Jakub DYJAS and Marta GOLOTA-DYJAS expects their first baby

Jakub DYJAS and Marta GOLOTA-DYJAS will become parents in three weeks and Polish player admitted he is nervous and cannot wait for the happy event.

 

“We are fine and healthy and that is the most important thing. Together with my wife we are in Ochsenhausen right now and we are waiting for the birth of our son.”

 

Marta who is also playing in Bundesliga and Jakub crowned their eight years long relationship with marriage last year.

 

“Now during this pandemic we most of the time stays at home. We walk outdoors and always go for medical checks by foot.”

 

DYJAS started as a tennis player but soon discovered the beauty of table tennis.

 

“I started when I was six years old. Before that I tried to play tennis. I liked that sport but my father decided to take me to table tennis club and to show me some smaller rackets and that is how I stared.”

 

Already as a young teenager he joined the professional circuit.

 

“I guess when I was around 13-14 years old at that time. I signed first professional contract in Polish League. Since then to be honest I had some moments when I was not satisfied with my level of the game but I never thought that I would quit playing table tennis.”

 

He remembered his first trophy.

 

“In 2001 I received one for the youngest player in the tournament. That was small kind of cup with table tennis ball pressed inside the cup.”

 

Most important moments in your career?

 

“Definitely when I won two medals on European Championships 2016 in Budapest.”

 

Place which made greatest impression on you?

 

“It was Olympic Games 2016 in Rio De Janeiro.”

 

Person that impressed you the most?

 

“It will be tennis player Roger FEDERER. In my opinion he is the greatest athlete in the World.”

 

Biggest regret in career?

 

“That I trusted some people which I shouldn’t.”

 

Greatest happiness so far?

 

“In personal life is having my wife beside me and concerning my professional life it is the possibility to be a professional table tennis player.”

 

Greatest sadness?

 

“When I lost against Kristian KARLSSON in the semi final of the Table Tennis Championships League Men.”

 

Your legacy for the sport?

 

“I hope that with results which I will achieve in the future in my country Table tennis will become famous again.”

 

What is the next goal to achieve?

 

“I will fight to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year”

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