SZ: Sport is…
Cathy Hummels: My mental balance.
Your current fitness level?
Fine, but would like a little more muscle. (laughs)
Rim upswing or stopover?
The Golden middle.
Physical education class was for you?
My favorite subject.
Your personal record?
15 minutes headstand.
Stadium or TV athlete?
Stadion. I love the local vibe.
Bavaria or sixty?
Bavaria.
Your eternal sports idol?
I don’t have any.
A formative experience?
When I was 17 as an exchange student in the USA, I finished second in tennis doubles with my classmate at the time. I was very proud of that.
In which discipline would you be an Olympic champion?
in perseverance. I have a very iron discipline.
Which athlete would you like to swap jerseys with?
She doesn’t play actively anymore, but I admired Steffi Graf a lot from an early age. She is incredibly down-to-earth and I would love to exchange ideas with her.
Under the heading “Formality” the SZ asks people about their affinity for sport every week. Artists, politicians, captains of industry – just no athletes. It would be boring.