For Simone Giannelli's birthday: Bubi superstar

How do you become a superstar? Of course, talent is one thing. The head, the attitude is another matter. Only if the mix of these two ingredients is right can the difficult jump to the top be successful. This is the case with Simone Giannelli.

“Outstanding” and “magical” Example: Sunday, the Italian national volleyball team's Olympic debut against France - and also Simone Giannelli's first game at the games with the five rings. The “Azzurri” clearly win 3-0, Giannelli is once again in a class of his own in the setter position. The media showered him with praise, the Dolomites spoke of an outstanding performance, the Italian sports portal oasport.it even described Giannelli as magical. And himself? He let the hymns of praise roll off him like a rock bounces off water and spoke with the experience of a 30-year-old. “We have to stay on the ground. If we play like we did today (Sunday, editor's note), we can beat everyone - but if we let up even a little bit, it can all be over quickly." This down-to-earth attitude, this humble nature, brought Giannelli to where he is at the moment - namely to the top of the volleyball circuit. Quite a few experts place him in the top 5 of the best players in the world. And all of this at just 20 years old.

A coincidence led him to volleyball The sports enthusiast from Bolzano only discovered his great passion by chance. When his sister Martina started playing volleyball at Neugries, Giannelli served as a training partner one day - and immediately realized that he liked the game. Also because he was very talented at it. At the age of 14, he moved to the court of the renowned volleyball club Trento, where he won title after title as a youth and quickly showed that he was an exceptional talent.

Shortly after his national team debut, he took his Matura exam On October 27, 2013, Giannelli finally made his Serie A debut at the tender age of 17 years and two months. The ball started rolling. In the following season he was part of the starting line-up for the professional team, even won the championship title and was named most valuable player in the final series. The beginning of a turbulent summer, and not just because of his Matura exam, which he took a few days after his national team debut in the World League. Rather, this was due to third place at the European Championships, where Giannelli was voted the best player, and second place at the World Cup in Japan. With that, the man from Bolzano had finally reached the highest spheres of the volleyball world.

The head of the Italian national team At first glance you might not notice that he is making his Olympic debut in Rio. In the Italian team, Giannelli is the undisputed control center, gives his passes with the precision of a Swiss watch and often drives the opposing blocks crazy due to his unpredictable style of play. His answer to the question of what he expects from the Olympic Games , is another indication of this , how come Giannelli's rapid rise was by no means coincidental or fortunate. “I want a medal. Just being there is definitely not enough for me.” Happy birthday.

Thomas Debelyak, Sports News

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For Simone Giannelli's birthday: Bubi superstar

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