Last year it was the German de Zordo who won the Diamond League series, the year before it the Norwegian star won the trophy. The respect for each other is huge among the two of them: \u201cAndreas is in an amazing shape and it will be hard to beat him on Thursday. He is a 90m-thrower, so even if I can challenge him up to 86, 87m he\u2019ll still feel no pressure. Nevertheless, I will try my best to repeat last years success\u201d, de Zordo stated at today\u2019s press conference at the Thon Hotel Opera.<\/p>\n
Thorkildsen showed the same kind of appreciation for the German: \u201cHe has an unique way of throwing in championships. He is especially good under pressure so I really hope he throws far on Thursday.\u201d With a smile and a wink at his competitor he later added: \u201c\u2026to make me throw even further!\u201d<\/p>\n
Few months ago Thorkildsen sounded less confident \u2013 but that\u2019s in the past now: \u201cMy timing just fell apart at the end of the season. When you don\u2019t have that your results just keep dropping. Luckily it was the end of the season and didn\u2019t affect the whole one but it still was hard. Now I\u2019ll see where I stand. Usually I don\u2019t start out that great because I need some competitions to get started. I guess no one is showing their cards yet, so Thursday is going to be important to determine the further season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although de Zordo already started at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai it seems to be a fresh start for him as well: \u201cI had huge back problems after Shanghai and couldn\u2019t start in Eugene because of the long plane ride and the fear of further damaging my back. I still have some pain but now I feel ready to compete.\u201d He\u2019s sure that sooner or later he will challenge the 90m-mark and become even more of a nightmare for strong competitors like Thorkildsen \u2013 \u201cbut that still has time. I am still young, it doesn\u2019t have to happen this year!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thorkildsen and de Zordo duel each other at the Bislett Games<\/p>\n
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