As a Romanian, I must say that you can't even begin to imagine what this kid means to us. He's truly a ray of hope, and not JUST because of his amazing achievements (he's the first male swimmer in our country ever to medal at the World Championships), but more so because of his mindset and discourse. He really is our pride and joy!
Calm your tits! It's just swimming chief. Romania is just the way it was. We need economic rays of light. This kid just swims. You've heard too many Nadia, Hagi, Ivan stories. Plus he's a champ at one of the least entertaining sports ever. Kudos to him for the hard work, but champ or not, my life is just the same.
Stop the bullshit, please. As a romanian, i can tell you if David Popovici stops winning, the romanians will start insulting him just like they insult Halep, the football legend Hagi, etc. Ray of hope and mindset my ass lol, our country is full of idiots and we lie ourselves when surprises outta nowhere like Popovic win something. He is a pride to his parents and coaches, no one even cared about Popovic before he won the titles. Stop the bullshit.
@@lolahaur3611 wow dude that's bit harsh...but I can understand what you're saying as I've seen that happening to many heroes who stopped winning (i.e. that butterfly prodigy in Singapore). But hey man as a Chinese I'm moved by Popovic's performance. Beautiful technique, so much potential. True sportsmen are a ray of hope for all humans beyond nationality =D
Asa este. F rar intalnesti asemenea oameni.Eu nu am intalnit pe nimeni ca el si am 46 de ani. Are copilul asta un echilibru mental "out of this world"...
This is insane! At 17 years old, he is speaking a better English than all Romanian politicians and majority of my entire "Millennials" generation. This young guy should be on the Romanian History Books, as well in the all Mentality Studying books, for such a great mentality and powerful speech at his age. Only when our so called "leaders" are going to understand how important actually Sport is for our health and will start investing within Sport (Strategy, Infrastructure, Projects etc), only by then Romania is going to start doing better. Every single day via Social Media, Internet and TV we are receiving a "World" full of wrong role models like Influencers and Politicians and nothing about Great Doctors or Great Sport Ambassadors like David. This is actually the meaning of a "Role Model" and this is what young generations should take as a role model. Kudos for his Family, Coach and Teachers which were supporting you through your journey. God bless you and keep you healthy, David!
I was amazed by how thoughtful and well spoken he is for a young guy, and in a second language, no less! I look forward to watching him in the years to come.
I understand that he underwent a form of bilingual education where English is the 2nd language so it shouldn't be a surprise. Also, young people in Romania tend to use English in general bc Romania is an extremely Western oriented country, with heavy US culture influence. Other than that, I feel he has some skills himself and enjoyed studying English. Maybe he also has friends abroad that gave him the opportunity to encounter native speaking expressions and to assimilate them easily.
@@psihopedia It actually is a great surprise, if it so easy why don't you fluently speak Romanian ?🤣 We study English (in most primary schools) starting with second grade, but, 2 hours a week don't make such a big difference. We are following the British English Syllabus as it is an official language, considering the fact that US English, as well as Canadian/Australian English are just dialects. Please, don't pretend you know us Romanians, usually you aren't even able to put the finger on the map and show our country, not to say knowing our true history and implicitly our overall mentality. Keep your opinions to yourself, have a great day!
The romanian president rewarded him with "The Star of Romania", the highest rank medal in Romania , and as prize, the government gave him 200.000 Euro , for his performance in Budapest David said : " This is just the beginning"
I can say that I was lucky for the nice coincidence of working right in the hotel where all the European rowing teams are housed, including the Romanian team. so I was able to meet and get to know David (my compatriot) in person and take a selfie with him. 💪💪💪David
You are an amazing swimmer humble and mature! You are it David, I’ve never seen such a composed 17 year old! Congratulations to a very bright future! I can’t even imagine what you are going to do!
I'm not Romanian but for job I used to visit your country very often before Covid and I like your country very much. Furthermore my beauty consultant is also Romanian and she's simply out of this world. Coming back to Popovici he was simply stunning and I think he can also try 400 metres.
It's hard to put into words how proud I am of this guy, as a fellow Romanian. Sport isn't doing very well here at the moment. To see this kid rise from the dirt and be so natural at being no.1, in his humble and determined way, is a gift. Multumesc David, your Insta handle fits you well.
Bravo,David, suntem f mandri de tine. Keep up the good work. Proud to be a Romanian. A truly exceptional young man, he is one of a kind. Hard working, intelligent, speaking very good English. Your parents did a fantastic job raising you.
As a Canadian-Romanian I remember watching Ian Thorpe at the 2000 Olympics as well as the Aussies playing the air guitar after beating the Americans at the 4x100 relay and thought to myself, would I ever get to see a Romanian as talented as Ian Thorpe? I am so happy to have experienced David’s wins hopefully he comes close to Thorpe
Amazing to hear this young lad being so wise at the age of 17...a pride for the entire Romanian people, an inspiration for his generation! Bravo copile!
You can tell he reads a lot of good books and definitely listens to good music (Macanache and i can bet he likes 2Pac) The kid is already a legend in the swimming world at 17.....give him a couple of years he's an icon worldwide god bless 🙏💯
I watch every day, 3-4 times, the race. Every time I have emotions!!! I understand that he speak english so good because he learn at the bilingual school in Bucharest, english-romanian
Te iubim David ❤❤❤❤ Thank you for this ❤❤❤❤ We love you David from Romania , Bucharest send you much much much love❤❤❤. 🎉🎉 My kids say "" Waaw" thank you becose you are an inspiration not only for my kids but for all the kids❤❤❤. Te iubim, te așteptăm acasa și Dumnezeu să fie cu tine❤❤🙏❤❤❤💛💛💛💙💙💙
BRETT. Fantastic interview. I wish your podcast had more recognition. You having been an extremely successful swimmer and knowing the world of swimming just takes these interviews to another level. You know how to talk to these athletes and ask them the right questions always resulting in a fantastic interaction. Thank you for your work, it doesn’t go unnoticed. I am a former swimmer and just sports fan in general and I always find myself coming to your podcast and leave feeling inspired by these hardworking athletes. Btw the way this young man Carry’s himself and articulates his words is equally wonderful as his swimming.
You are such an inspiration David Popovici!!!! Thank you Brett for facilitating this for us. Romania is cool but doesn’t do much wave around swimming….they did for David tho, thank God! Looking forward to seeing this Star shine even brighter!!!! Te iubim David!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations for such an amazing interview! Congratulations goes for his amazing, out of the box thinking parents that given opportunity to talent to grow and shine! Of course David you have done a masterful job, amazing education and excellent interview! Mandra sa simt alaturi de tine victoria ta!👏🎉🥂
It's great to see David in an interview with someone who knows swimming. Back in Romania we got a bunch of segments talking about David but no one knew anything about the sport itself. I would've liked to drill him more about the 100m final, what that fist to the water meant right after, before he knew the result, if it was disappointment or relief that despite the fatigue he managed to stay in it. I'd just love to know more about what happpens in the mind of an athlete in a moment like that. He're hoping he achieves something amazing in Otopeni in a couple of weeks and he is "forced" to make the media tour again, haha! Thanks a lot Brett!
Great interview, thank you! David, esti deosebit nu numai ca si sportiv, dar si ca om ! Cum bine ai spus intr-un alt interviu, de mic copil … ai fost un copil mare…Mult succes si ramai focusat in continuare !
Exceptional "job", David, well-done/"professional" podcast, Brett! I have been watching you and David since last year...., being a mom of a girl who quited swimming ☹️ and of a boy who has been playing football 🤓. David, dacă urmărești asta și comentariile, sa știi ca toată țara și diaspora (am rude în Spania și Grecia) s-au uitat la tine și ne-ai făcut mândri! Mulțumim! Mulți copii de vârstă ta au mers și merg, în București, la înot și sper să apară mulți alți campioni! Ii mulțumim pentru implicare Cameliei Potec, care convinge autoritățile locale să aloce bani pentru acest sport! Am întâlnit-o la Bazinul de înot din sectorul 3 și la competițiile de inot la care am fost cu fata mea! Felicitări și lui Robert Glință, care este din orașul meu natal, Pitești! Acolo, când s-a inaugurat bazinul de înot, cred ca era în 1985, am luat primele mele lecții de înot, la vârsta de 12 ani. Baftă în continuare, David și Robert! 🇷🇴
Great interview. You ask the best questions and make the guest feel relaxed and really open up and share . David is an awesome athlete and very mature, well spoken person . I’m so happy you got this interview ! It deserves 1M views
A fast puppy among big dogs. Can't wait for this kid to put on some muscle and wreak havoc. O surpriza placuta sa vad ca pare si foarte istet. Mult succes!
Thank you for very good Interview. Hope his wish for an electric atmosphere in Bucharest will come true, because he deserves it. Hope his passion for swimming will grow even bigger for yearsto come. I think this interview should be listened to by all young Romanian and Kids in general, because it is such a great life lesson about succes and what it takes to achieve it. Congratulations David!
No need now to be proud of being a Romanian. Just be happy and grateful that such great Romanians and athletes exist. Be happy that the world still believe in and appreciate hard work, discipline and performance. All the best wishes to David and to his team, coach, family and teachers: Thank you for keep growing well behaved and well educated champions that inspire others. 👍
The 100 WR is definitely going to go down sooner than the 200 because there are 4 guys who have gone 47.1 or better now and all of them are young and capable of breaking 47, and Caeleb is already there and just a millimeter away from that WR mark. Nobody has even been in the same universe of the 200 WR until now, and young David still has a long way to go on that WR. Tom, Duncan, and Sunwoo are also there, but they are still all over 2 seconds away. I do think David has a great chance of breaking it though, he's so young and has his whole career ahead of him.
What if this wonderful young man would turn into the President of Romania when the swimming affair is over? What about bringing some innovation to this country? We could use it. A lot. Otherwise, we’re mesmerized by David Popovici as much as the entire world who watched his performances. Chapeau!
Respect and congratulations for your results and your attitude.I live Romania for 36 years and first time I ' m happy to see a REAL roumanian talent in sport ; after so many tzinani and machedoni who' re changed the roumanian image on the World. ; maybe not allways negative.
Wow! Incredibile interview! David is amazing, so talented, self confident, powerful, such inspired and wise❤️🥇. For almost 18 years it's so impressive! I've watched it already several times!❤️ Great questions@Hawkebr Brett!
As a romanian ,i cant tell this: -Romania doesn't have any olimpic swiming pool after 1989 -Romania didn't give a penny for David's training -All romanian politicians make pictures with David after his performance to speculate David's succes -Romania after 1989 doesn't deserve David Popovici !
Ceausescule, username-ul tau nu este in rusa, este in chirilica. Alfabetul rus este o varianta a alfabetului chirilic care a fost creat de fratii Chiril si Metodiu, care surpriza... nu erau rusi. Imi pare foarte rau sa te dezamagesc si sa afli de la mine ca stapanii tai ideologici (si nu cei directi, ca esti prea prost pentru asta) nu au dat niciodata nici macar o ceapa degerata pe cei ca tine.
it's not rare!!! there are many like him in Romania!!! but the state does not give them a chance!!! he managed to show what Romanian children can do!! and it will remain an inspiration!!
Finally, a great Romanian athlete who can speak English with no accent or just very little. I’m guessing David didn’t studied in Romania. Felicitari tinere!
Ba da, a studiat aici. E adevarat ca sistemul de invamamant e la pamant in Romania, dar trebuie sa fi si putin autodidact daca chiar vrei sa inveti ceva cu adevarat! Cred ca el este o astfel de persoana exceptionala in toate sensurile! Ar fi bine totusi sa nu mai proiectam imaginea unei Romanii needucate, macar pentru aparenta!
As a Romanian, I must say that you can't even begin to imagine what this kid means to us. He's truly a ray of hope, and not JUST because of his amazing achievements (he's the first male swimmer in our country ever to medal at the World Championships), but more so because of his mindset and discourse. He really is our pride and joy!
@@luissebastianweekes7956 Robert does have a world medal to his name in a short course championship, not yet in long course one.
I love the way this guy speaks!
Good luck in the future!
Calm your tits! It's just swimming chief. Romania is just the way it was. We need economic rays of light. This kid just swims. You've heard too many Nadia, Hagi, Ivan stories. Plus he's a champ at one of the least entertaining sports ever. Kudos to him for the hard work, but champ or not, my life is just the same.
Stop the bullshit, please. As a romanian, i can tell you if David Popovici stops winning, the romanians will start insulting him just like they insult Halep, the football legend Hagi, etc. Ray of hope and mindset my ass lol, our country is full of idiots and we lie ourselves when surprises outta nowhere like Popovic win something. He is a pride to his parents and coaches, no one even cared about Popovic before he won the titles. Stop the bullshit.
@@lolahaur3611 wow dude that's bit harsh...but I can understand what you're saying as I've seen that happening to many heroes who stopped winning (i.e. that butterfly prodigy in Singapore). But hey man as a Chinese I'm moved by Popovic's performance. Beautiful technique, so much potential. True sportsmen are a ray of hope for all humans beyond nationality =D
Its hard to believe he is only 17 after hearing his thoughts. Very impressive
The confidence this young man has. So grounded and intelligent. With the added bonus of killer instinct. Good work boys
Damn, the boy has read Seneca cover to cover, the stoicism it's amazing to see.
Inteligent, lucid si cu un autocontrol inimaginabil. Principalul lui atu e mentalul.
Asa este. F rar intalnesti asemenea oameni.Eu nu am intalnit pe nimeni ca el si am 46 de ani. Are copilul asta un echilibru mental "out of this world"...
This is insane! At 17 years old, he is speaking a better English than all Romanian politicians and majority of my entire "Millennials" generation. This young guy should be on the Romanian History Books, as well in the all Mentality Studying books, for such a great mentality and powerful speech at his age. Only when our so called "leaders" are going to understand how important actually Sport is for our health and will start investing within Sport (Strategy, Infrastructure, Projects etc), only by then Romania is going to start doing better. Every single day via Social Media, Internet and TV we are receiving a "World" full of wrong role models like Influencers and Politicians and nothing about Great Doctors or Great Sport Ambassadors like David. This is actually the meaning of a "Role Model" and this is what young generations should take as a role model. Kudos for his Family, Coach and Teachers which were supporting you through your journey. God bless you and keep you healthy, David!
David's English or Morosanu's English?
Hai ca-i luat-o pe cărări ..
Sante parole
I was amazed by how thoughtful and well spoken he is for a young guy, and in a second language, no less! I look forward to watching him in the years to come.
I understand that he underwent a form of bilingual education where English is the 2nd language so it shouldn't be a surprise. Also, young people in Romania tend to use English in general bc Romania is an extremely Western oriented country, with heavy US culture influence. Other than that, I feel he has some skills himself and enjoyed studying English. Maybe he also has friends abroad that gave him the opportunity to encounter native speaking expressions and to assimilate them easily.
@@psihopedia give up writting comms when you drunk😅😅😅
@@psihopedia It actually is a great surprise, if it so easy why don't you fluently speak Romanian ?🤣 We study English (in most primary schools) starting with second grade, but, 2 hours a week don't make such a big difference. We are following the British English Syllabus as it is an official language, considering the fact that US English, as well as Canadian/Australian English are just dialects. Please, don't pretend you know us Romanians, usually you aren't even able to put the finger on the map and show our country, not to say knowing our true history and implicitly our overall mentality. Keep your opinions to yourself, have a great day!
@@robertonita7190 I don't drink. :)
@@NicolePocahontas Yeah, now that you've told me, I'll keep my opinions to myself. Who are you again? 😀
Great job, David Popovici and Romania. This guy is a great representative of the country. Looking forward to seeing him in future.
The romanian president rewarded him with "The Star of Romania", the highest rank medal in Romania , and as prize, the government gave him 200.000 Euro , for his performance in Budapest
David said : " This is just the beginning"
I can say that I was lucky for the nice coincidence of working right in the hotel where all the European rowing teams are housed, including the Romanian team. so I was able to meet and get to know David (my compatriot) in person and take a selfie with him.
💪💪💪David
David Popovici is simply amazing. In terms of maturity it resembles an athlete in his 30's. Very good english for a 16 year old romanian.
David...is smart..educated...& insane talenteted.GREAT GROUNDED PERSON. Great interview!!
For someone living in a foreign country, his language proficiency is incredible, you barely detect an accent!
You are an amazing swimmer humble and mature! You are it David, I’ve never seen such a composed 17 year old! Congratulations to a very bright future! I can’t even imagine what you are going to do!
This is the result of the proper education our parents provide here in Romania!❤😍❤
I'm not Romanian but for job I used to visit your country very often before Covid and I like your country very much. Furthermore my beauty consultant is also Romanian and she's simply out of this world. Coming back to Popovici he was simply stunning and I think he can also try 400 metres.
Is She hot?:)))
It's hard to put into words how proud I am of this guy, as a fellow Romanian. Sport isn't doing very well here at the moment. To see this kid rise from the dirt and be so natural at being no.1, in his humble and determined way, is a gift. Multumesc David, your Insta handle fits you well.
De acord, si eu la fel! Nu stiu dece am simt de a fi mandru ca si cum am facut eu ceca,, dar tin la El!
🇷🇴
Bravo,David, suntem f mandri de tine. Keep up the good work. Proud to be a Romanian. A truly exceptional young man, he is one of a kind. Hard working, intelligent, speaking very good English. Your parents did a fantastic job raising you.
As a Canadian-Romanian I remember watching Ian Thorpe at the 2000 Olympics as well as the Aussies playing the air guitar after beating the Americans at the 4x100 relay and thought to myself, would I ever get to see a Romanian as talented as Ian Thorpe? I am so happy to have experienced David’s wins hopefully he comes close to Thorpe
2 months after!WR!🙌🙌
Amazing to hear this young lad being so wise at the age of 17...a pride for the entire Romanian people, an inspiration for his generation! Bravo copile!
Exceptional young man, exceptional talent. Excellent interview Brett. 👍
This was awesome...David is so humble and mature.
You can tell he reads a lot of good books and definitely listens to good music (Macanache and i can bet he likes 2Pac) The kid is already a legend in the swimming world at 17.....give him a couple of years he's an icon worldwide god bless 🙏💯
I watch every day, 3-4 times, the race. Every time I have emotions!!! I understand that he speak english so good because he learn at the bilingual school in Bucharest, english-romanian
Congratulations to our neighbors! Greetings from Bulgaria!
Hardworking, transparent and humble. Congratulations to him!
The legend say Ian Thorpe is still trying to connect to this show.
so well spoken, incredible young man
You go, David!
For the first time in maaaaaany many years, I'm proud to be Romanian!!!
Te iubim David ❤❤❤❤ Thank you for this ❤❤❤❤ We love you David from Romania , Bucharest send you much much much love❤❤❤. 🎉🎉 My kids say "" Waaw" thank you becose you are an inspiration not only for my kids but for all the kids❤❤❤. Te iubim, te așteptăm acasa și Dumnezeu să fie cu tine❤❤🙏❤❤❤💛💛💛💙💙💙
God bless you, beautiful kid! Congratulations DAVID!
Mii de felicitari David!!👍👍Esti un tanar ambitios si foarte istet. Mult curaj in continuare....God bless you
BRETT. Fantastic interview. I wish your podcast had more recognition. You having been an extremely successful swimmer and knowing the world of swimming just takes these interviews to another level. You know how to talk to these athletes and ask them the right questions always resulting in a fantastic interaction. Thank you for your work, it doesn’t go unnoticed. I am a former swimmer and just sports fan in general and I always find myself coming to your podcast and leave feeling inspired by these hardworking athletes. Btw the way this young man Carry’s himself and articulates his words is equally wonderful as his swimming.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Oh wow his english/pronunciation is great. I'm very impressed. Anyway greetings from 🇷🇴 he's our pride.
Not only talented and hard working but also inteligent, his English is perfect too! Congratulation. I love your humbleness Popovici
Felicitari! Dumnezeu sa te binecuvanteze! Salutari de la Berlin! 🙏
You are such an inspiration David Popovici!!!! Thank you Brett for facilitating this for us. Romania is cool but doesn’t do much wave around swimming….they did for David tho, thank God! Looking forward to seeing this Star shine even brighter!!!! Te iubim David!!!!!!!!!!
Great interview and love your questions Brett. David is so mature for his age and it's exciting to see what he'll do over the next few years
Sunt mulțumită că am văzut acest interviu. Nu ma surprinde nimic, din tot ce a zis. Abia aștept, următoarele competiții. Felicitări!!!! 😘 🤗
I am proud to be contemporary with him.
And I am proud to be his history teacher 🥰
Congratulations for such an amazing interview! Congratulations goes for his amazing, out of the box thinking parents that given opportunity to talent to grow and shine! Of course David you have done a masterful job, amazing education and excellent interview! Mandra sa simt alaturi de tine victoria ta!👏🎉🥂
im Romanian and i saw him on the news, hes amazing!
It's great to see David in an interview with someone who knows swimming. Back in Romania we got a bunch of segments talking about David but no one knew anything about the sport itself. I would've liked to drill him more about the 100m final, what that fist to the water meant right after, before he knew the result, if it was disappointment or relief that despite the fatigue he managed to stay in it. I'd just love to know more about what happpens in the mind of an athlete in a moment like that.
He're hoping he achieves something amazing in Otopeni in a couple of weeks and he is "forced" to make the media tour again, haha!
Thanks a lot Brett!
Very pleasant to listen to. The very BEST of LUCK
going forward in your career.
I love your swimming,but also your confidence and intelligence! Ramâi mândru!✌🏻
What a bright young man! The best to you
Love to see him walk the line between confidence and arrogance. That's a wonderful place to be for him.
Well spoken thoughtful dude. Future is bright and looking forward to watching more fast swimming. Great vid, BH
Great interview, thank you! David, esti deosebit nu numai ca si sportiv, dar si ca om ! Cum bine ai spus intr-un alt interviu, de mic copil … ai fost un copil mare…Mult succes si ramai focusat in continuare !
he’s so humble! 🇷🇴
Exceptional "job", David, well-done/"professional" podcast, Brett! I have been watching you and David since last year...., being a mom of a girl who quited swimming ☹️ and of a boy who has been playing football 🤓.
David, dacă urmărești asta și comentariile, sa știi ca toată țara și diaspora (am rude în Spania și Grecia) s-au uitat la tine și ne-ai făcut mândri! Mulțumim!
Mulți copii de vârstă ta au mers și merg, în București, la înot și sper să apară mulți alți campioni!
Ii mulțumim pentru implicare Cameliei Potec, care convinge autoritățile locale să aloce bani pentru acest sport! Am întâlnit-o la Bazinul de înot din sectorul 3 și la competițiile de inot la care am fost cu fata mea!
Felicitări și lui Robert Glință, care este din orașul meu natal, Pitești! Acolo, când s-a inaugurat bazinul de înot, cred ca era în 1985, am luat primele mele lecții de înot, la vârsta de 12 ani.
Baftă în continuare, David și Robert! 🇷🇴
Tinere David Popovici , România ar trebui să te declare Valoare de Patrimoniu Național.
Great interview. You ask the best questions and make the guest feel relaxed and really open up and share . David is an awesome athlete and very mature, well spoken person . I’m so happy you got this interview ! It deserves 1M views
For me is he a hero! He's not of this world, he leaves over us! I wish him all the best! Congratulations 👍👍❤❤👍👍
A fast puppy among big dogs. Can't wait for this kid to put on some muscle and wreak havoc. O surpriza placuta sa vad ca pare si foarte istet. Mult succes!
Sănătate și baftă mai departe DAVID 🥇🇷🇴🙏
Our star❤️❤️❤️
România love you 👏👏👏👏
David, the most modest and smart swimmer i ever known, a great guy
Felicitari David te iubim si Multumesc 🤜
Bravo 🙌🏻 Cheers mate. AWSOME, future is bright for this STAR ⭐️
Wow che scoperta 😱. Non conoscevo questo ragazzo. Sono molto, molto contento per lui. COMPLIMENTI 💪🇷🇴🏊♂️🏅🏆🥇
Go David !! 🏊🏻♂️🦈
You are overall a wonderful young man, not only as a sportsman. Stay humble, stay you, as the life's waters are harder to swim through.
Such an inspiration!
Wow, his english is fantastic!
I wish you the best ! 🥂
Congrats for the interview, amazing confidence and spirit! Well done, kiddo! I'm sure there's much more to come 😉
A humble, articulate and talented young man. Hope he keeps his head clear and wish he has a successful career. :)
Thank you for very good Interview. Hope his wish for an electric atmosphere in Bucharest will come true, because he deserves it. Hope his passion for swimming will grow even bigger for yearsto come. I think this interview should be listened to by all young Romanian and Kids in general, because it is such a great life lesson about succes and what it takes to achieve it. Congratulations David!
David Popovici stiuca romaneasca Felicitari omule multumiri te iubim😊
Felicidades a Popovici....tiene una mentalidad de ganador...solo asi pudes tener primer lugar a podium....solo asi pudes ser el primero del mundo..
Great interview, thank you.
No need now to be proud of being a Romanian. Just be happy and grateful that such great Romanians and athletes exist. Be happy that the world still believe in and appreciate hard work, discipline and performance. All the best wishes to David and to his team, coach, family and teachers: Thank you for keep growing well behaved and well educated champions that inspire others. 👍
Congratulation David !!You are the best !!!!❤
The 100 WR is definitely going to go down sooner than the 200 because there are 4 guys who have gone 47.1 or better now and all of them are young and capable of breaking 47, and Caeleb is already there and just a millimeter away from that WR mark. Nobody has even been in the same universe of the 200 WR until now, and young David still has a long way to go on that WR. Tom, Duncan, and Sunwoo are also there, but they are still all over 2 seconds away. I do think David has a great chance of breaking it though, he's so young and has his whole career ahead of him.
It happened...
This comment aged well!
Don't think I've seen anything like this since Ian Thorpe. He's the guy to beat until proven otherwise.
Great interview!
Hy David .don't say all your secrets.
Ar the secrets of a campion
You are the best
Felicitari
What if this wonderful young man would turn into the President of Romania when the swimming affair is over? What about bringing some innovation to this country? We could use it. A lot. Otherwise, we’re mesmerized by David Popovici as much as the entire world who watched his performances. Chapeau!
he's a dolphin? sure. but have you noticed his flawless english? :)
He’s a very impressive young man.
Felicitari pentru inteligenta si modestia de care dia dovada! Keep it up! 🧠 💪 💪 🏅 🥳 🎩 🔝 Bravo!
SIMPLU COPIL. FELICITĂRII. DAVID. 👍👍👍👍
Impressive poise. Nice kid.
Bravo David!!
Succes în tot ce-ți propui!!
Respect and congratulations for your results and your attitude.I live Romania for 36 years and first time I ' m happy to see a REAL roumanian talent in sport ; after so many tzinani and machedoni who' re changed the roumanian image on the World. ; maybe not allways negative.
Wow! Incredibile interview! David is amazing, so talented, self confident, powerful, such inspired and wise❤️🥇. For almost 18 years it's so impressive! I've watched it already several times!❤️ Great questions@Hawkebr Brett!
Bravo băiete ești fenomenal
He have similiar Techniques to Ian Thorpe... Elegant Swim 🔥🔥🔥
Awesome content, thanks a lot for that
❤️❤️❤️❤️ unic!
Felicitari, David!!
Felicitari.
As a romanian ,i cant tell this:
-Romania doesn't have any olimpic swiming pool after 1989
-Romania didn't give a penny for David's training
-All romanian politicians make pictures with David after his performance to speculate David's succes
-Romania after 1989 doesn't deserve David Popovici !
@@m.dewylde5287 My nickname look like an english speaker? Do you see latin alphabet in my nickname? Do you speak and write russian language perfectly?
Ceausescule, username-ul tau nu este in rusa, este in chirilica. Alfabetul rus este o varianta a alfabetului chirilic care a fost creat de fratii Chiril si Metodiu, care surpriza... nu erau rusi.
Imi pare foarte rau sa te dezamagesc si sa afli de la mine ca stapanii tai ideologici (si nu cei directi, ca esti prea prost pentru asta) nu au dat niciodata nici macar o ceapa degerata pe cei ca tine.
This is a Good Debate that is going to go on for awhile. Hopefully not too Long.
Thanks!
Welcome!
Dressel was low-key scared. 😐
it's not rare!!! there are many like him in Romania!!! but the state does not give them a chance!!! he managed to show what Romanian children can do!! and it will remain an inspiration!!
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Finally, a great Romanian athlete who can speak English with no accent or just very little. I’m guessing David didn’t studied in Romania.
Felicitari tinere!
Ba da, a studiat aici. E adevarat ca sistemul de invamamant e la pamant in Romania, dar trebuie sa fi si putin autodidact daca chiar vrei sa inveti ceva cu adevarat! Cred ca el este o astfel de persoana exceptionala in toate sensurile! Ar fi bine totusi sa nu mai proiectam imaginea unei Romanii needucate, macar pentru aparenta!
actually he did...
Going to talk to the Olympic Channel in Madrid