[…] During that event (which I won) there were anonymous complaints from other competitors, negative columns in newspapers and magazines and a lot of gossip.
Reporters wanted to talk to me and not about winning the tournament, of course.
My attitude at the time was that the discussion was about me and not necessarily with me, so I refrained from commenting.
Well, one way or another I survived.
A few months later I played the final and by then I was yesterday’s news. […]
