There is a moment when the fame of a champion crosses national borders and establishes him as a world star. This is what has been happening to us in recent months Jannik Sinnerpraised by fans no longer only in Italy but by tennis enthusiasts wherever he goes to play in the world. What if The Team invent a nickname for him (Sinnerminator) means that that transition has occurred. To be a universal champion, however, it is not enough to be number 1 in a sport, something more is needed. As Valentino Rossi and Alberto Tombathe boy from Sesto Pusteria has become a symbol of Italianness. A new Italianness. Tomba and Rossi had in common, albeit years apart, a particular communicative ability accompanied by irregular gestures during and away from competitions: a bit “Gascone” the Bolognese who was the first to make skiing spectacular , the Tavullia phenomenon which transformed the MotoGP track into a “circus” for the media was provocative. Always smiling, loved but also hated, certainly never anonymous. Sinner is another type of Italian: cold, methodical, perfectionist, already focused on the next goal. But also ready to melt into a smile and gestures of attention towards a ball boy or an opponent. They are also impassive when, as in Monte Carlo, they suffer an injustice due to an oversight by the referee. Sinner is more reminiscent of another Italian who became an international idol: Yuri Chechi. Legendary is the gesture with which at the Athens Olympics our “lord of the rings” dramatically raised the arms of the Bulgarian Jordan Jovčev indicating him as the winner of the Olympic gold in open dispute with the referees who had awarded first place to the home athlete. Chechi won a historic bronze (he was 34 years old and had just recovered from an injury that would have ended the career of any other athlete) and became a champion of sport. It’s not easy to please fans of other nations, especially if there is a rivalry. But someone succeeded. Among the Italians, Giacomo Agostini certainly also succeeded, recognized as the greatest motorcycle rider of all time. Among the footballers, a space should be dedicated to Paolo Maldini And Paolo Rossi. But perhaps the athlete who, more than any other, has made sportsmen and women all over the world fall in love with him is Pietro Mennea: apparently slender but very determined, he made generations enthusiastic about his self-sacrifice in the pursuit of athletic perfection. His world record over 200 meters was one of the longest in the history of athletics: it stood for 17 years but his fame continued beyond that. Silent, reserved and at times shy, just like Sinner. The boy from Sesto Pusteria still has a long way to go but also examples to inspire him so as not to get lost and continue to amaze.
John
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