N.: A colour.
E.P.: Green, especially on the eyes.
N.: An aroma.
E.P.: Freshly washed laundry.
N.: A texture.
E.P.: Beach sand between your toes on the first day of summer.
N.: A destination.
E.P.: Costa Rica. What an amazing country and the people there are the best! Pure life!
N.: Do you prefer night or day? Or does it depend on what for?
E.P.: Almost always day. Nights get feverish, although if there’s a full moon I stay up with her.
N.: How did you decide that this was what you wanted to do?
E.P.: I didn’t decide. One training session followed another and before I knew it I’d become a professional athlete. It was what I wanted to do and I always felt very privileged to be one; I love handball.
N.: A day you’ll never forget.
E.P.: The day they hung the Olympic Medal around our necks at the London Olympics. What an adrenaline rush! Years of sacrifice and hard work flashed through my mind in less than 20 seconds, that’s imprinted on my memory forever.
N.: A project you’d like to work on.
E.P.: I’d like to give a voice to our Spanish athletes through a TV programme. They are pure inspiration and talent; it would be high quality content for our homes and families.
N.: An athlete you admire.
E.P.: Michael Jordan and Rafa Nadal. The first breathed talent from every pore, a genius. The second is a global inspiration and we were neighbours in the Olymic Village in Rio de Janeiro. He’s great!