Video Ivica Kostelic visited prisoners in Glina: ‘Mixed feelings of severe penance and hope …’

The former world’s best skier spoke to the convicts on Banovina about the sports path and adventures he had undergone in recent years, but also motivated them to return to society after serving his sentence and do not repeat the same mistakes. The celebrated Croatian boxer is responsible for everything Stephen Christmas (50), who shared several scenes of Ivica’s visit on social networks.

« Motivation lecture and also motivating messages for the best possible to serve his sentence and better adaptation to society, after being served punishment. In the end, Ivica received a thunderous, long applause that was a confirmation that he had done something good today and safely, at least one person cited the hard but more correct path, » Christmas wrote on Instagram.

– I am very happy to have the most wins in the history of the World Cup there (op.a.). I am particularly proud of this and that path brought me a lot of joy – says Ivica in the attached video.

Subsequently wrote on his profile:

« I responded to the call of our boxing ace Stjepan Bozic and manager Anđelko Nikolic and visited the Glina penitentiary. The planned one -hour lecture extended to a three -hour exposure with interesting prisoners’ questions. At the same time, mixed feelings of grave penance and hope for better tomorrow, among them, are quite unique. »

Ivica is already a third visit to the prison after Remetinac 2017 and Lepoglava 2023.. Where was he with his sister Janica (43). And then they were invited by Stjepan Bozic, who for years of convicts all over the country for social panels and brought in famous athletes, actors and singers. He himself received a call Marko Babicthe hero of Trpinje, who went to visit friends in prison.

Photo: Instagram

– I accepted the invitation and made that panel, then as an active and relatively popular athlete. I hooked up on that story when I was leaving the first stand. After passing the fourteen security doors and came out, I started thinking about these people and their life and that I could feel that I was in their place, ”Christmas said for Vecernji List.

Lepoglava, where he was with his brother and sister Kostelic, is home to some of the most cruel killers in Croatia.

– There are a lot of people who made some decisions in the affair, who did something at a time of recklessness, and there are sad satin circumstances. It is paradoxical that when I was out, I felt like I had filled the batteries. It’s hard for me to describe, but it was, ”Christmas said.

Some prisoners knew how to approach him after serving his sentence.

– I would stop someone unknown to me on the road, and I would think it was someone who wants to bother me. The man would tell me that he served a sentence of prison when I brought that and that guest and that it meant a lot to him, he would thank me. In those moments you feel like the sun has come out. When you feel the gratitude of a man who has spent much of his life deprived of his freedom, that feeling is priceless – said Christmas.

Stjepan Bozic 15 years ago won the World Cup title in the Super -Credita category |

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