Sofia Toccalino, a decade being a lioness

Within the framework of an exclusive note on the SportsCenter floor, Sofia Toccalino was the first athlete interviewed locally, which is part of the campaign “You Got This” of Adidas.

High performance is discipline, perseverance, ambition, intelligence, patience, resilience. Toccalino 10 years ago that the Las Leonas shirt has been put on and from July 24 will play the Pan American Cup. He knows how much it cost to stay in each tournament, how much he suffered. However, and beyond all the variables that are going through an elite athlete, Poy believes that what led her to be in that place of privilege is her family.

“I am grateful, without them I could not enjoy how I enjoy. I remember that they have taken me to train Quilmes, Roca Park, the CE.Nard, that my brother plays me in the home patio and that we train techniques together. He did invisible training with Luquitas (brother) who threw my bowls, accompanied me and encouraged me, “said the player emerged in St. Catherine’s.

But in addition to being motivating her to continue growing, they also occupied and worried about containing her when not everything was going well. “What marked me the most was at the moments outside international listit was they who made me calm because I had given everything, “Poy explained.

Although it has hung several Olympic, continental and World Cup medals, he knows that being conscious helps to remain part of: “My family made me have my feet on earth and understand that it was a game. I feel in a privileged place and I must take care of it every day. I am in a place that many people want to be and I always dreamed it. They have to decide throughout the country. Players like you (Mechi Margalot), Carla Rebecchi, like all those who were, left a very large legacy and we want to keep it alive, and it seems to me that this is how beautiful the lions have. The players pass and Argentina is still up there. “

On the end, the ex-leona and driver of SportsCenter showed him a video in which he is training with his brother, whom Poy chose as his greatest influence. In this way, Adidas seeks to reflect the importance of the positivity of the environments to help the athletes create in You Got This.

With tears in the eyesPoy said that Luqui – as she says – “made her believe, made her grow and is one hundred percent grateful to her family, in general.”

Undoubtedly the talent, his game, and above all the power of adaptation, the versatility of Toccalino, allowed him to remain in the lions. But behind her, there are those who are willing to give everything to sustain her. Everyone needs someone.