Robert Záruba: Život v přímém přenosu

Robert Záruba is a respected sports commentator, director, screenwriter and university lecturer. Fans have shared over 2000 ice hockey matches with him, including every Olympic Games and World Championship from 1992 until the publication of this book. They have watched 60 of his documentaries and memorised several of his unique, iconic catchphrases coined during world tournaments. His parents even recorded him when he tried commentating for the very first time at just four years old. As he grew up, he dreamed of joining a sports newsroom and writing about sport. However, he was too shy to pitch his articles, and his dad even had to call the TV station to secure his arranged work experience. In the end, he became the youngest external contributor to the sports desk in the 1980s. From then on, he wanted to commentate on ice hockey matches – especially those of the national team, which he believed was always deeply intertwined with the history of our country. In Nagano, he finally became the voice of the greatest success ever achieved by the ice hockey team from the heart of Europe.

Robert Záruba keeps an extensive archive of player and match statistics, along with other fascinating facts that he weaves into his commentary. This attention to detail is why fans appreciate him, as do the students to whom he passes on his years of experience. In 2001, he coined the legendary phrase "Welcome, golden hat-trick!" after the Czech national ice hockey team won their third consecutive World Championship title. Today, we welcome Robert Záruba as a true legend of sports journalism who has nothing left to prove.