On this Brothers’ Day, discover the story of twin brothers Henrique and Bernardo, who combine the game of tennis with study. Watch!
OR brother’s party is celebrated this Tuesday 5 September. The date is associated with Mother Teresa of Caucutá who died on September 5, 1997.
On this Brother’s Day, Brasil Escola spoke with the youth of Minas Gerais who unite study routine with sports practice.
A little more than 200 kilometers from the capital of Belo Horizonte, in the city of Ipatinga (MG), live the twins Henrique and Bernardo.
Born in Nova Lima (MG), these 17-year-olds have been playing tennis since they were 5 years old. At 10 o’clock, the miners started the mode sports competitions. Marina, the twins’ sister, follows the same path and has also been playing tennis since she was five years old.
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Twin brothers Henrique Barros Mazzoni Pena (17) and Bernardo Barros Mazzoni Pena (17) started playing tennis at the age of 5 thanks to their parents’ influence.
The first participation in official sports competitions began at the age of 10. In these experiences the young people have already started to compete in other Brazilian regions. Bernardo says the experiences have been varied, including a pre-season in the United States.
Henrique and Bernardo are currently in their second year of high school in the Fibonacci teaching system. Young people are preparing for tests such as the National High School Examination (Enem).
Henrique still doesn’t know what he wants to do after his studies. Bernardo, on the other hand, intends to practice tennis during university, winning a university scholarship based on this sport in the United States.
As for the degree, he says he is interested in the financial market, the investment sector. “I’m interested in taking a class in the area Businessif you go out”.
It has now become to include sport in Henrique’s routine a habit that generates pleasure and helps maintain physical and mental well-being.
According to Henrique it is necessary to reconcile studies with the game of tennis a lot of discipline and concentrationas the workout takes a significant amount of time into the routine.
Since they have been playing this sport for a long time, Bernardo believes they have become accustomed to combining tennis with activities such as studying.
Bernardo comments that since it is an individual mode and the competitions are made up of elimination phases, it is necessary to work on resilience in this process.
“So maybe sometimes you travel to the other side of Brazil and end up losing in the first round. So, it’s a sport where you have to have a lot of resilience and, most of the time, you have to develop a very strong mentality.”
Bernardo Mazzoni
In addition to the development of the physical aspects of the body, Bernard mentions the mental health benefits and preparation for life that sport offers.
Marina Mazzoni, sister of Henrique and Bernardo, also started playing tennis at the age of 5, and until the age of 10 she reconciled with ballet.
Source: Terra
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