Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Suave

·College life ·Company Manager · Surrounded by beauty ·Roller Hockey Team ·Introduction to politics In 1940, Western Europe and Southern Europe were struggling painfully under the iron heel of fascism, but at this time Spain was still like a paradise. At night, the streets and alleys of Barcelona were filled with charming love songs and intoxicating aroma of wine. The 20-year-old Samaranch is wearing a well-crafted suit, and his black hair is neatly combed. His delicate face is full of youthful vigor, and his black pupils are shining with wisdom.Holding a briefcase in his right hand, he went in and out of large and small shops and hotels in Barcelona.After becoming the general manager of Mavisi Co., Ltd., Samaranch didn't command high and high, but went to clients and solicited business in person, and practiced a superb negotiation skill.Gradually, this passionate and suave young manager became the new darling of Barcelona's social circle.

Samaranch does not have that kind of artificial sobriety, nor does he pretend to be chic.After working intensely during the day, go to the bar or coffee shop and chat with friends broadly.Sometimes he is also impassioned, criticizing the current situation.Samaranch was not only handsome, but also sincere, easy-going and generous, so some friends affectionately called him "Master Juan". But in the field of love, Samaranch is completely a novice.In front of the girls, he was always very shy and timidly at a loss.On weekends, when friends met for an outing outside the city, he always seemed very restrained, often blushing before speaking, which caused the girls to giggle.

Later, Samaranch fell in love with roller skating, which is popular in Spain.Perhaps because of his natural aura, he soon began to gallop freely and swiftly on the roller skating rink.The graceful figure immediately aroused the envy of many girls.On the crowded runway, Samaranch finally took a crucial step, and he quietly held hands with the girls.Gradually, Samaranch also got to know some roller skating partners. The girls and boys laughed and played and chased each other, sometimes arm in arm, swarming forward and skating, but the result was that one of them couldn't keep up with them, and everyone slammed into each other. When they fell together, Samaranch was the first to jump up almost every time, his face flushed, as if he had made some mistake.Strange to say, the more Samaranch was afraid of making contact with the girls, the more they wanted to be with him.Unknowingly, a group of girls gathered around Samaranch.

Samaranch has always been meticulous in his work, including his contacts with the girls.If he has been in contact with a girl for a long time, he will create a card for the girl, which records the girl's birthday, Christian name, hobbies, number of dates, gifts he has given, and so on.Samaranch had 40 such cards at the age of 21. Of course, for these girls, Samaranch is not evenly divided. His favorite girls are Carmen Delerio, Katia Loritz, Lalle Monti and so on.He dated these charming girls separately, dancing, watching movies, listening to opera, and going to nightclubs together.Samaranch was especially fond of the blond-haired Carmen del Relio, who topped all the other girls in terms of the number of dates he had dated.For this, Samaranch is not shy. On August 22, 1988, when the "Tribune" reporter Warner Uribe interviewed him, he asked Samaranch directly:

"Please tell me, did you really have a relationship with the sexy Spanish star Carmen Del Rerio in the 1950s?" "Yes, I had a relationship with Carmen. I admit it, and I'm happy about it. I still miss her. I have another thing with her..." Samaranch couldn't finish it. "Please continue." The reporter chased after him. "Don't mention it, I don't want to make it public. It was a good time to be young, but it was a long time ago." As for the "another incident" mentioned by Samaranch with Carmen, we still have no way of knowing, perhaps it is just a small oasis reserved in the dream of the elderly Mr. Samaranch.

At the age of 22, Samaranch was already a well-known figure both in the world of roller skating and in the social world.But good things cannot always accompany Samaranch, this year he suffered from tuberculosis.In Spain in the 1940s, the disease looked extremely dire.The famous Barcelona doctor Lito Reventos did a careful examination for Samaranch and treated him with the pneumothorax therapy he imported from abroad.After several courses of treatment, the disease was under control, but there was no sign of recovery.So Cinto Reventos suggested to Juana, Samaranch's mother, to send him to the mountains to recuperate for the winter.Juana followed the doctor's advice and sent Samaranch to the Monteseny Mountains.

The fresh air of Monteseny created a good natural environment for Samaranch to recover his health. However, the beauties who couldn't hold back their spring were very anxious that they would not see Samaranch, and they went up the mountain one by one to "hunt".Samaranch never refuses anyone.As a result, their youthful footprints were left on the mountain trails of Monteseny, and the Biradeu Hotel, Calarita Hotel and Austal Hotel recorded their lingering love.Obviously, under such circumstances, it was impossible for Samaranch to recuperate in peace.Time has passed, and Samaranch's physical condition has not improved compared with when he first went up the mountain.Only then did Samaranch's parents realize the seriousness of the problem.Therefore, Mrs. Juana went to the mountain to supervise the battle in person, and lived in the Abuses Baths with her son.Although the bathing place is still on the Monteseny Mountain, with Mrs. Juana in the way, those beauties can no longer easily see Samaranch.

On a sunny spring day after moving into the Abuses Baths, Ms. Katia Loritz, who hadn’t seen her sweetheart for nearly two months, borrowed a car from her brother and drove all the way up the Montseny Mountains. Abuses Baths.At that time, Samaranch was sitting and chatting with his mother on the lawn outside the entrance of the bathing place. When Katia Loritz saw the lover of her dream, she couldn't hold back any longer and threw herself into Samaranch's arms Here, he asked him to kiss his "little sweetheart" in a friendly voice. In front of his mother, Samaranch immediately blushed, embarrassing.He gently pushed the slightly panting Lorits away, and indicated to her that there were others beside him with his eyes.

It was only at this time that Lorits noticed Mrs. Juana. The two had never met before, so it was no wonder that Lorits turned a blind eye to her.After Samaranch introduced the two, Juana casually chatted with Loritz, and the topics were nothing more than Lorriz's family background and the experience of knowing Samaranch.Lorits felt very anxious, and invited Samaranch to accompany her to the mountain for a "casual walk" with a few perfunctory words.Mrs. Juana understood the meaning of "walking around casually". She said to Gritz tactfully: "Miss, Juan is recuperating now, and excessive exercise is not good for his body. Why don't we go in and have a cup of coffee together?"

Loritz was very puzzled by Mrs. Juana's kind obstruction. You must know that every time she went up the mountain to Samaranch last year, she had to "excessively exercise". Isn't he still in good health? Lorits then repeated her invitation.Samaranch looked at his mother's face, spread his hands, and said helplessly to Lorits: "Loritz, maybe my mother is right, let's go in and have a cup of coffee." Although Lorits was very reluctant , but she could no longer be stubborn, so she had to accompany her into the house.Sitting on a soft sofa, drinking fragrant coffee, Loritz repeatedly hinted to Samaranch with his eyes, hoping that he could "get rid of his mother" as soon as possible, and go to the Biradeu Hotel or Calarita Hotel on the mountain to ecstasy moment.Samaranch knew that as long as his mother was by his side, as in the past, those girls who came from afar would never be able to get what they wanted.He could only shake his head at Lorits apologetically.Seeing Samaranch's embarrassment, Lorits believed that his mother had caused trouble.Before finishing a cup of coffee, Loritz hurriedly said goodbye to the two and drove back to Barcelona.

The night before Loritz returned to Barcelona, ​​she talked about her "experience" in the bar. A girl expressed disbelief, and "went alone" to the Abuses Baths early the next morning, and met Loritz and her. Exactly the same treatment.Since then, no girl dared to go up the mountain to "disturb", and Samaranch was finally able to recuperate with peace of mind. In the contact with the patients in the nursing home, Samaranch really saw the social gap.He can live happily and worry-free all day long, while some patients are sighing and sighing all day long about how to pay expensive medical expenses.Faced with this phenomenon, Samaranch took his best practical actions. He repaid all the arrears for several patients who were unable to pay for their medical expenses. Samaranch did so entirely under the influence of his parents.His father, Francisco, was a patron of the Dr. Puighewert Urology Foundation, his mother, Juana, also donated to the Maternity Hospital, and even his maternal grandfather donated to the Charity Hall.However, they relieved the sickness and difficulties for others, but they did not save the life of Samaranch's younger brother Augusto. In 1954, Augusto unfortunately suffered from severe lung disease and had to go to a hospital in Utrecht, the Netherlands for surgery.The operation failed, and Augusto, who was only 32 years old, said goodbye to his family quietly on the operating table. Samaranch, who had just recovered from a serious illness, returned to the busy life of the past, appeared in bars or coffee shops at night, and made more friends.They still talk about the world, and sometimes argue about a certain issue.Over time, different "gangs" have formed according to social status, personal habits and time away from the bar.The "gang" that Samaranch belonged to was nicknamed the "Morning Gang", because these people always gathered together all night long and did not leave until dawn the next day. Samaranch still recalls that experience with pride: "Back then there were a lot of 'gangs' and I was from the 'Morning Gang'. Really, we used to hang out together all night long. We used to do that. Of course, some people didn't like it, especially those who considered themselves Barcelona. The people of the real masters. We young people don't believe in that." Many years later, the nickname of "Yingchen Gang" is still printed in people's minds. On July 25, 1963, Lolita Sanchez, a female reporter from Spain's "News", also mentioned this matter again in a report: "Some years ago there was a famous 'Morning Gang', among them Mariano Calvinho and his wife, Tote Garri, Count Miraflores, Juan Antonio Samaranch and Luis Rodriguez Thrall. Their parties always last till dawn." Of course, during this period of time, Samaranch was not completely indulging in the beautiful dreamland of feasting and feasting, surrounded by left and right circles. In 1942, Samaranch created Spain's first roller skating team at the Spanish Royal Sports Club, and has since formed an indissoluble bond with sports. Roller hockey is a sport between ice hockey and field hockey.The stick of roller hockey is similar to the cup of hockey, the ball is also very similar, and the form and method of the game are similar to ice hockey.Unlike ice hockey and field hockey, athletes wear roller skates and compete indoors in gymnasiums. Roller hockey can also be regarded as a small noble sport. The sport originated in England at the end of the 19th century. The establishment of the International Roller Hockey Association in Montreux, Switzerland in 1924 marked the official recognition of the sport.Roller hockey first entered the Spanish province of Catalua in 1911, and a roller hockey game was held in Barcelona in 1914.At that time, the roller skate wheels were still made of wood, and the ball was not a round ball as it is now, but a black round pie-shaped ball like ice hockey. After Samaranch became famous on the roller skating rink, he began to try to participate in the roller hockey competitions organized by his friends, and he usually played the role of goalkeeper.Objectively speaking, his golf skills are not the best, but his enthusiasm is the highest.He used the profits from the textile trade to form the Spanish roller skating team and soon financed the organization of the first Spanish roller skating championships in Catalunia.Samaranch regards the team as a part of his career, and almost all the team's expenses, including transportation, board and lodging expenses for overseas games, are borne by him personally.Occasionally his brother Augusto and close friend Paco Platon sponsored a little. Some teammates from those years still remember Samaranch at that time.He came and went in a hurry, carrying a briefcase with a lot of money in his hand.Every time before going to Montreux, Switzerland for a match, Samaranch took the first step by plane to arrange the board and lodging of his teammates.The team members departed from Barcelona by train, rested overnight in Valence, France, then changed trains and continued on their way, arriving in Geneva in the early morning of the third day.Without exception, Samaranch waited on the platform with a tireless smile.Of course, everything is arranged. However, roller hockey is not a very popular sport after all. Samaranch hopes to arouse people's interest through publicity and increase the popularity of this sport. Coincidentally, the influential "News" in Spain also needs more sports news to enrich the content of the newspaper.So Samaranch became a special sports reporter for "News".Samaranch's first sports text was published in the "News" on February 15, 1943, signed by the name of Stike.Stiek is Samaranch's pen name, which was originally a transliteration of Stiek in English, meaning "ball cup". Hundreds of news, newsletters, interviews, reviews and more. Although the 22-year-old Samaranch has matured and made his mark in the business world, he is still a newborn calf when it comes to sports promotion.The young people's enthusiasm for work made him dissatisfied with the original agreement of only writing about hockey and roller hockey, and started to write about football again.The young man's vigor and firm belief in the principle of fair competition made him speak up for justice, and as a result, he caused a storm when he was fledgling. On June 13, 1943, Madrid's Coles team played a football match with Barcelona's Barca team in Madrid.Prior to this, the two teams had held a match in Barcelona. As a result, Barcelona's Barca team defeated Madrid's Coles team 3-0.In this game in Madrid, it is also generally believed that Barca is likely to beat Coles again. The result was unexpected.As soon as the battle started at the Martin Stadium in Madrid, the audience shouted loudly and cheered for the Coles team. The players of the Coles team went on a rampage. As a result, there was a score rarely seen in football games: 11 to 1, Barca The team was defeated. Samaranch was furious.The following day, he published a review of "Madrid's score and rude lead" in La Stampa.The review reads: "We didn't pay attention to the yelling at the beginning of the game. But we never expected it to develop to this point. After a few minutes, the rough movement suddenly increased, and it was only when the Barca team. When the striker broke through the center line, the audience booed loudly, which seriously interfered with the players' offensive awareness. What kind of civilization is there for such an audience? This ridiculous 11 to 1 is not an exaggeration. More goals could have been scored, maybe 20 to 1. It's a disgraceful score, it's a scandal. But we should smile at this misfortune, as if to say to them: 'Since we can't play, you can do whatever you want.'" "It is true that this game should be taken as a warning, and we also believe that such a thing will not happen again. We don't have to blame a certain player in the Barcelona team. The responsibility is not with the Barcelona team. Objectively speaking, Barcelona played neither good nor bad. Or, in that case, they were at their best. It was over, 11 points was no different from 50, but the price Madrid paid for it was the loss of their many titles in the papers. A commendable mentality." Samaranch's article caused a great shock in the political, journalistic and sports circles in Madrid and Barcelona.People in Barcelona cheered for Samaranch's outspoken words, while people in Madrid believed that Samaranch was grandstanding and malicious slander.Some fans in Madrid even attacked Samaranch in the newspapers as being instigated by others. This move made Samaranch feel frustrated and disappointed, and determined not to write football reviews again. Five months later, Coles and Barca played a friendly match in Madrid as an apology to Barcelona.On this game, "News" also reported, but the writer is not Samaranch, but "News" Sports Director Suwei Diya. The report begins: "What happened in the past has been offset today by the enthusiastic Madrid audience. The Madrid audience corrects their mistakes and they really like football. If I don't write about the game this afternoon, the Barcelona fans Would have thought I was getting something from my colleagues in Madrid. If anyone thinks that, he doesn't know us. Our press cards have an oath we signed, which is: Never allow falsehood, deceit and personal gain to influence me work." For a period of time after that, Samaranch only focused on roller hockey. As the news of roller hockey continues to appear in the newspapers, roller hockey has attracted more and more people, and the level of sports has also continued to improve.Whenever a roller hockey game is held, Samaranch always reports it in time. On April 8, 1943, Samaranch even wrote an "Interview with Samaranch" in the name of Stick, which gave a comprehensive introduction to the development history and future of roller hockey.All of these finally make roller hockey not only develop rapidly in Barcelona and Spain, but also make roller hockey one of the most popular events in the international sports world. A review in The News of January 3, 1947 reads: "Unfortunately, other sports have not tried as hard as roller hockey to achieve international contact. Of course, roller hockey has succeeded in this regard because it has a brilliant organizer who has given the sport its place in European sports And take care. The organizer is Mr. Samaranch. His generosity and selflessness for the development of roller hockey in Spain and his amazing efforts to this end deserve our sincerest congratulations and thanks." The increase in work experience has enabled Samaranch to expand his thinking and his writing style to become more mature, and he gradually began to use his real name instead of the pen name "Stick". With the support of Samaranch, the performance of the Spanish roller skating team has improved rapidly. In many competitions, the Spanish team has won better rankings.In the second year of forming the team, Samaranch was elected as the roller hockey coach of the Spanish Royal Sports Club. The young Samaranch led the team to train hard and won the Roller Hockey World Championship in 1951, the first world championship won by the Spanish sports world after the Civil War. The championship was sponsored and hosted by Mavisi Company. At this time, Samaranch was already the main shareholder of Mavisi Company. Instead of running around all day to contact business, he devoted more energy to the development of Spain. Roller Hockey.After the championship, there was still a little money left over from the sponsorship, and Samaranch used the money to purchase incubators for premature babies and donate them to several maternity hospitals in Barcelona. "News" carried out a special report on this.The report said: "Mr. Samaranch's leadership has enabled Spain to win the first sports world championship after the civil war... But what is more valuable is that as a celebrity, Mr. Samaranch has shown great respect to those children who have not yet come into the world. The angels have given enough love and prepared a love hut for them to resist disasters." The young Samaranch is not satisfied with the achievements he has made. He wants to better develop the Spanish sports industry.If possible, he also wants to show his talents in other fields. From November 1951, Samaranch began to get involved in politics.Samaranch was a young celebrity in Barcelona, ​​and he could easily be elected to the district council if he wanted to.Recognizing this, Samaranch participated in the election for the district councilor of Si Sanche that year, and entered the district council team without much trouble.Due to Samaranch's contribution to Spanish roller hockey, the Spanish National Sports Committee promoted him as a member of the committee exceptionally. At the beginning of 1953, Samaranch resigned from the position of general manager of Mavisi Co., Ltd. and officially went to the capital Madrid to work.Since then, Samaranch has found the navigation mark of his life. He has worked hard for dozens of springs and autumns on this thorny waterway, and has made immortal contributions to the cause of human health and peace.