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Paola Egonu: “My secrets to becoming stars”

It is not a spoiler, but it starts from the bottom: «If this thing makes you happy, do it: if it doesn’t make you feel good, forget it, it makes no sense. Which is nothing but the secret to shine like stars ». This is the last and most important of the tips Paola Egonu collected in the book 18 secrets to becoming starswritten with Emanuele Giulianelli and published by Il battello a steam.

The book by one of the strongest Italian volleyball players is dedicated to her grandfather “who taught me to dream”. Dreaming means chasing your dreams, your passions. For Paola Egonu the answer is volleyball, but the invitation is to follow passions and personal inclinationswith a positive attitude and, even if it takes a lot of effort, “to find what you can’t wait to do”.

“In this book I will talk about the importance of team spirit and how to manage defeats but also sleep, homesickness and how to deal with criticism. In this book there will be Paola and all the shades of her »wrote the blue volleyball player on Instagram.

Which tips did we like the most? The first of course: to eat and sleep. You need a routine and you have to find it within yourself to get the right balance. The third is about friendship: “You can’t be friends with everyone”, but you can still build a team. The fourth is also fundamental: “In sport as in life, everything never goes smoothly”. And the fifth: “In volleyball I’m nobody without my partners.”

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Source: Vanity Fair

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