AndA 12-year-old watched sports videos on YouTube. He sees a skier standing on a slab of snow on the ridge, with the abyss in front of him. The man pushes himself away, swings in the narrow crack, leaps into the abyss with a somersault. The snow slab breaks off behind him. “Wow, great”, exclaims the teenager, “I want it too”.
Dietrich Mateschitz inspired young people. He has pushed generations of athletes to give free rein to their passion, to develop their talent, to discover what they can achieve. On Sundays you can read and listen to these tributes from the world of sport. They come from all corners of the world. The tenor: great gratitude for the effect of the Austrian, who died on Saturday at the age of 78 due to a serious illness. “Dietrich Mateschitz”, says the sporting director of the Red Bull Formula 1 team, Helmut Marko, “was an exceptional personality. He has shaped the sport in a significant way.”
