“This was my dream. At one time I collected bottles; I came from Volgograd to St. Petersburg alone, without my parents – there was nothing to eat. We had to collect bottles and return them. And with this money, pennies, I bought myself bread, bread, tea. And this is how he lived. Then my mother came to me from Volgograd. We rented a room in a communal flat. With mice, rats. Some people were drunk, drug addicts, I always saw the police coming. And I decided for my children, when I win, when I start earning money, I can pay, I decided to build an ice rink.
I wanted to do this for the children. Since my sons are also growing up, they do skateboarding, also for them. I remember very well how difficult it was for me. When I walked around in torn pants and torn sneakers, when Anton Sikharulidze came to me – he is seven years older than me – and saw that I was in torn ones, he took a bag of next day of his things. They were too big for me, but I was so happy, I was so motivated, I started training,” told Plushenko.
2024-10-11 11:53:00
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