“Mothers Don’t Bear Something Like That Anymore”

In 1980 “Mothers don’t bear something like that anymore” was the phrase used by poets, writers and newspapers columnists in order to express their admiration for Josip Broz Tito, leader of former Yugoslavia who had just passed away.

Quarter of century later sports commentator of HRT, Croatian state-run television, used that very phrase to describe Janica Kostelić (Janica Kostelic) after her third, unprecedented gold medal won at the World Ski Championship in Santa Caterina.

After seeing Janica pulling the rabbit out of her hat and beating Tanja Poutainen despite suffering from fever, I couldn’t agree more.earsDoesn'