Football Player Thibaut Courtois <3 Volleyball

It’s great to hear that a famous athlete like Thibaut played volleyball before and that he credits the sport for some skills he has when on the football field.

Here’s an excerpt from an interview released by bleacherreport.com:

“I’m raised in a volleyball family, where tall players also have to dive quickly, so I think there is something genetic.

I have good reflexes and I am still quick for my height, so that’s why I can reach those balls which maybe look impossible for a tall guy to get on the floor. I can save them because I’m quick and tall, so I have both things. I’m sure that playing volleyball when I was younger helped me.”

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Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for English club Chelsea and the Belgium national team as a goalkeeper.