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Sportas2020.05.14 18:34

Tragiška lemtis – per trejus metus iš gyvenimo pasitraukė jau antras JAV bobslėjaus komandos narys

LRT.lt 2020.05.14 18:34

JAV antrą kartą per trejus metus nusižudė 2006 metų Turino žiemos olimpinių žaidynių bobslėjaus komandos narys – Pavle`as Jovanovičius. Steve`as Mesleris neteko jau antro komandos draugo.

Tiksliai neatskleidžiama, kada ir kokiu būdu P. Jovanovičius pasitraukė iš gyvenimo, jam buvo 43 metai. Nei jo draugai, nei visuomenė iki šiol nežinojo, kad buvęs sportininkas turi suicidinių minčių, kenčia nuo depresijos ar kitų psichologinių ligų.

2004 m. jis pasaulio čempionate iškovojo bronzą, 2002 m. Solt Leik Sičio olimpines žaidynes turėjo praleisti dėl suspendavimo už dopingo vartojimą, bet su komanda varžėsi Turino žaidynėse 2006-aisiais. Jose tiek dviviečių, tiek keturviečių bobų varžybose jis su komandos draugais užėmė septintąją vietą.

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Pav, I can’t believe another one of these needs to be written. I can’t believe it’s you I’m writing this about. My personal legend – the athlete that set the standard for focus, dedication, meticulousness, and drive – tragically took his own life at the age of 43. You won’t have to keep going to the line with that hamstring torn in half anymore, buddy. We’ll make sure your brother, your sister, & your parents know the person and athlete you were. @TeamUSA's Pavle Jovanovic (‘77-‘20) for 6 years was the best bobsledder on the planet and I wanted to be just like him. We did everything together – from sushi in Calgary to poker in Innsbruck to wind tunnels in Maryland and too many World Cup medals to count all over the world. Together with @billschuffenhauer, B-Rock, Hays or Holcy & our coach @fingermash, we were unstoppable. When Pav was removed from the ‘02 Olympic Team by USADA & CAS, I benefitted. That guilt laid with me until Pav became my roommate, teammate, and for quite some time, my best friend. He alleviated me of the guilt, even as he fought in lawsuits (and won) to clear his name. But he buried it deep and put it on himself. Then we went to the '06 @olympics, together. Pav was the best teammate anyone ever had. He knew your success would mean his success. He taught me that. He taught me to care about my teammates' sleep, nutrition, therapy, & work ethic in the gym and behind closed doors just as much as I cared about my own. He taught me about the need for being mentally healthy – not for life, but for athletic success. And that may have been part of his downfall. What happens when the person who is best known as being 150% focused or nothing– finds the nothing becoming what they become 150% focused on? In the last era without social media to show everyone how hard you were working; when the only time an outsider understood the work you put in was when you crossed the line on raceday – Pavle was King. He WAS the standard. Today we mourn the second bobsled Olympian in the last three years. Today I mourn the second of the six men I competed at the Olympics for my country with to be laid to rest too soon. 'Bro', that’s a problem.

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Nuo 2011 m. P. Jovanovičius atstovavo Serbijai.

„Negaliu patikėti, kad ir vėl rašau tai. Negaliu patikėti, kad tai rašau apie tave. Mano asmeninė legenda – atletas, kuris nustatė standartus susikoncentravimui, atsidavimui ir veržlumui – tragiškai pasitraukė iš gyvenimo būdamas 43 metų“, – „Instagram“ rašė S. Mesleris.

Jis prieš trejus metus jau neteko vieno komandos draugo, kai perdozavęs alkoholio su raminamaisiais iš gyvenimo pasitraukė Stevenas Holcombas.

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