Who are these firsts, stars and champions, the lucky few? Or can everyone be the best? If it doesn't work out now and you don't know where to start, it's very difficult to believe in success. Leave a dream just a play of imagination or create your own path out of it? It turns out that it's up to you to decide. “Mom brought me to gymnastics. I was a hyperactive child, stood on my head all the time, did not know where to put my energy. Sport became the ideal solution, training took me over the top. " But imagine that his sports career will become golden in the history of world gymnastics, then no one could.
Alexei's childhood was not cloudless: they lived together with their mother in a small family on the outskirts of Togliatti, and there were enough difficulties. Nemov admits that his dreams could not have come true without the support of household members: in childhood - a loving mother, later - his most devoted companion, wife of Galina. Absolute belief in his talent and success, the family's habit of always sticking together and standing up for each other like a mountain are the secret ingredients of the victories of an outstanding athlete.
“In that group of gymnastics school, where I got, out of eight people, I was in ninth place. In general, I didn't have any special data, - says Nemov. - But I was very coordinated, this is the only plus, thanks to which they probably did not dare to kick me out of artistic gymnastics. And relations with peers were not easy, the offensive "fatherlessness" was heard more than once in his address.
Today Alexey is raising two sons, Alexei and Dmitry, and his wife's son from his first marriage, Eugene. Galina says that her husband's father turned out to be exemplary: caring and loving. Sports records He does not expect from the guys, but supports them in all their endeavors: “Our elder is artistic in nature, and the younger, Dima, is energetic and persistent. While we are observing what they have a soul for, and trying to help in everything! "
At one time, the dream of a young athlete Alexei Nemov to get to the Olympics and win it seemed unrealizable to many, similar to the fantasies of his peers about becoming an astronaut. But compromises were not part of the athlete's plans: champion character and hard training did the trick. In 1989, when Alexey got into the youth team Soviet Union, he felt that the goal was closer than ever. “When I arrived at the Krugloye Lake sports base, where our Olympic team trained, for the first time I personally saw my idols, who were hanging in my bedroom on posters! Probably, from that moment on, I really felt that this is a reality, that dreams can be made a reality. " There Alexey met his future wife: “Galina worked as an administrator at the Lake Krugloye base. When she looked into the hall, no matter how hard I tried to impress her, I did this on the uneven bars! We immediately realized that this was fate. I had to go through Galina's divorce from her first husband, but our love helped to cope with everything. "
There are no victories without defeats, this is known to all athletes. In 1995, at the European Championship, when Alexei was ahead of his rivals by more than a point, at the next stage the coach suggested that he make a standard program that would guarantee victory. “I said: 'No, we will do the complex program that we were preparing.' It so happened that I fell three times on a projectile and ended up in ninth place. I didn't know what to do, I was very upset, of course, I was crying in the locker room. But then I pulled myself together, because there were still the final competitions. As a result, I had to win three gold medals, - the athlete recalls with a smile. “How else, I had to prove to everyone that I didn’t give up, I’m moving on.”
The habit of taking risks and doing everything to the maximum remained with Alexey forever. This is exactly how the next year Olympic Games in Atlanta Nemov becomes double olympic champion (receives two gold, one silver and three bronze medals), and in 2000 in Sydney he will become the absolute Olympic champion, having won six medals.
The path to the dream was not straightforward and simple, but the athlete is grateful to everyone who supported him, and even to those who doubted him. “Someone did not believe in me, they said:“ Yes, nothing will come of you ”. And that stimulated me too. Sometimes you yourself lose faith, and therefore a lot here depends on your relatives. For me - from my mother, for whom I tried, thanks to whom I went to gymnastics ... She inspired me all the time, said: "Lesha, sonny, you will succeed, everything will be fine." I am infinitely grateful to my coach Yevgeny Grigorievich Nikolko, who led me from the fourth grade. And the guys with whom I was in the team - they also, of course, inspired me. "
“What else am I dreaming about now? Sorry, I won't speak, otherwise it won't come true, ”laughs Nemov.
Critics and rivals will always be with your ambitions, and it will be difficult at times. Then the time comes to show character and prove loyalty to the dream. It is she who decides whether you will be tomorrow at the pinnacle of success or stay behind after another defeat. After all, the winner is the one who gets up one time more than falls.
This person can already be called a veteran of the Russian national artistic gymnastics team. The well-known athlete Alexei Nemov achieved success not due to some favorable moments and luck, but in spite of everything. The whole point is that even in childhood, he received a serious injury. Having fallen and hitting his back on an iron bucket, he, it would seem, could no longer hope for any achievements in sports. However, he was able to prove to absolutely everyone that no obstacles hindered him on the way to success.
The first attempt to enter the gymnastic group was unsuccessful
Athlete Alexei Nemov was born on May 28, 1976 in Mordovia, in one of the villages called Barashevo. After a while, he and his family left to live in Togliatti. And it seemed that he was destined to become a hockey player, since the local Lada performed successfully in the top division, and numerous players successfully showed themselves abroad. However, at the age of 4, Alexey Nemov decided to go to artistic gymnastics... But from the first time they refused to accept him into the gymnastic group. And the whole point was that they brought him in early - he was still too small.
A cheeky but promising gymnast
A year and a half later, the well-known trainer Irina Shestakova announced the recruitment to the gymnastics group. She tried to find children in kindergartens, asked the teachers about who and how they showed themselves. And in one of the children's institutions that Irina looked into, Alexey Nemov was brought up. From that moment on, his biography began to be replenished with sports achievements.
And they noticed Alexei quite simply. When the teachers gathered all the children, it turned out that one was missing. According to one of the executives, Alexei tumbled in the games room. And the athlete himself tried to smoke at this time. But they did not punish him. He was taken to the gymnastics group for "re-education". According to the coach, he studied satisfactorily. His data were not too high. But with it it was the opposite. According to the coaching magazine, Alexey was a cocky, impudent, but promising gymnast.
If Alexei is asked about whether his mother admires him, then he always answers this question in the negative. According to the athlete, she always knew what he would be in the future. At the same time, he always adds that he loves her very much, since she raised him completely alone. The father left the family at a time when Lesha was very young.
First achievements in the sports arena
In 1996, Alexei Nemov received his first gold at the Olympic Games. The Olympics were held in Atlanta at the time. The athlete became a two-time champion. After four years, Alexey went to the Sydney Olympics and again won gold medals in duplicate. Accordingly, the fans expected new victories from the performances at the games in Athens. And Alexey Nemov did not let them down. 2004 was a difficult year for him. To the delight of the spectators, the athlete completed the most difficult program, which, according to experts, others could not even dream of. However, the judges had a completely different opinion.
The scandal that erupted at the Athens Olympics
Of course, it should be noted that the all-around was always too difficult for our athlete. However, it’s not so bad that as a result we don’t even get one of the winners. There were bad marks after the performance on the crossbar. The points that were given to our gymnast will subsequently be called unprecedented. Numerous TV viewers from all over the world watched Alexei Nemov receive clearly underestimated marks from the judges, who, after a while, nevertheless raised them. However, the final score was still not enough to be among the winners.
The athlete was amazed at the support from the audience
The audience did not like it, and they began to boo the decision judging panel... It was decided to stop the competition as a result of the fans' actions. When another athlete approached the projectile, there was no order in the stands. People whistled, shouted and demanded justice. It should be noted that there were not so many fans from the Russian side. Alexey was amazed at this situation. He went to the platforms again and thanked the audience for the good attitude towards him, for the support they provided. However, the situation did not subside, and the American athlete could not start his performance.
After the Olympics, you need to rest in order to start training again with new strength.
The audience calmed down only after Alexey personally asked them about it. Subsequently, all sports experts, and simple people, more than once said that the athlete was unfairly deprived of medals. As a result, Alexei took only fifth place. Naturally, it was insulting. And Alexey Nemov did not hide this. The biography of the great gymnast contains three trips to the Olympics. And in all these games he showed himself from the very better side... After the Athenian Games, the gymnast wanted to take a break from the stress he was going through. And this could be done only in the family, in the society of people dear to him. And after rest, you can start training again, with renewed vigor and fresh emotions. Alexey Nemov did not speak about the termination of his career at that time.
Athlete's personal life
Alexei met his wife at the base in Moscow. At first, there was no question of anything serious between them. The relationship was friendly. Galya, which is the name of the gymnast's wife, worked as an administrator at the training base. And she already had a husband and a son. They just talked to each other, Alexey consulted about his personal life, and Galya tried to help him.
After a while, Alexey began to realize that he missed Gala more and more. Then he even gave her perfume in order to guess by the scent whether she was at work or not. This all lasted for two years. And none of the lovers could take the first step, they thought that there was just friendship between them. Feelings stayed under big secret... However, after a while, Alexei announced that he was no longer going to train at the base. For Gali, this was the solution to all problems. There was no need for a divorce. And her mother-in-law considered her marriage to be happy. And it seems that everything should calm down.
However, after winning the Olympics, gymnast Alexei Nemov returned to the base and invited Gala to go with him to Togliatti. She, without thinking twice, packed her things, took her son with her and went to Alexei.
The gymnast is not going to regret his choice
A month later, the athlete again went to the competition in France. And just right for Galya to fall into depression, since her beloved is not around, she left the family and is in an unfamiliar city. The two of them literally ticked off the clock until the meeting, madly missing each other.
The gymnast's way back lay through the capital. There he was supposed to spend the night and fly the next day by plane to Togliatti. However, without hesitation, he took the car and rushed home at breakneck speed in the downpour. His coach went with him. As a result, he came to his beloved a day earlier, which was very happy. Alexey never doubted the correctness of his choice and is not going to doubt the future.
Some time after the competition in France was over, the young couple formalized their relationship.
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