{"id":161678,"date":"2026-04-20T13:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/161678\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:39:09","slug":"am-facut-foame-mare-imparteam-un-cartof-toata-ziua-ion-tiriac-amintiri-la-prietenii-lui-ovidiu-nu-e-nicio-rusine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/161678\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eAm f\u0103cut foame mare, \u00eemp\u0103r\u021beam un cartof toat\u0103 ziua!\u201d \u00bb Ion \u021airiac, amintiri la \u201ePrietenii lui Ovidiu\u201d: \u201eNu e nicio ru\u0219ine\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n            Articol de <a rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsp.ro\/autor\/andrei-craitoiu-7.html\" target=\"_blank\">Andrei Cr\u0103i\u0163oiu<\/a>            &#8211; Publicat luni, 20 aprilie 2026,  12:30            \/ Actualizat luni, 20 aprilie 2026 12:56                    <\/p>\n<p>Ion \u021airiac (86 de ani) \u00ee\u0219i aminte\u0219te f\u0103r\u0103 ocoli\u0219uri \u00eenceputurile dificile: foamea din anii \u201950, munca de la 16 ani \u0219i lipsurile din primii ani ai carierei \u00een tenis. Fostul mare juc\u0103tor spune c\u0103 nu regret\u0103 nimic din acea perioad\u0103 \u0219i consider\u0103 c\u0103 greut\u0103\u021bile l-au format \u0219i l-au motivat s\u0103 ajung\u0103 unde este ast\u0103zi.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ion \u021airiac este invitatul lui Ovidiu Ioani\u021boaia la emisiunea \u201ePrietenii lui Ovidiu\u201d de miercuri, 22 aprilie, ora 16:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"do-not-hide\">&#8211; Domnule \u021airiac, \u0219i N\u0103stase \u0219i dumneavoastr\u0103 a\u021bi plecat de jos. N-a\u021bi avut o copil\u0103rie, cum s\u0103 v\u0103 spun, bogat\u0103. <br \/>&#8211; V\u0103 dau cuv\u00e2ntul meu c\u0103 nu regret o zi din via\u021ba mea! Adic\u0103 dac\u0103 a\u0219 face-o din nou \u0219i a\u0219 face-o altfel&#8230; Dar av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere v\u00e2rsta care o am&#8230; Eu am tr\u0103it Al Doilea R\u0103zboi Mondial. Eu \u00eemi aduc aminte avioanele, bombele \u0219i toate astea. De asta nu-mi place mie r\u0103zboiul. Mie r\u0103zboiul nu-mi place \u0219i de abia a\u0219tept ca domnul Trump s\u0103 le termine pe toate. \u00cens\u0103, nu c\u0103 a fost grea via\u021ba \u0219i am pornit de jos. \u00cen anii &#8217;50 la \u00eenceput am f\u0103cut foame mare. Foame, foame!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Foame la propriu, nu la figurat?<br \/>&#8211; La cartoful care \u00eel \u00eemp\u0103r\u021beai pentru pr\u00e2nz \u0219i sear\u0103. \u0218i nu mint. \u00centre anii &#8217;50, c\u00e2nd a murit taic\u0103-meu, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een &#8217;53-&#8217;54, \u0103la era cartoful. Asta era foamea. Foame, foame! Dar te-a \u00eent\u0103rit foamea aia \u0219i te-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 munce\u0219ti, s\u0103 nu \u0219tiu ce, s\u0103 nu \u0219tiu cum&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsp.ro\/sporturi\/tenis\/ion-tiriac-poze-arhiva-757813-galerie-foto-pic-1494526.html?sourcearticle=929769\" class=\"thumb gallery-in-article__main\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9e8e2d1f-dcee-47d0-ab40-be7284b02a86.jpg\" class=\"wow fadeIn\" alt=\"Imagini fabuloase cu Ion \u021airiac din tinere\u021be (\u00een dreapta) FOTO: GSP \/ Libertatea\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ne pute\u021bi spune&#8230;<br \/>&#8211; Am lucrat la Steagul Ro\u0219u la 16 ani, nu e nicio ru\u0219ine pentru mine \u0219i nu m\u0103 \u00eendoiesc c\u0103 au lucrat \u0219i al\u021bii. Dar asta era treaba atunci. C\u0103 am jucat Wimbledon 20 \u0219i ceva de ani pentru 2 lire sterline pe zi&#8230; \u0218i eu \u0219i N\u0103stase. 2 lire sterline pe zi s\u0103-\u021bi pl\u0103te\u0219ti \u0219i undeva s\u0103 dormi \u0219i s\u0103 mai \u0219i m\u0103n\u00e2nci un pic. Ast\u0103zi, un juc\u0103tor sau chiar o juc\u0103toare care poate s\u0103 piard\u0103 \u00een 30 de minute \u00een primul tur, ia 100.000 de sterline. Cu 100.000 de sterline \u00ee\u021bi cumperi un apartament \u00een Bucure\u0219ti. Dac\u0103 ai ajuns \u00een primul tur&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A\u021bi povestit c\u0103 dormea\u021bi \u00een condi\u021bii&#8230; Aproape c\u0103 dormea\u021bi cu N\u0103stase \u00een acela\u0219i pat.<br \/>&#8211; E adev\u0103rat, nu numai c\u0103 dormeam cu N\u0103stase \u00een acela\u0219i pat, dar trebuia oarecum \u00eentre noi s\u0103 vedem cum facem, c\u0103 disear\u0103 dup\u0103 ce ne antrenam to\u021bi, c\u0103 eu eram cel mai b\u0103tr\u00e2n ca de obicei, \u00eei puneam: \u201eN\u0103stase, tu joci cu Panatta, Bertolucci joac\u0103 cu Dominguez\u201d. Dumnezeu s\u0103-l ierte c\u0103 \u0219i \u0103la a murit&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Da, da&#8230;<br \/>&#8211; \u201eHai, N\u0103stase, scoate banii pentru pizza!\u201d. \u201eIon, eu n-am bani, \u0219tii c\u0103 n-am bani\u201d. Panatta: \u201eUite 3 dolari\u201d. Bertolucci: \u201eUite un dolar\u201d. \u0218i luam 5 pizze pentru 8 in\u0219i \u0219i le \u00eemp\u0103r\u021beam \u0219i m\u00e2ncam \u0219i a doua zi ne antrenam iar\u0103 5 ore. Era alt\u0103 treab\u0103, alt sport, alt\u0103 distrac\u021bie. Uita\u021bi-v\u0103 la juc\u0103torii de fotbal acuma&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ave\u021bi dreptate.<br \/>&#8211; Dar \u0219i juc\u0103torii de tenis au \u00eenceput cu altceva. Adic\u0103 nu mai sunt vremurile lui Becker, c\u00e2nd puteai s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tigi bani mari \u0219i frumo\u0219i. Nu, nu, acuma \u0219i casele de sport, adic\u0103 c\u0103-i Nike, c\u0103-i Adidas, c\u0103-i Hammer, c\u0103-i to\u021bi \u0103\u0219tia \u00ee\u0219i aleg \u0103ia unu, doi, trei, nu mai sunt \u0103ia 50 care \u0219i-i aleg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; C\u00e2nd era\u021bi la Steagul Ro\u0219u \u0219i visa\u021bi c\u0103 o s\u0103 ajunge\u021bi vreodat\u0103 ce a\u021bi ajuns ast\u0103zi, unul dintre miliardarii lumii&#8230; Cum v\u0103 sim\u021bi\u021bi c\u00e2nd v\u0103 spune lumea c\u0103 sunte\u021bi miliardar?<br \/>&#8211; Domnule, nu \u0219tiu despre ce vorbe\u0219te lumea. Eu am fost bogat, \u0219i am spus-o \u0219i o repet acuma, poate o repet de prea multe ori: \u00een prima zi c\u00e2nd am intrat \u00eentr-un restaurant \u0219i nu m-am uitat la pre\u021bul meniului.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Articol de Andrei Cr\u0103i\u0163oiu &#8211; Publicat luni, 20 aprilie 2026, 12:30 \/ Actualizat luni, 20 aprilie 2026 12:56&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[3674,40534,2669,5147,533,41,40,38,39,46975,185,184],"class_list":{"0":"post-161678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sport","8":"tag-dezvaluiri","9":"tag-foamete","10":"tag-ion-tiriac","11":"tag-prietenii-lui-ovidiu","12":"tag-razboi","13":"tag-ro","14":"tag-romana","15":"tag-romania","16":"tag-romanian","17":"tag-saraciei","18":"tag-sport","19":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ro\/116437317364283504","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}