I think she often doesn’t realize how strong and determined she is. She doesn’t realize how much sport has shaped her inside. Don’t realize how you were able to transform life’s difficulties into long, interminable matches in the fifth set, where energy always counts. Where those who never give up win.
And, in the decisive moment, Noemi Spena always emerges, with the latest success, that of the promotion of Traina Albaverde to B1 volleyball. That of a company, of a city, of a team. Ever since she started playing volleyball, she has always been accompanied by crystal-clear talent. Born to enchant, it would be the perfect title for a film. Because Noemi was able to embrace her life, with the strength of a healthy family. Dad and mum are always cheerful, always welcoming and always present on the pitch to cheer on their daughter.
Values have always made her the person admired by everyone. Yet, her doubts have always pervaded her, perhaps so as not to touch the sky with a finger. He has always put his heart before his family, as a barrier and protection of that picture that life paints for us, made up of ups and downs. Ma-Ma – Maurizio (Di Grande, also next to her in the gym, a love born on the volleyball courts: he was one of the strongest directors of Serie B) and Matteo – have always been her jewels. That engine to live and fight every day.
After all, she observes everything. Look. She scans the horizon. She is nourished by the colors of life even when she would need to stay silent, listen to some music, break away from her everyday life. Living her silences. Because even those make noise inside. No, she’s there. Mom, wife and gamer.
When the crowd of Traina Albaverde, fresh from promotion to B1, cheers her on, when Vincenzo… makes the starting six, Noemi goes into sporting battle mode. She is ready to live every moment, she is ready to encourage and convey confidence, especially to the younger ones.
The day will come when he says enough and it will be a sad day for everyone. Noemi was born to enchant. Noemi makes everything more beautiful. Noemi enriches those little fans who follow her from the stands. Everything could shut down. She will decide it. Now it’s time to party. Her Cielle is in B1, it is in history. The big Albaverde family did it.
It wasn’t easy to get back up after last year’s disappointment. Not even for her. The story celebrates passion and perseverance, the warmth of a city. Looking back, today Noemi won yet another challenge, 15 years after Syracuse. Still there believing in that dream as a child, which began in Caltanisseta, became reality, in Modica (4 years old), led by Corrado Scavino (she also won in Syracuse and Gela with the Modican coach ed.).
A dream that still shines, after having played, in no particular order, in Aragona, Castelfidardo, Modica (second experience in B1), Siracusa, Tremestieri, Marsala, Pontecagnano, Gela, Siracusa again, Holimpia side, Augusta up until today. Until his return to Caltanissetta, to Traina Albaverde.
Because winning at home makes everything more special. And winning is never easy. The fairy tale with the happy ending. “What do I do, stop?”. “No… my dear, as long as you have the strength to smile and be an example for everyone, volleyball needs you”.
Don’t look back Spena. Keep raising fast, early times. Keep saying that you are still there and that you want to daydream. This is life next to that network, companion of many battles. This is Spena, a director with a license to enchant.
