatting
Over de auteur
Productinformatie
- ISBN
- 9789402249590 / 978-94-022-4959-0
- Uitgeverij
- Boekscout
- Verschijning
- 07-12-2018
- Taal
- Nederlands
- Genre
- Sport en Spel
- Uitvoering
- Paperback
- Pagina's
- 92
- Formaat
- 12,5 x 20 cm
- Illustraties
- Nee
Inkijk
‘Winning the Super Bowl is without a shadow of a doubt the highlight of my career, especially the second championship. My role in the first Super Bowl final was pretty limited, but in next years final I played almost every play. I was a starter on the best team in the world. That gave me such a great feeling. What I can clearly remember is the feeling of walking through the player’s tunnel. It all felt so huge, so unreal. Not just because of the game, but also because I passed by the members of the rock band KISS. They were my childhood idols and they were performing during the pregame show. The fans, their passion, the enormous media attention, it was all so incredibly intense.’
‘The Super Bowl is the biggest one-day sporting event in the world and maybe even the second or third biggest sporting event all together. The atmosphere around the game is so incredible, it is simply indescribable. Journalists from all across the world interview you for days on end and they want to know everything about you. There are also networks that come to you for pieces that have nothing to do with the sport. For example, Comedy Network wanted me to bench press their reporter. Really silly sidepieces, but it is part of the game. They show the human, lighter side of the Super Bowl and the players. Again, it is all so indescribable. There is already enough intensity around the regular season games, but it gets taken to a whole other level at the Super Bowl.’
‘Does the president really take a day off? He might do so, but I can’t say that for sure. I know he watches the game live and calls both head coaches and the quarterbacks before the game to wish them luck. But if the White House actually closes…that would be something. You could say that America stands still on that day. They don’t call it Super Bowl Sunday for nothing.’
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Ik was die blauwe 13 jaar fan van het American Footballteam Amsterdam Admirals
Niels Root
Niels: "Fan zijn van een kleine, relatief onbekende sport in Nederland. Het is niet altijd even gemakkelijk, maar mijn periode als fanatiek aanhanger van professioneel American Footballteam Amsterdam Admirals was er een om nooit te vergeten. Fanatisme en frustratie gingen vaak hand in hand, maar de liefde voor de sport won altijd. Langzaam maar zeker groeide ik uit tot misschien wel het gezicht van de league. Iedereen kende 'die blauwe'. Zowel als fan, journalist als flag football speler leefde ik mij ruim een decennium lang helemaal uit. Tot de NFL, de Amerikaanse moedercompetitie, de stekker er onverwacht en genadeloos uit trok."