The King os Sweden Payed visit to the hall just to see the great karelin
September 19, marks the 50th anniversary of the Hero of Russia, three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, State Duma deputy Alexander Karelin. About the memories of his sports career and his life friendship with WRESTRUS.RU correspondent Tigran Avanyan was told by the four-time Olympic champion in biathlon Alexander Tikhonov.
"Departing from Minsk, from the birth of Alexander Medved, to Altai, on Alexander Karelin's birthday, I want to make a responsible statement that I'm a happy man!" Exclaimed Alexander Tikhonov.- One 80, another 50, and both, like me - Alexandra! Somewhere in 1968, I was fortunate enough to get acquainted with Alexander Vasilievich, although I began to admire this person a little earlier - when in Novosibirsk at the USSR championship the finals of the heavyweights "Medved-Ivanitsky" were seen straight from the carpet. And I met Karelin a little later. And I am a happy man - after all, I was fortunate to be friends with two giants of free and Greco-Roman wrestling. To repeat the successes of Karelin and the Bear will be very difficult! You probably know what was in our time the felling between the "Dynamo" and CSKA, and I was taken in a car for the prisoners, so that the army team would not intercept me and not be taken to the army. A similar chase was for Sasha. "
"I flew to Stockholm in 1993 for the Greco-Roman wrestling world championships, and you can imagine - the King of Sweden came to the hall with his wife just to see Karelin!" Continued Alexander Tikhonov.During the bout, Sasha cracked a rib - but he continued the fight and gnawed victories! At that time there were large video cameras, and I constantly ran to the outlet and charged the battery to record Sasha's fight and how the king awarded him a gold medal! To see such moments is already like a birthday, like an anniversary! Sasha would have won the fourth Olympics, too, if there were no idiocy with rules. But now it is already in the distant past, and I want to say something else. Communicate with Karelin - great pleasure: he is well-read, has an excellent life position in all respects. And you know what happiness it was when I, the representative of the Novossibrsk "Dynamo", finished my sports career - and we still have victorious traditions in the person of Karelin. I wish Sasha health - let him live to 80, and to 100, and in this respect will beat all the records. "
"The most important feature of Sasha is respect for the elders," said Alexander Tikhonov, " It's always emphasized in any company.And in any event, during any feast - if God forbid there is no Karelin or Tikhonov - then this is an ordinary event ( And if we are in the hall together - the events last for three or four hours longer than planned, as Sasha says, we both grew up between two nuclear reactors.We want to wish the Novosibirsk region in honor of the 80th anniversary so that in our native lands we will grow up one more Karelin and Tycho SVA, which prolavili our hometown and great Russia! "
"Just a minute, I want to wish him something else, " smiled Alexander Tikhonov.- Let Sasha be more confident in the State Duma. For the benefit of Russia. Let him always speak as it should, do not hesitate to criticize. We live in such a great power - and let everything be as in the Arab Emirates! "
"Departing from Minsk, from the birth of Alexander Medved, to Altai, on Alexander Karelin's birthday, I want to make a responsible statement that I'm a happy man!" Exclaimed Alexander Tikhonov.- One 80, another 50, and both, like me - Alexandra! Somewhere in 1968, I was fortunate enough to get acquainted with Alexander Vasilievich, although I began to admire this person a little earlier - when in Novosibirsk at the USSR championship the finals of the heavyweights "Medved-Ivanitsky" were seen straight from the carpet. And I met Karelin a little later. And I am a happy man - after all, I was fortunate to be friends with two giants of free and Greco-Roman wrestling. To repeat the successes of Karelin and the Bear will be very difficult! You probably know what was in our time the felling between the "Dynamo" and CSKA, and I was taken in a car for the prisoners, so that the army team would not intercept me and not be taken to the army. A similar chase was for Sasha. "
"I flew to Stockholm in 1993 for the Greco-Roman wrestling world championships, and you can imagine - the King of Sweden came to the hall with his wife just to see Karelin!" Continued Alexander Tikhonov.During the bout, Sasha cracked a rib - but he continued the fight and gnawed victories! At that time there were large video cameras, and I constantly ran to the outlet and charged the battery to record Sasha's fight and how the king awarded him a gold medal! To see such moments is already like a birthday, like an anniversary! Sasha would have won the fourth Olympics, too, if there were no idiocy with rules. But now it is already in the distant past, and I want to say something else. Communicate with Karelin - great pleasure: he is well-read, has an excellent life position in all respects. And you know what happiness it was when I, the representative of the Novossibrsk "Dynamo", finished my sports career - and we still have victorious traditions in the person of Karelin. I wish Sasha health - let him live to 80, and to 100, and in this respect will beat all the records. "
"The most important feature of Sasha is respect for the elders," said Alexander Tikhonov, " It's always emphasized in any company.And in any event, during any feast - if God forbid there is no Karelin or Tikhonov - then this is an ordinary event ( And if we are in the hall together - the events last for three or four hours longer than planned, as Sasha says, we both grew up between two nuclear reactors.We want to wish the Novosibirsk region in honor of the 80th anniversary so that in our native lands we will grow up one more Karelin and Tycho SVA, which prolavili our hometown and great Russia! "
"Just a minute, I want to wish him something else, " smiled Alexander Tikhonov.- Let Sasha be more confident in the State Duma. For the benefit of Russia. Let him always speak as it should, do not hesitate to criticize. We live in such a great power - and let everything be as in the Arab Emirates! "
