Zhytomyr is reasonably considered a sports city. This is always proved by our athletes who bring new rewards from different parts of the world. Natalia Parfeniuk is a master of sports of Ukraine, a bronze medalist of the European and World Championship in Sambo among young people (2015), a multiple champion of Ukraine in sambo, and a winner of the international judo tournament. About your sports path, everyday life, goals, preferences and hobbies – from the winner of life for Zhytomyr.Travel
“My sports career began with 16 years, quite late for this sport. I just came with my girlfriend, she wanted to be recorded, not me. As a result, I stayed, and she left. I really liked it, I went to training and was sick with temperature, my coach simply kicked out of the hall. But I could not train without training”
“All my life, still my childhood, I liked to do sports. True, I myself tried to stretch, push, run. I am stubborn in this business: if I enjoy something, I am engaged and engaged. My mother called me back and did not let go of work. I like the fact that in the sambo all the body is working, here you feel your strength. I became much more confident when I began to struggle ”
“In my life I had no conflict situations, I never beat anybody. The whole joke is that I have strength, I can, but there was no reason. Because all people around me are adequate ”
“The first of my competitions is the regional championship. There were few girls there, in my weight category, there was nobody at all, but I was raised above – I lost one fight and won one there. My victories began two years later, and after two and a half years I became a master of sports. But! During these two and a half years, I lost a lot. The girls were very experienced, and I was a beginner, only came and constantly lost. I already thought of throwing, because I constantly come from the competitions, the trainers ask how they performed there. And constantly: “Natasha has lost,” “Natasha has lost,” “Natasha has lost” … And then there were victories. But it’s always very difficult to win ”
“After the World Cup for some time, I stopped doing because I was also traumatized with health problems. But now I’m slowly starting to enter the rhythm. I was generally told to do an operation and throw, because the trauma is serious: the torsion of the meniscus in the knee. Now my trainer is also trying some popular methods to offer. I do not want to pretend, but I plan to train further, because sport is my weakness “(Laughs)
“All normal coaches are harsh. If the coach is not strict, then he does not care. And if all the same, when talented children come to the coach, he will miss it, but they will simply disappear ”
“A lot depends on the coach. I’m really glad to have got to Vadim Holub, because it’s unrealistic to spend as much time as he does with us. In addition to training, in our free time, we have a variety of trips on bicycles, jogging and so on. I think he does not have time for a family and a rest »
“Now I am already training the children myself. And I am a strict coach. (Laughs) Children say I’m bad. And I answer them: “I am now a bad coach, and when I go to the competition and win, I will be a good coach.” If I do not force them, then I’ll be good now, and then bad. After such explanations, they understand and begin to engage in good faith ”
“Of course, it’s better to start playing sports as early as possible. I asked my mother why she had not given me to a sports school before. I could have already achieved more. But, apparently, it was necessary. Could not get to the coach ”
“I have a lot of ideas. I am interested in useful nutrition, and in our city there is practically no such thing, this is not the focus. I would like, for example, to do something related to vegetarianism, with veganism. Or waste recycling companies. Unfortunately, this is not too much about now: for our people the main thing is profit ”
“I have my own secrets of healthy eating, and I advise a lot on how to do it right. Girls say fatty. I do not convince them that they are normal. Fat – work! I am telling the truth. When asked what to eat, what not to eat, I try to explain everything in two words. But, in fact, you can eat everything, only controlled. I used to eat very well before myself, but I did not know that. Therefore, I did not have strength, I did not give results in sports. I will say exactly that you can not sit on the diet at all, then from this hell of a circle you do not break out at all (Laughs) After a diet, you gain even more, especially after some cucumber ”
“For 15 years, I began to read all sorts of incredibly interesting books. The most important thing that I have done for myself from read books is to change my thoughts. I can advise authors such as Esther and Jerry Hicks. They tell about the law of attraction, about the power of thought. I started reading them and now I’m telling everyone that you need to think about good things altogether. I also love to come to my parents in my spare time. Just in my family of five children, I’m the oldest”
“From the age of 18 he left his parents. Due to the fact that I am the oldest, then was babysitting, but there was silence and calm. It’s easier for me to communicate with young children, because I have some experience. Still, it’s cool when there’s a big family when they embrace each other and say they love. And there was such a joke that my little sister thought that I was not at all from their family. I came to them, and when a friend called me, she says: “Natasha, tell your mother that you are with us.” I could not yet prove to her that her mom and dad are my parents ”
“I have no idols. I just like to watch a video, as others compete, but no more. I can listen to some information about athletes, especially Ukrainians. Everyone has his own: his way, technique, his life ”
“Small athletes need to understand certain things: if you like something, you will be doing it, not looking at injury or lack of time. But if you do not like it – take care of something else »
“I like the nature, the city around Zhytomyr. Especially in the forest, on the rocks, where we go. In Denyshi such energy! In the water park I really like to walk. It is nice that now our city is changing, and it’s cool ”
Translated by Aliona Matushevich