La cină. Cu Ionela Năstase și David Popovici.

We know David Popovici from races. From seconds. From records. From the moments when we hold our breath with him and then jump off the couch when he touches the pool wall first. But the man doesn't fit into a scoreboard. "I had come to feel quite empty inside. I had come to feel like I was done with the game." At just 22 years old, David talks about success and failure with a maturity that makes you think. About the pressure of representing a country, about fear, about money, about love, about the people without whom he wouldn't have gotten where he is. "I keep my medals in some transparent, roomy boxes." In this episode of "La cină" you will not only find out how many medals he has and where he keeps them. You will discover what goes on in his mind a few moments before the start, what the performance cost him and what life looks like after winning almost everything there was to win. "While I was breathing, so everything was happening very quickly, I was saying: There's no way the American can win. These people always win, they've been winning since I was little. I have to win too someday. I mean, come on, Romania, come on! (...) With pride, I also represent Romania." A conversation about sports, but especially about life. About ambition and balance. About how to remain human when millions of people are watching you. "My coach always told me not to let success go to my head and failure go down to my heart." Perhaps this is, after all, one of the most important lessons that David Popovici brings to our table. 🎥 Cooking with meaning. Speaking with soul. Food that brings you closer to who you are. 🔔 Subscribe for more delicious and creative recipes from Chef Adi Hădean! 👉🏻 ✅ Subscribe for: – Video recipes explained simply – Tricks from the professional kitchen – Podcasts with substance and special guests – Seasonal, local, Romanian and international cooking – Personal perspectives on gastronomy and life 📲 Adi Hădean on Social Media: 👉   / adihadean   👉   / adihadean   👉   / adihadean   👉 https://adihadean.ro/