Alexei Mishin - New Interview

[FelineFairy]

Alexei Mishin - Age is Just a State of Mind – International Figure Skating

Throughout his 60-year career, Alexei Mishin has coached numerous skaters to Olympic, World, European and national titles.

www.ifsmagazine.com

I didn' t know where to post this link, so just started a thread. The interview appeared 5 days ago, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere. I enjoyed it.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

We briefly discussed it in the Team Mishin thread https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/team-alexei-mishin.56711/
Many thanks for creating a thread, it will gain much more visibility that way. I also thought it was an interesting read!

 

[mrrice]

It is always interesting to hear how the great ones began their careers. Thank you for posting this for us.

 

[FelineFairy]

I was very much impressed by how he thanked his athletes, very courteous and kind. Not the other way round, asking them for gratitude, but starting this two-way process himself. Also his words about Kolyada rejuvenating him. In an earlier interview he quoted a Russian proverb "a tit in the hand is better than a crane in the sky" (the tit means smth small but feasible, a crane smth big but elusive) but gave another meaning to it, saying how happy he was to get "this nice little crane" to train, meaning Kolyada. "Zhuravlik" - a crane with an diminutive endearment suffix, that's why I had to add "little" in the translation.

 

[ladyjane]

It's a lovely interview. I was very pleased that IFS published it on their Website as I am no longer receiving the magazine itself (not for lack of trying, I've got a subscription and ordered additional copies as well) due to serious problems with postal services.

 

[el henry]

I was very much impressed by how he thanked his athletes, very courteous and kind. Not the other way round, asking them for gratitude, but starting this two-way process himself. Also his words about Kolyada rejuvenating him. In an earlier interview he quoted a Russian proverb "a tit in the hand is better than a crane in the sky" (the tit means smth small but feasible, a crane smth big but elusive) but gave another meaning to it, saying how happy he was to get "this nice little crane" to train, meaning Kolyada. "Zhuravlik" - a crane with an diminutive endearment suffix, that's why I had to add "little" in the translation.

Thank you for the explanation @FelineFairy i love learning about those turns of phrase in other languages.

in English, we say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. We don’t distinguish between types of birds just quantities therefore we cannot come up with a cute nickname,

I agree with the professor on some things and disagree on others, but he is always an interesting read!

 

[MGstyle]

It's a lovely interview. I was very pleased that IFS published it on their Website as I am no longer receiving the magazine itself (not for lack of trying, I've got a subscription and ordered additional copies as well) due to serious problems with postal services.

I receive a digital version. It's not only much more economical (you get a whole year subscription for slightly more than having one physical magazine delivered) it is also timely, you get each issue as soon as it comes out. You can't save it into your own file, but fortunately my OH has a 42" giant monitor, so I take screenshots from it, if there are something I want to keep personally.

Anyway it's always lovely to read about this everyone's favourite grandpa, and see his famous metaphors are still going strong - His wisdom seems to run in his family. The closing line from his father, who lived to clock in 95 years, "There are no old people. Just long-living people" and the son is the living proof

 

[Mathman]

@ FelineFairy. Are you the translator?

 

[FelineFairy]

@ FelineFairy. Are you the translator?

Of this interview? No, the interviewer is Tatiana Flade. I simply translated this short quotation from an earlier interview, where the crane metaphor appeared. I loved the warm feeling that was so clearly expressed by this "zhuravlik" word.
But if you mean my profession, I had been teaching future interpreters and translators for many years at university.

 

[anonymoose_au]

What a fantastic interview! Mishin is so awesome.

Apparently there's going to be an English language biography of him released. I hope it happens because I want to read it so bad.

Also top marks for using one of my favourite words... shenanigans