“I Started Volleyball To Get Better Grades In School” – Hena Kurtagić | Tie-Break Volleyball Podcast

Hena Kurtagić is one of the most talented middle blockers of her generation. Playing for Vero Volley Milano and the Serbian national team, she has quickly become one of the most exciting young players in world volleyball thanks to her physical presence, blocking ability, and strong personality on the court. In this episode of Tie-Break, I’m really excited to welcome her to talk about her journey, her mindset, and her experience at the highest level of volleyball. In this episode of Tie-Break, we’re going to talk about: Her life outside of volleyball Growing up in Serbia and starting volleyball Leaving Serbia to play in France with Nantes The Serbian national team Playing against top clubs like Conegliano and Novara The evolution of modern volleyball The difference between good setters and the very best Nutrition, mindset, and dealing with losses Her goals and ambitions for the future And many more topics. Make sure to subscribe and turn on notifications — new episodes drop every week. Let’s grow volleyball together and make the sport bigger than ever. For partnerships and sponsorship opportunities: 📩 [email protected] My Social Networks : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeromevolle... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeromevolleyb... Timecodes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:46 Afraid of Sharing Personal Life ? 00:03:46 Hena outside of volleyball 00:04:40 Volleyball Beginnings 00:09:36 Volleyball in Serbia 00:13:24 Leaving Serbia for Nantes, France 00:17:53 Growing up in the sport 00:21:41 Playing against Novara with Nantes 00:22:41 Were you watching volleyball? 00:23:31 Meeting & playing with your idols 00:27:27 Serbian Volleyball National Team 00:31:02 Transfers & team switching in volleyball 00:32:36 Facing Conegliano 00:36:01 Is the game faster in Italy? 00:39:18 Differences between good setters and the top 10 00:41:50 Eating well & food quality 00:43:22 Your goals 00:47:35 How do you deal with losses? 00:51:05 Tie-Break!