30 year old birthday - Celebrates with comeback
Hello everyone,
I hope you all had a great summer.
For me it has been hard training getting back into shape so I can start the new season well and be able to play in my Russian club UMMCs first Champions League campaign. I have used some new methods, and I have hired a specialist to help me with my fitness and nutrition. He has shown me how to eat correctly and how to protect my body, and I can already feel a big difference. I am in the best physical shape I have ever been in. My knee is not at its absolute best but I feel confident that it is just a matter of time before I am back to 100 % at the table. It hasn't only been hard work. I have also had time to take a couple of weeks off and go to Turkey on vacation, where I enjoyed two weeks of holiday with some of my family and friends.
I came to Russia on the 29th of august to be absolutely sure that I am totally ready for our match. I celebrated my 30 year old birthday in Ekaterinburg and my club was so kind as to celebrate me with a big cake with 30 candles and a dinner. One of my biggest wishes for my birthday was to be able to participate in my Russian club UMMCs first Champions League campaign. Now I am ready to play when we welcome the French club A.C Pontoise to Ekaterinburg on the 3rd of September. We have a very good team and I am confident that we will get off to a good start against Pontoise. I have played against them before when I played in Roskilde, but I feel that we have a stronger team and that we will be able to beat them.
I look forward to get going and I hope to be back with positive news after the match.
Take care,
Michael
Comments:
Thank you for your support. It is fantastic to be back with a victory after such a long time away because of injuries. I had a very good feeling with my serve & return.
In all it was a great beginning in the Champions League and we look forward to future challenges.
See you
Michael