Oslo. The portrait of Armand Duplantis is her mother-in-law’s pure dream.
Always smiling, never angry, always cute.
But behind the mask hides a demon – on the golf course.
Yes, sometimes I feel completely stupid in my head. It’s embarrassing, says Duplantis during an exclusive conversation in Oslo.
Even the forgotten towel in the pole vault didn’t really piss Mondo off during the Diamond League in Oslo.
And despite his constant misfortune with the weather, long competitions, and technical bickering, he never lost his temper.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Mundo really angry,” says his manager, Daniel Weisfeldt.
– Just take the competition here in the last Oslo, where it all happened, it rained and the organizers made a huge mistake. However, it jumped 6.02. Mondo can only do this after waiting for four hours.
Yes, Duplantis was upset after losing the towel in Oslo – but was he angry?
Not far from it.
However, rumors say that Armand Duplantis It reminds me of grumpy filmmaker Roland Jansson playing the classic Sällskapsresan every time he goes out to the golf course.
moments of anger
He’s the one who throws the whole golf bag into a water obstacle.
This was not the case in Mondo’s case.
No, but I hacked a putter or two. I’m almost ashamed to say it, but I’m probably at five now. But he says it’s been a while since that happened last time
My friends usually say I do it just because I know I can get new friends for free. But it’s a brief moment of anger when things don’t go my way. Fortunately, it passes quickly.
Fortunately for Duplante, the German shoe sponsor also owns one of the largest golf makers in the industry.
They don’t mind one of the world’s greatest athletes signing on with the brand even on the golf course, so the flow of gear is on.
– But I’m trying to get better and it’s calmed down with age. But when I was younger, I was terrible.
– Then it was as if every failed hope was the world’s torment.
– My mom even refused to go out to the park when I trained with my dad when I was younger. I thought it was embarrassing to see the tantrums. But when I was out of competition, I always followed through with my feelings. Then I didn’t want to show disappointment to the outside world.
But have you ever broken a penis?
– No, it’s not that easy. But I can say I threw a rod or two into nature. Like a spear thrower. It’s been a long time now, but it happened.
But today you seem to calm down when you’re competing?
– Yes, I calmed down, grew up and learned that a bad hope is not the end of the world. Only when I play golf can it be too much. I am always looking for the perfect hope or the perfect type. When it doesn’t work, I am very disappointed in myself. But I’m starting to learn that this isn’t possible every time.
Duplantis is back in Sweden and Stockholm after partying in Oslo and the next competition won’t be until the Bauhaus concert on June 30th.
There may be one or two rounds of golf before that.
– Yes, we’ll see. The golf runs have been less and less lately, but I’ll try to control myself. I promise you.