Holló Henrietta

„It makes our everyday life easier...”

My name is Holló Henrietta, I have been studying in the Segítő Mária Catholic High School for eight years, and this is my last year at philology-theology specialization. I was born and raised in Miercurea-Ciuc. After my parents’ divorce I have been living with my mother and my older sister.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

Holló Henrietta: Basketball takes up most of my free time because this is the only activity, which makes me relaxed and happy. In addition I try to spend some time with my friends, but I focus mostly on my studies. In the weekends I help my mother in the house work, and I look after my little cousin whenever I can.

Q: What have you achieved in the basketball so far? What does this sport teach you?

Holló Henrietta: In this sport I have achieved quite a lot of things. In seventh grade I changed from ice-skating to basketball, which I pursue competitively. One of my major experiences was a match organized in Cluj-Napoca, where I played with the school team and we achieved a good place. Besides participating on matches organised by the school (local and county championships) I participated on many streetball events and basketball marathons. On the last basketball marathon I won the title „The most successful girl” and I am very proud of it.

At present I play in a team which consists of the best players in the city. Our name is Csíkhágó Ballerins, and we go for winning the National Championship of Szeklerland in basketball category.

The sport thought me to struggle with all my strength, to play by the rules, to respect the opponents, to not consider them enemies and to accept the decisions of the referee. I learnt to win and to lose. I think that the best player is the one, who, after losing a match, smiles, and shakes hands with the opponent, thinking „I will never give up”. During these years the sport thought me to take control of my emotions, and to play my opponent with clear head. I learnt to make decisions on the spur of the moment, and the most important: to stick together.

Q: Besides the sport you take place in voluntary activities...

Holló Henrietta: Yes, I took part in voluntary activities two times. I joined the Care2Travel non-governmental organisation, and I participated in two summer camps for children in orphanages organised by the help of three native English volunteers. My tasks were to make communication easier between the children and the volunteers, and to help carrying out other activities.

Another time, within the frameworks of the Care2Travel Organization I helped an American volunteer in his English teaching project for orphans. It was a great feeling and experience, I learnt a lot, so I am willing to carry out voluntary activities in the future whenever need be.

Q: What do you do after high school?

Holló Henrietta: I don’t have many left from high school, so I have been thinking a lot about my future lately. I would like to achieve good grades at the final exam, which will show me what I am capable of, so I will make the final decision after it. I have a lot of options, but the sport is the first of them. Because the sport plays a big role in my life, I would like to continue it as a trainer.

Q: What does the foundation’s help mean to you?

Holló Henrietta: This help means a lot to me, to us. I used this money in order to buy my books, my school and sport equipment. My mother’s salary is very little, so I wouldn’t have been able to buy all these things without the foundation’s help, in other words it makes our everyday life easier.