Namita Nayyar:
It is known that you had fought back in matches with sheer determination against all odds and returned to win. How you were able to overcome a mental block when your team was trailing and then reverse the final outcome of the match in your favor and what advice you can give to a fellow sportsperson in a similar situation?
Alberta Santuccio:
I have always been a fighter and I hardly ever give up. For me, an assault is never over until the last hit is put in, whether it’s mine or the opponent’s. It’s not about overcoming mental blocks, but simply believing in what you are doing! Because if we don’t believe in it in the first place nothing is possible!
Namita Nayyar:
You won your first individual World Cup gold medal at the 2022 event in Budapest, Hungary, and being part of Team Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics won a bronze medal in the Team épée fencing and also won numerous other awards. How do you remain so humble and lovable? Success has not made you the least arrogant and proud which is mostly with all the celebrity stars.
Alberta Santuccio:
Fortunately, I grew up with values that were first taught to me by my family and then by sport. I’m a very outgoing girl, but at the same time shy and reserved in some situations, sometimes I was mistaken for arrogant but fortunately they all changed their minds because it’s not an adjective that really characterizes me!!!
Namita Nayyar:
In 2015, you came back from ninth place to beat Russia 40–36 in the 2015 European Games for a bronze medal. What were your thoughts when you were down at Ninth place what motivated you to reach greater heights by winning the bronze medal and reversed the outcome of the match?
Alberta Santuccio:
I still remember that competition, it was exciting to win that medal with my team at that time. I got on the piste in the last bout that would have awarded the bronze medal with several strokes of disadvantage and as I said before what characterizes me is determination. When I started shooting I had only one goal: to win! And the more I recovered, the more my teammates jumped for joy and the more I charged.
Namita Nayyar:
Five athletic leisure brands you love to wear.
Alberta Santuccio:
Nike, Adidas, New balance, Ascia, Under Armour
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