Why call her Queen? Muy simple, because Brigitte Yague Enrique competed in six World Championships and won medals in all, five of them fought in the final and won three titles. He also won a World Cup, without forgetting that participated and won the only World Junior Championship that was part. A continental level four times won the European Championships Taekwondo and could continue citing titles, but this would motivate moving the Zarzuela Palace.

Brigitte was born in Palma de Mallorca in 1981 and started in Taekwondo when he was still pretty girl. Has yet to present his first teacher, Eugenio Lent (Orbi), when trained in what she calls "My Club", el Chong-Ma III.

At 15 years and representing the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, begins to compete in the Championships of Spain, and already 15 years devoted Junior Champion Spain and this places it within the National Team.

A year later (1996) be offered in the CAR of Sant Cugat (Barcelona), thing she did not accept, since according to the advice received told him he was still very small and that he must wait at least another year. Thus remains in Mallorca, and not only regains Spain Junior Championship, but Absolute Champion of Spain is holy, beginning at the time a full success story that is beginning to meet Brigitte in the world 1998, Junior World Champion when consecrated during the World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.

And with 17 years old, being World Champion Jr. and Senior Champion Spain, CAR enters and begins to tread a path where it seemed that there was a sporting defeat. Every championship I attended what winning, either both Junior and Senior, but the glory would not be a free way of pebbles or bitterness, and though he won everything that was put in front, she says that in those years felt that their titles were not worth the same as other people, and although what win win, place within the National Team Spain was always put in doubt.

We finished dinner at the CAR of Barcelona and went with Brigitte to the cafeteria, where being a little more of the 9 night there was no one, ideal for quiet conversation about anything you wanted to ask.

I explained that my idea was not to write the typical note asking: What do you feel after having qualified for the Olympic Games?, I remember having heard him speak several times how hard it had been his sporting life and wanted remontarme from its inception until now.

I look as if to say: "I think this will take long ..." and I told her gaze understanding: "You, is not a se, quiet but it'll be good. "

In the first part of the conversation brief summary of where we start shows until she left home, to enter the CAR of Barcelona.

Do you somehow affected Balearic leave and enter the CAR?

If course, my all I was given very quickly from step to Junior Senior, but enter the CAR undoubtedly affect much. They say it takes a year of adaptation and I think so. It's your family separation, your environment, different training, is great pressure to start having, you start out to be part of the CAR championships and it seems that it is not allowed to lose a fight, that by being here you have to win all ...

Besides an age where everything hits more ...

Clear, you everything and hits, you start doing physical workouts that perhaps you did not do before, start training many hours a day and no doubt those things affect you. I for example, that year and not won the Championship of Spain, I was second, and we went to an Open instead of getting silver and gold was here they were used to seeing me at a level and pace of competition it is clear that it can not be maintained, and from there they began to blame.

But you were always a finalist and you just lose one or two sounds strange powers that cast doubt an athlete at your level.

It is clear, them to get used to that I won it all, you miss two years without losing a single battle and hope you keep it up, but the Championship final against Spain's lost Bethlehem (Asensio), coming out World Champion and the time was well, and as I had already earned, intended to keep doing, then lose the Open final against Turkey and Spain began to say that I was not adapting well, and technicians CAR I went from superstar to ... well ..., I imagine that to cast the CAR ...

That was what year?

In the 99, I had entered the 98 and after one season they kicked me out of the CAR. Had begun to be novia with Ramos (Juan Antonio) and they also blamed much that, Korean coach who was at that time did not like the couples within the team and well ... I sent him home.

How long were you out of the CAR?

A couple of years. I spent a year in Mallorca and then I moved here to Catalunya, but it was not within the CAR.

Era of the World Championship of Canada.

Sure ... at that time was the World Championships in 99 and the European 2000, yo no fui a Act. World initially did not go because I said I would go to Olympic Qualifying, but after that World Cup win Bethlehem, I again had problems, I made a shortlist your way, no electronic scoreboards and stuff and good, carried her. Then and there I ran out World, without Preolímpico, nothing, I throw the CAR, so imagine.

Does that mean that much?

I greatly affects, oh yes, affected me a lot because I could not understand what was happening. I doubted for out second in the Championship of Spain with 17 years and losing to World Champion, no sé, I saw no logical. Besides I would any Open and was always fighting the final, maybe not earned any, but always fought final. Consider that the fighting between Bethlehem and were very evenly matched and I was really young, that's what I did not understand.

In the 2000 had the European, but you were in the CAR, as was that?

Well I was in Mallorca and fight again the Championship final against Spain and I beat Bethlehem, stay and go to the Open Champion of Spain, it is bronze and lose by the final arbitral decision, but I say that Bethlehem was World Champion so at the European leading to it.

So what gave all?

Actually I do not know. It is clear that if a person is in the best globally, as at that time was Bethlehem and he was very young he was responding very well, saw no logic to let me out of all, even pitch CAR. Actually I do not know.

How much do you think this influenced your relationship with Ramos?

Well here I cast partly because of that and then my club Mallorca also why I'm, because everyone insisted I should leave him, that was the problem, and I did not want to, I am as I was in love bighead and as I am now, I started out wrong with me who said that. Vine me to train at a club in Barcelona, I changed because I felt that the federation did not support me in Balearic anything at that time, because if I am the Champion of Spain and go to a game where I Open Square for a European and stay up better located, pretend that my federation to order at least a preselection, but nothing, I completely left out of all the events of that year: European Championships, World Cup, all. I really cut my career were clearly sports.

When you came to train and fight for Catalunya Barcelona, changed some things?

What happened was that I knew the president of the Catalan (Antonio Toledo) iba by the pelear mí, give it up for me, would apply selection criteria, then clear, I got my license here, but it would not be easy, since the selection criteria became very difficult, then I got to the point of changing weight category climb.

Does that make things easier?

Well not so much, because -51 Jenny was (Jennifer Delgado) I had just become the 3rd World Canada, so what was difficult everywhere, but just as I did for 2001.

Year's World Championships in Korea.

Clear, but to go to the World had to win the National, un Open, otro Open, so I went to the World Cup was done in Vietnam and I played the Chinese in the first fight and lose 2 a 1, and now I say again to go to would have to win the World Open Chunchon (Korea), if not won I could not go. So I was al Open, I won, I went to the World Championships in Jeju, Korea, in -51 Kg. Sub and was World Champion. In that championship medal Bethlehem not cleared then told, well now we will continue the selection criteria as told and I lose weight again -47 Kg.

But you live with unbelievable pressure, Are you enjoyed competing?

No, going!, with that pressure could not enjoy what I was doing, estuvó the point DEJAR all because eso no me at all amused, what they were doing I did not understand, had a huge pressure, felt like throwing up before going out to compete because of the pressure to win, win and win. They saw others who had not won anything and just went to a World, and I was already European champion and won everything, me Vivian poniendo tries.

How long felt this pressure?

Well when it became the 2nd World, I started to get a little better view, for me to speak ...

(Laughter)A bit better ... ...

It ... (Laughter)A little ..., do not think much more than that ... (Laughter).

With this you could return to CAR?

Not, no, I do not know why but that was the Technical Director at the time did not want me in the CAR, and I had to stay to eat, pay rent, ultimately live, then I started working in a shop (Zara) folding clothes and other trained, but of course, that did not allow me to go to many championships, then I started to select only championship they said they scored, imagine because I had to work to keep, but I had a hard time combining it, more when I had some concentration, but still, the boss at work who had permitted me and helped me a lot in that aspect. So this year I had a pretty bad, work, train and top with the pressure to win and win.

How was your return to CAR?

Well at the time Ramos had a problem with the coach who was here (Francisco Zas), There were misunderstandings, Ramos got angry and left the CAR and came to train where I trained, was about six months out, but of course, Ramos wanted to recover or yes, was the competitor with more medals and somehow had needed to return to CAR. They insisted both currently, Ramos said that you "... well if you want to return, back with the condition that between Brigitte, because titles to be in the CAR has ... ", agreed and then I walked through Ramos.

By asking you to leave because you allegedly harmed, It was he who led you back to CAR.

How are things not? but good, I returned the next year and (2003) remained World Champion in Germany, and from there I had no such trouble, although I had to always win the job because it was Bethlehem and that was between us, that everywhere we arrived where we both went to the finals and had the pressure of always having to be demonstrating, (something that ultimately was welcome to both, because it got to the level that we, she and I), but it was not the same.

¿This world title pelear allows you to go to Athens?

Si claro, World Champion out and gave me mattress to go to the Olympic Games in Athens.

Athens Olympics 2004.

And not had any consequence to the podium in Athens?

Not really, no, It can happen to anyone is not?

Logical, but I wonder what all you you relate me, first thing that comes to mind is that you have something reprimanded.

Not, no, I really do not, nothing happened ...

When are you coming to fight for Baleares?

Right there, I came to fight for Balearic after the Athens Games 2004.

We arrived at the World Championships in Madrid 2005.

One, the next year we had World Championships in Madrid and Bethlehem is gold and silver and good, it's over me a little tranquility that had, but for me it was an important continuity, my third World Championship and my third final.

Fight in Bethlehem -47 Kg. and you in -51 Kg. Why did you come back up?

Because the weight was no longer, and cost me a lot to 47 Kg. Besides after the Olympic Games in Athens saw it was silly to be in a category below the Olympic, when in fact the vast majority of competitors down from higher divisions. Athens was the end I decided to move up in weight with how the new cycle to the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.

World Championship Madrid 2005.

Ok, tell me you and you were starting to think of the Beijing Olympic cycle 2008 Sub and went out in Madrid World Champion and World Champion in Beijing 2007. But since you had insured it would be you who would seek Olympic berth?

If you did not win the World Championship 2007 I do not think, but good, I won and I had the opportunity to go to Manchester to World Qualifier ...

In Manchester classifies no Spanish, Did that affect you??

Not really, I tried to get the positive side to that. I did six bouts, I felt very well, I think it should be classified, but the feeling so well made me be quiet thinking he had a chance at the European Olympic Qualifying. I had to take the good of the jurisdiction and if the analyzed saw that evil had been very little, a failure to exchange some falling to the otra, ultimately these were things you could not help.

You prepare for the European Championships Istanbul Olympic qualifiers and just before you hand fractures, How was your participation in this event?

One, European three weeks before I got injured in training, exact 28 December 2007, and that definitely affected me much. I thought in this important championship me forget the pain in his hand, I also believed that when the time came the hand injury and would be closed ...

And was not?

No ... The hand did not close, he could not move, had severe pain, and when I arrived I was very scared, so instead of going to his ability to leave, date that fear and it showed me. First raised his arm to protect your hand and then reacted. It was very difficult to classify that way

But that already discovered in the Championship ...

Clear, clear, I was convinced that during the qualifying me forget the pain, that would focus, but not, I could not do.

Beijing World Cup 2007.

When it Preolímpico Istanbul was just as you disappeared for a while, What happened at that time?

Nothing happened, I healed hand, did not have to have surgery, is healed alone and went to European Taekwondo Championships was done in Rome shortly before the Olympics and date European Champion. The problem came when we returned and soon after had the Copa del Rey. Peleus the final against Bethlehem and I broke his hand again and I can not finish the fight. It was tough because I broke my hand, I went off the bone and there they, and I had to operate. I remember it was in June, Ramos was concentrated in the U.S., operated hand but then I will not be recovered.

I was in Mallorca in late August after the Olympics doing rehab and did not progress in recovery, I returned to the CAR in September and hand not closed ...

But you said the doctors, What was the problem?

I put plates and screws and that they have generated much immobilized me time and I guess there was failure. We worked with the physio but things did not improve and had already started after the summer and I could not train. Seeing that in October I went to a specialist and was told that I had to operate again ...

And you operaste again?

One, and was well, but that was mainly associated with that could not train for almost four months, since I could not receive any blow because I had removed the screws. Think that in the same bone was about five screws and remove am very weak and any impact it would fracture again.

And how did you come back to train?

Good not great, any tap hurt a lot and grabbed the typical slump did not you progress, want and can not, so I decided to get away from the coaches, be at home and apart from September and was working, before the second operation.

Does that helped?

Well ... do not know ... to me not to go to the Beijing Games affected me, actually no failure to go, but the situation of getting hurt that way before qualifying. I think if I would not have a serious injury could have qualified, then I blamed a lot of blame to injury, imagine that was the current World Champion, Champion of the World Cup and European champion and mixed by hand check went well and I could not compete, then I began to spend a lot to her head and began to work. Pondered if I was not what I wanted most is Taekwondo, at least he had a job.

But going through your head that no longer come back to compete?

Man ... of course I went through your head that no longer would, I recovered it in the back could, that was so ...

Were you angry?

Si… mucho, I was very angry for bad luck I'd had, he had a perfect Olympic Cycle, in the Olympic Qualifying you stay at the door and then the continental, that was supposedly much more accessible, I find that this happens. Something like that is very hard to beat.

So far the first part of this extensive interview that traces the life of the woman who has won world titles in the history of our sport.

In the second part we enter the year and 2009, bad precisely octubre, month that held the "2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships" in the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.

After many months in which there was speculation until the withdrawal of Brigitte, Mallorca back in the news to be confirmed as a starter for his fifth World Championship.

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