Sport Views Podcast replay - Rob Haans - part 1/2 - An unique athlete with gold medals and the importance of following your own drive to have fun in sports and martial arts

This is a two-part interview with Rob Haans who has a long and unique career and many stories to tell for us at the Sport Views Podcast!

In this first part of the interview, you will learn that it is possible to change the sport in your late teenagers and you will also learn that you can take a long break and get back into the sport successfully. Rob will also share why he changed weight classes 3 times and won gold at all of them! Furthermore, Rob will share why the team is key for success and that planning will help you find time to relax. And of course much more, here are some highlights:

8.20 - Rob’s first sports memory when he cried at the first judo classes

13.10 - From his first judo classes at 5 years old to the injury that changed him

20.10 - Got invited to the national team

22.20 - What Judo and Jujitsu are

26.40 - His first international medals and then why he took a 4 years break and made a comeback in a new weight class

39.30 - The feeling of changing a weight class a third time

49.00 - How does a day look like for an athlete

59.35 - Why his passion is to compete and being nervous

1.08.45 - The memorable sports object, his first gi (gear), with a special feature

Video with Rob's journey

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