Marlena Wawrzyniak: “I must take a breath” 09:10 09/23/2014 The strongest Polish woman tells us about the recent WC’s, the stage fright and pressure at the table. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Marlena, what happened? Was it stage fright, nerves, too little time to prepare? I’ve waited so long for this day, I thought it would be special. It was supposed to be the fulfillment of my sports career. Each workout was planned and thought through, many people have helped and supported me in my preparations, and I want to thank them all so much. I still can’t believe how much the pressure has paralyzed me. It’s hard to analyze those fights, this was the first time when I actually couldn’t feel my own body, like I was in a world without gravity. You went to the WC’s full of optimism, you were going for the medal. It didn’t work. How does it feel? Are you depressed or motivated to work harder? Yes, I was full of optimism, power and faith. Now I’m in a sort of limbo, I