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World League 2005 News
Minuzzi steps up the pace as he seeks spot in
Brazilian starting lineup
 Rio
de Janiero,
Brazil, May 24, 2005 – The life of Roberto
Minuzzi is running at top speed. With barely 23
years to his name, the outside hitter has
already been chosen as the best attacker of the
domestic Brazilian league three times, has a
title and two runner’s up competition medals and
has been world champion with the Brazilian youth
team.
To top everything though, he would love to break
into the team of Bernardinho, so for the past
two weeks he has been working in the Volleyball
Development Center in Rio de Janeiro under the
command of the national coach.
Pic: Minuzzi in practice at the Brazilian
Volleyball Development Center in Rio de Janeiro
“I know that I have a life and a routine unlike
the majority of the people at my age,” he said.
“Everything happened quickly, but I knew how to
take advantage of the doors that opened. Every
time I conquered something, another opportunity
appeared just as quickly. And not just in
Volleyball. In my personal life also I am not
one who thinks a lot before acting”, jokes
Minuzzi, who meet his wife Luciane in 2001 and,
four years later, is the father of six month old
Isabella.
Bernardinho is preparing his squad for the
opening of the 2005 World League against the
Venezuela in Caracas on Saturday and Minuzzi
wants to be named in the opening line up and
compete in all of the competition. “In the last
few seasons, the group was practically closed
and was very strong,” Minuzzi said. “I knew
where I was positioned overall so I wanted to
get as much distance as possible between me and
the squad and take advantage of opportunities
elsewhere. But now, two vacancies have opened in
my position and I want one of them.”
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