brigitta radacsi: moving from a small floorball country to one of the top 4
Sport was always part of my life. I started to play floorball in 2002 switching from basketball to that time newly developing sport in Hungary. I loved it from the beginning and settled big dreams that I wanted to achieve.
It is much easier to be a national team player of a small floorball country comparing to the Top 4 nations although the conditions in a small country are harder and not comparable (lack of equipment, sport halls, financial support and number of players). I always wanted to reach my limits and know the highest level that I can get to. The atmosphere of the international tournaments, especially the Czech Open and the World Championship games were always inspirational and several times my thoughts run on the possibility of playing abroad.
It is much easier to be a national team player of a small floorball country comparing to the Top 4 nations although the conditions in a small country are harder and not comparable (lack of equipment, sport halls, financial support and number of players). I always wanted to reach my limits and know the highest level that I can get to. The atmosphere of the international tournaments, especially the Czech Open and the World Championship games were always inspirational and several times my thoughts run on the possibility of playing abroad.
2009 was one of the most successful years of my career. Hungary played the WFC B-division final in Sweden, I was selected to the B all-star team and in the meantime I was preparing to transfer to Czech Republic to play for Herbadent Praha 11. I got lot of support from the team and I will never forget the feeling of wearing the new jersey and scoring my first goal. Unfortunately I soon injured my knee seriously, my cross ligament was broken and I decided to go back to Budapest in order to have enough time for recovery. Despite the difficulties, I never gave up my dream to play in the Top 4!
In 2013 I moved to Switzerland and the last two seasons I played in NLA with FB Riders. The integration was easy because the team had lot of foreign players that time. Last year we played the Swiss Cup Final against Dietlikon. Even though we lost 2-3, this was the biggest and unforgettable experience on a club level, which was worth all the effort and hard work!
Are there challenges of living and playing abroad? Of course, it is not always easy to start a new chapter in your life abroad, overcome the language barriers, new culture and accept the distance of family and friends. My experience however is a positive life changing thing which has led to a lot of rewards after settling down in Switzerland.
I will always think positively on the route that led me here and all the important persons (family, coaches, teammates, physios, sponsors) who helped me to reach my current level. I try to support my country with sharing the knowledge when I am at home or at the national team training camps.
If you have positive attitude and you work hard, your nationality doesn´t matter at the end, it is the performance that counts. Nothing is impossible :)
- Brigi
In 2013 I moved to Switzerland and the last two seasons I played in NLA with FB Riders. The integration was easy because the team had lot of foreign players that time. Last year we played the Swiss Cup Final against Dietlikon. Even though we lost 2-3, this was the biggest and unforgettable experience on a club level, which was worth all the effort and hard work!
Are there challenges of living and playing abroad? Of course, it is not always easy to start a new chapter in your life abroad, overcome the language barriers, new culture and accept the distance of family and friends. My experience however is a positive life changing thing which has led to a lot of rewards after settling down in Switzerland.
I will always think positively on the route that led me here and all the important persons (family, coaches, teammates, physios, sponsors) who helped me to reach my current level. I try to support my country with sharing the knowledge when I am at home or at the national team training camps.
If you have positive attitude and you work hard, your nationality doesn´t matter at the end, it is the performance that counts. Nothing is impossible :)
- Brigi
