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In the 13th episode of his Virziens podcast, businessman Armands Broks talks to tennis player Ernests Gulbi. A. Brock questions him about his career as an athlete and the circumstances that helped him get to the top of tennis. E. Gulbis reveals that in his case it was also a coincidence of circumstances and great family support. He also does not hide the importance of mentors and coaches who have taught to think about causes and not about effects. In the podcast, the athlete also talks about his current work in the Latvian Tennis Union and his plan to create a tennis academy. He intends to devote the next 5-10 years of his life to this. Thinking on a national scale, E. Gulbis believes that most of the money intended for sports should be invested in children and mass, not professional sports. In their conversation, they also touch on politics - E. Gulbis shares his concerns about what is happening in Latvia and expresses hope for the new generation, which has already achieved something in its life and is able to look at national processes in the long term. _ 00:00:00 What will we talk about? 00:02:01 What is it like to be back in Latvia? 00:03:49 Inefficient public administration system 00:06:57 A course must be chosen 00:12:21 Really ambitious goals are needed 00:14:20 How to set such ambitious goals? 00:20:34 Who runs the country: civil servants or politicians? 00:22:56 Has the new generation of leaders grown up? 00:25:08 Ernest Gulbja's tennis career 00:28:05 Tennis is a fair sport 00:30:28 Mentors 00:36:38 Human capital development 00:39:26 First of all, we must put our house in order 00:41:16 Sports management in Latvia 00:50:08 Future plans: tennis academy 00:53:21 How to motivate the public to play sports? 01:00:40 Audience questions _ Virziens social networks: / virziens_ / virzienspodkasts https://x.com/Viriziens_ / virziens — Host: Armands Broks Director and editor: Toms Harjo Topic research: Anda Asare Project management: Žanete Kļaviņa Socialo network management: Gundars Smuidris