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00:00And Povaltin, you kind of see the personality of the athlete in their socks.
00:04Do you try and make a statement with your socks?
00:06Yeah, I do from time to time.
00:08You know, there's like meaning, at least for me, that it meant something for me.
00:12And at the same time, it is a reminder for me that,
00:15hey, I'm still doing a sport.
00:17It's just a sport.
00:19Don't be too damn serious about it, you know.
00:22And that's how I kind of still enjoy the game.
00:24And, you know, kind of that's one of the things of psychology as well,
00:28that sports psychology helped me.
00:29But at the same time, it's a reminder that this is a game.
00:33Take it seriously.
00:34But at the same time, not so much.
00:37You know what I mean?
00:37And that's why I have these funky socks.
00:39Like socks that just sometimes are way too colorful.
00:43But very cute.
00:44Yeah, it is.
00:47Do you have a favorite pair or do you have a favorite color or design for your socks?
00:52Actually, I try to rotate them as randomly as I can.
00:56Well, I try to not use repetitive socks.
00:58That's why I have way too much socks now.
01:01But I don't want to stick to one and have this pamahiin in a way.
01:07Because what if I forget?
01:09And then, unfortunately, my competitions are sometimes back to back.
01:16Yeah, so I try to avoid having that one special one.
01:22But all of them are special.
01:24Especially the ones that I win championships on.
01:27I keep it.
01:28I frame it.
01:28And yeah, it's going to be a souvenir that I would say,
01:31Hey, I was wearing that when I won this, you know?
01:33Oh, I was going to ask, Nel.
01:34So like, for example, if you're wearing Tokyo, you already hid those socks?
01:38Yes, yes.
01:39When you say you already hid them,
01:40meaning they're in a special place no longer to be used?
01:43Or you still use them?
01:45Yes.
01:46No, no, no.
01:46I don't use them anymore.
01:48They're like a token of that moment.
01:50They're reserved to that moment.
01:52But your socks are so cute.
01:53Are these custom made for you?
01:55Or do you buy them online?
01:57Or you just see it in the store randomly, and then you pick it up?
02:00How is that?
02:01A mix of all.
02:02I have a sock with the face of Coach,
02:05which nobody has seen because he said he's going to kill me if I ever use it.
02:09I was going to say, we didn't see that in Tokyo.
02:11Yeah.
02:12I do have socks that, you know, I buy online.
02:14That I see, oh, this is quite nice.
02:16And then there are some random socks that I just see in the stores,
02:19you know, walking around the city.
02:21I was like, hey, this will be interesting.
02:22This is nice.
02:24Yeah.
02:24And then sometimes I pick it up and I use it the next day.
02:27It's just, how do you say, reliving, I guess.
02:30Maybe after this, EJ, you'll get a lot of socks from fans and supporters from all over the world.
02:37Maybe they'll put their faces.
02:38Please send it.
02:39Send it.
02:40That would even be more interesting.
02:41That would be fun.
02:42I'm going to look for a cool pair of socks and send it to you, okay?
02:46Yes, please.
02:47All the way to Italy, your secret location.
02:49Just kidding.
02:50Hahaha.