¨More than a dream¨ was the event in which the cuban volleyball team was protagonist in the pre Olympic Games in Canada. They arrived at the headquarters in Edmonton with six losses, but full of optimism and confidence in the victory.
They weaved set to set the route to The Olympus. They won by three to zero to Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada. Convincing, impressive and unexpected are adjectives that qualify the Creole performance in a fight where they were not favorites, but they laughed at the predictions. Believe in predictions¡
This was another generation of players. Now nascent stars of the high mesh as Livan Osoria, Osmany Uriarte and Rolando Cepeda were protagonists of a film, which began with the premiere in Canada and will end when both fight at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
The classification of the cuban men's volleyball in Brazil games is more than a dream. It is the work of a group of technicians and specialists to improve the quality of the sport in the island and return it to the top rankings.
The days of Joel Despaigne, Raul Diago, Idalberto Valdes, Pavel Pimienta and Rodolfo Sanchez have gone. Players who took us to the glory and were in the top of the leagues and the World Championships, against teams like Brazil, Italy, Holland, Russia or the United States.
We returned to the Olympics in the sport of super reflexes, after sixteen years of absence. The best Cuban performance was in Montreal 1976 with a 3rd place, after the 4th and 6th in Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, in Munich 1972 we were 10th and 7th in Moscow 1980 and Sydney 2000.
Professor Gilberto Herrera was decisive for the win this time. He brought his experiences, recalled his years as a player and was an example for the boys.
We are already in Rio de Janeiro!. Get a medal at the summer event represents something more than a dream. It represents the rebirth of the Creole volleyball and the return of Cuba to the site that should never leave desert.
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