Read the interview we had with volleyball player Maria Tirtiraki from Greece, who has been training volleyball for more than 10 years.
1. Can you tell us something about yourself? What is your name, how old are you and where are you from?
"My name is Maria Tirtiraki, I am Greek and I was born in Volos on February 3, 2006. I also have passion, fighting spirit and discipline in what I do. I successfully passed the Pro-National K16 level in Mouzaki, where 30 selected athletes from all over Greece and my call to the Pre-National Κ18 team is my reward for many hours of hard training."
2. When did you become interested in volleyball and when did you start training?
"As the daughter of a volleyball player and volleyball coach, I held a volleyball in my hands from a very young age. From the age of three or four as a game with my dad and then at the age of six I enrolled in the academies of Niki Volos."
3. How much are you tall and what position do you play?
"I have a height of 170 cm and I play in the position of libero."
4. Who are your idols in sports in general and who in volleyball?
"The only thing I would say is to become better than my father who I have as idiol . I don't have a idiol, but two favorite volleyball players are Tijana Boskovic and Gabi Guimaraes."
5. Are you a member of a volleyball club and if so, which club?
"I started volleyball at the Niki Volos academies, later I transferred to Argo Volos and from last December I transferred to Filathlitiko Larissas, a club I am still in."
6. Can you single out some success and tell us more about it?
"Successes with my team I would say our participation in some quarter-final matches of Panhellenic k20 but for me success is my improvement in the sport with the help of my team."
7. What are your plans for the future in terms of volleyball?
"My plans for the future are to reach as high as possible.To play in as many countries as I can abroad and in the best leagues. Also, with volleyball in my DNA and a lot of appetite for hard work in training, it would be a great honor and a great pleasure to be able to one day wear the uniform with the national emblem which is also my dream."
8. Would you recommend the younger generation of boys and girls to try volleyball?
"Of course I would recommend that kids try volleyball like all sports to find what suits them and love it without having to force it if they don't like it."
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