Rome, 22 December (LaPresse) – "My phrase “Pain is fuel”? I was referring to the many times I failed to perform at my best, to seize an opportunity. My career has been marked by this desire for redemption when I couldn't be myself: that's why I felt pain in my soul.‘ So said Sofia Goggia in an interview with Repubblica after her victory in the World Cup Super-G in Val d'Isère. After finishing eighth in the downhill, ’I was very angry,‘ she said, ’and I still am, despite this victory. Saturday was not an easy day in terms of managing my emotions. Once I got back to my room, I cried: I know very well that this is not an appropriate reaction for an athlete of my age, but in my opinion, it just means that even at 33, I still care a lot about not ending a race like that." She revealed that she sent a message to Gian Piero Gasperini and "I also wrote to him this morning (yesterday, ed.), knowing that he had lost to Juve. Although he is the Roma coach, he is someone who has given so much to the city of Bergamo. Let's just say that I have deep respect and gratitude towards him. We exchange messages from time to time, I told him that phrase about pain and petrol and he said he agreed, in fact he said that we are similar in our reactions."
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