“We were almost furious at the gallery” – Göteborgs-Posten

Nervous about Slovakia? James Roberts, the father of Jamina with the same name, is just as nervous – but you know how it goes.

– They win, he says cross safely.

James Roberts, or” Big James “as the old World Championship bronze medalist in bodybuilding is also called, has seen all of Sweden’s matches in European Handball Championships so far. No wonder, when her daughter Jamina housed in the Swedish left wing.

– I’ve been down there, actually, I came home last Saturday. It was really exciting place, he says and continues:

– I get a little reminded of 2010 (European Championship in Denmark and Norway). They had also Germany and Holland in the group, though Ukraine instead of Croatia. They won all group matches and made it, and it feels like it’s exactly the same thing is happening now.

2010 ended with a Swedish silver. Could it be any more noble rank now?

– Yes, I think so. If everything is in place so they can do it. What I see now is a very harmonious team where everyone fights for everyone. You can see how excited they get on the bench when someone scores a goal, I think it’s very important, says James.

On the spot, he has seen the Swedish group matches with Hannah Fogel’s father Thomas. One of them was extra difficult to follow from the stands.

– Holland match was really nervous. When they were below the five-six balls and put Jamina, Ida Odin and Nathalie Hagman and picked up the lead, and then got them all on the bench again, then I was really nervous. But they solved after all it eventually said James and almost take a breather, so here a week later.

– It was probably the nervigaste match, it was only seconds left when they equalized. Yes, it was … ouff. We were almost furious in the stands – but it quickly became a rejoicing!

James says that if Jamina have inherited something from him, then

it is probably that she is “very strong mentally.” That she does not give up easily, even if James had no major hopes that his daughter would become a professional handball when she was little.

– No, not really then. But Jamina said to me at the age of nine that “Dad, I’ll be handball professionals”. And she did get right, he laughs and adds:

– She can come in and change an entire match, it’s amazing to see.

Tonight at 18:10 plays against Sweden Slovakia in a match that man is essentially whipped to win the semifinals where the ticket is not going to be too distant. James will see the home in Jonsered together with his wife Gunilla and Jaminas younger brother, Kelvin.

– They win, states James.

No doubt at all?

– No, they win. Then I go enough down again.

Who is nervösast into the sofa in Jonsered tonight?

– It is enough I laugh James.

It remains to be seen whether there will be more laughter and new airline tickets.

James “Big James” Roberts

Born: 1948 in Aruba, Västinidien (came to Gothenburg early 70s).

Residence: Jonsered.

Family: The wife Gunilla, the son Kelvin 11 years and daughter Jamina 24 years.

To: Pensioners. Helps Stena Line personalgym.

Curiosities: Took World Championship bronze in bodybuilding in Seoul, South Korea, 1993.