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There's a new interesting prospect on the NSFL team radar, a defensive end from Iceland, Eidur Gustavsson. Standing at 6 feet and 6 inches, and weighing 310 pounds, he definitely has the physical characteristics needed for a defensive lineman, and, from what we've seen in University of Minnesota, where he went to college, he has the will and motivation to become one of the best at his job. He decided to hold a presser so people around the league could notice him - and we are happy to present it to you.
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:interview: @bovovovo : Iceland is a small place. Did you know Bork Björnsson growing up? To what extent did you two shape each other's careers, if at all?
Iceland may be a small island, but we definitely have great people. We are strong, smart and look intimidating, being successors of the Vikings. And, yes, I know Bork. He's a great player. It's quite interesting how our careers are shaping out. We both come from Iceland, Reykjavik, we both went to University of Minnesota, we both are D-Line players. I didn't know much about him before I went to the States. I just had heard something about an Icelandic american football player looking to make it big in America. Well, good luck to him, I thought. And then, a year later I was approached by the coach of Reykjavik's american football team because of my size, and he invited me to a practice session. I am a huge sports fan, so I knew the basics of the sport, and after it I got told I resemble Bork in a way. So I started looking up his name more and more, and the interest in american football just went up. A year after that, I went to Minnesota to play this game. I have met Bork, since he played for the college team when I was trying out to make it, I asked him some questions and he seemed like a really cool dude, who knows, maybe because of our Icelandic connection, but that's cool anyways. He also helped me out in a practice once when he showed me some useful things. He made it to the NSFL and I made the college team a season after, and I just sent him a congratulations message and said that hopefully we can play in that league together one day. I imagine a duo of me and him being dominant. I don't know the response on his part of the question, though. I don't imagine me playing any role in his development, but I hope he remembers me from Minnesota and I am excited about the possible chance to meet him on the field, should it be on his team or on the opponent's team.
:interview: While there will always be a need for DEs, how do you plan on separating yourself from the pack? What makes you special out of the prospects and out of all the other DEs in the league?
I have good physical traits. I am tall, strong and that helps immediately. But you can't play any game without brain. I think my ability to learn quickly and be laid back will come in handy. I am willing to learn from more experienced players and my coaches, and eventually become better. I have a drive to improve, to win, and ultimately, when it's time to quit, be able to tell I gave my everything. I'm not sure if everyone has that mindset. Obviously there are more skilled DE's in the league, but I will do my best to become even better.
:interview: Any NSFL players that you look up to or try to emulate?
None other than Bork Björnsson. We have very similar stories and physical traits, and he is a good player, so I try to learn from him. However, I still want to shape my game as my own, not someone else's. I don't try to emulate any other players in the league. I have watched a good amount of film and I try to catch anything that helps, but there isn't any other specific players that I look up to.
:interview: Are there any particular teams that you hope to play for?
Heh, it's quite funny, isn't it. My #1 team is actually the same team Bork plays for, the Yellowknife Wraiths. Why? Actually him being on the team isn't the main reason at all. It's just the fact that Yellowknife is the northernmost team of all NSFL teams, and I feel good in cold winters. I've heard they actually have quite warm summers, too, so that's great. Perfect weather for me. I would hate living in, let's say, Arizona or Southern California. It's too hot. I believe with time I will adapt to playing in these hot cities, but I would hate to live there. However, if I got to live in Yellowknife, I would feel great, adapt to it's weather easily, and get to play along Bork. It's just the perfect situation for me, and I hope the Wraiths management notices me.
:interview: @ErMurazor :
I see you look up to Bork and want to play for the Wraiths, why do you hate yourself?
I definitely don't hate myself. I have obvious reasons for both of those things. As I already have said, we come from the same place and play the same position. Yellowknife might be the closest thing to Icelandic weather there is. I would definitely strive to make the Wraiths a better team on the field, and in other players eyes.
:interview: How do you think GMs are going to respond to a player that is aspiring to be a player with 7 sacks?
There's more to it. It's not all about stats. I understand that statistics is everything people think about here in America. But if you actually think about my situation, it's much different. There's not many athletes that make it big in any sports, really. There's definitely even less Icelandic people that have made it big in such a niche sport like american football. We are proud of everyone that has success, and Bork definitely has proved that he's a stable player in the NSFL. Even more, as I already said, we have had a few interactions and that only strengthens the connection. And now, I have the chance to play alongside him. It's an unbelievable feeling. I just want to make people over at Iceland proud. I want people to see Iceland as a well respected country.
And, if you really worry so much about stats, I said that I look to shape the style of play as my own not somebody else's. I want to become the best that I can.
:interview: Teams have struggled to come to places like Orange County and Arizona to play, are you concerned that you'll struggle against some the league's best teams due to you're "sensitive" to heat?
Not quite. I will probably spend my DSFL time in a place that's generally hot anyways. I will have time to get used to it. However, I would definitely not like living there constantly. My body will probably get used to it if I have to do it, but I just prefer cold weather, you know. I think it's the same when, let's say, Arizona players go to play in Yellowknife in winter. It takes time to adapt. I think I would have a little struggle with that, but it's doable.
:interview: Why did you choose number 88 as a defensive end?
Back in Reykjavik I had to choose a number, but 8, my favourite number, was already taken. So I took 88 and stuck with it. Honestly, I had no idea that certain positions generally choose certain numbers. I just went with what I like.
:interview: @adam2552 Why do you wear #88? It is more traditionaly a WR/TE number than a defensive lineman.
Like I already said before - I didn't know anything about the fact that certain positions take certain numbers. I just think that it's a nice and recognizable number.
:interview: Is there a current or former NFL player that you will mold yourself after?
No. If anything, I want to create my own persona, I want to be the one players will look up to and try to make their game like mine. I'm taking any advice from professionals and veterans at this game, but in the end I want to be myself and I have a plan.
:interview: @Noble What type of locker room role do you hope to fill? Quiet leader, outgoing fun guy, etc.
I am not the most outgoing guy, but I definitely am friendly, I stand behind my teammates and I hope to once become a leader of the team and prove that with my game. Once I get familiar with everyone I become talkative, and I sure think I am a fun guy to be in a team with.
:interview: Which DSFL team could you most see yourself playing for next season?
I have no clue. They all have a spot for me and I am not even sure if I will play there. I will be okay with anything, really. If i have to play in the DSFL, that's to prepare myself for the big league.
:interview: @Bzerkap Do you believe the long flowing hair and beard give you Samson like powers?
Who knows...I might have some power in them. When I started out, I had short hair, and with time I became better as my hair grew longer, so that might be right.. but we'll see..
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OOC questions:
:interview: Archon: Why is Iceland green and Greenland ice?
That's a good question, but has a rather simple answer. Currently Iceland gets affected by the warm Gulf Stream which results in the temperature being over the freezing point almost all the time. About 11% is still covered in ice throughout all year. As I've read before, the names for bot Greenland and Iceland come from Vikings. If you believe legends, then a long time ago when the Vikings discovered Iceland, it was snowing, and also during a viking expedition one guy's daughter drowned, livestock froze to death and when they climbed a mountain to search for a better place to settle, all they saw was icebergs and snow. Hence the name Iceland.
With Greenland the situation is a bit different. In the southwestern part of the island there's still grass, but back when Vikings arrived, it was much warmer there, and it just made sense to name it Greenland if all you could see was green plains. With time it just became colder.
:interview: @Noble What type of locker room role do you hope to fill? Quiet leader, outgoing fun guy, etc.
I am answering this here too because I think it fits.
I am a very active guy in the discord. I always love to talk with my teammates whether it's about the sim or anything else, music, sports, school, culture, whatever. Even though I am not the most active guy on the site, think I bring a nice addition to any locker room.
:cheers: :interview:
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There's a new interesting prospect on the NSFL team radar, a defensive end from Iceland, Eidur Gustavsson. Standing at 6 feet and 6 inches, and weighing 310 pounds, he definitely has the physical characteristics needed for a defensive lineman, and, from what we've seen in University of Minnesota, where he went to college, he has the will and motivation to become one of the best at his job. He decided to hold a presser so people around the league could notice him - and we are happy to present it to you.
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:interview: @bovovovo : Iceland is a small place. Did you know Bork Björnsson growing up? To what extent did you two shape each other's careers, if at all?
Iceland may be a small island, but we definitely have great people. We are strong, smart and look intimidating, being successors of the Vikings. And, yes, I know Bork. He's a great player. It's quite interesting how our careers are shaping out. We both come from Iceland, Reykjavik, we both went to University of Minnesota, we both are D-Line players. I didn't know much about him before I went to the States. I just had heard something about an Icelandic american football player looking to make it big in America. Well, good luck to him, I thought. And then, a year later I was approached by the coach of Reykjavik's american football team because of my size, and he invited me to a practice session. I am a huge sports fan, so I knew the basics of the sport, and after it I got told I resemble Bork in a way. So I started looking up his name more and more, and the interest in american football just went up. A year after that, I went to Minnesota to play this game. I have met Bork, since he played for the college team when I was trying out to make it, I asked him some questions and he seemed like a really cool dude, who knows, maybe because of our Icelandic connection, but that's cool anyways. He also helped me out in a practice once when he showed me some useful things. He made it to the NSFL and I made the college team a season after, and I just sent him a congratulations message and said that hopefully we can play in that league together one day. I imagine a duo of me and him being dominant. I don't know the response on his part of the question, though. I don't imagine me playing any role in his development, but I hope he remembers me from Minnesota and I am excited about the possible chance to meet him on the field, should it be on his team or on the opponent's team.
:interview: While there will always be a need for DEs, how do you plan on separating yourself from the pack? What makes you special out of the prospects and out of all the other DEs in the league?
I have good physical traits. I am tall, strong and that helps immediately. But you can't play any game without brain. I think my ability to learn quickly and be laid back will come in handy. I am willing to learn from more experienced players and my coaches, and eventually become better. I have a drive to improve, to win, and ultimately, when it's time to quit, be able to tell I gave my everything. I'm not sure if everyone has that mindset. Obviously there are more skilled DE's in the league, but I will do my best to become even better.
:interview: Any NSFL players that you look up to or try to emulate?
None other than Bork Björnsson. We have very similar stories and physical traits, and he is a good player, so I try to learn from him. However, I still want to shape my game as my own, not someone else's. I don't try to emulate any other players in the league. I have watched a good amount of film and I try to catch anything that helps, but there isn't any other specific players that I look up to.
:interview: Are there any particular teams that you hope to play for?
Heh, it's quite funny, isn't it. My #1 team is actually the same team Bork plays for, the Yellowknife Wraiths. Why? Actually him being on the team isn't the main reason at all. It's just the fact that Yellowknife is the northernmost team of all NSFL teams, and I feel good in cold winters. I've heard they actually have quite warm summers, too, so that's great. Perfect weather for me. I would hate living in, let's say, Arizona or Southern California. It's too hot. I believe with time I will adapt to playing in these hot cities, but I would hate to live there. However, if I got to live in Yellowknife, I would feel great, adapt to it's weather easily, and get to play along Bork. It's just the perfect situation for me, and I hope the Wraiths management notices me.
:interview: @ErMurazor :
I see you look up to Bork and want to play for the Wraiths, why do you hate yourself?
I definitely don't hate myself. I have obvious reasons for both of those things. As I already have said, we come from the same place and play the same position. Yellowknife might be the closest thing to Icelandic weather there is. I would definitely strive to make the Wraiths a better team on the field, and in other players eyes.
:interview: How do you think GMs are going to respond to a player that is aspiring to be a player with 7 sacks?
There's more to it. It's not all about stats. I understand that statistics is everything people think about here in America. But if you actually think about my situation, it's much different. There's not many athletes that make it big in any sports, really. There's definitely even less Icelandic people that have made it big in such a niche sport like american football. We are proud of everyone that has success, and Bork definitely has proved that he's a stable player in the NSFL. Even more, as I already said, we have had a few interactions and that only strengthens the connection. And now, I have the chance to play alongside him. It's an unbelievable feeling. I just want to make people over at Iceland proud. I want people to see Iceland as a well respected country.
And, if you really worry so much about stats, I said that I look to shape the style of play as my own not somebody else's. I want to become the best that I can.
:interview: Teams have struggled to come to places like Orange County and Arizona to play, are you concerned that you'll struggle against some the league's best teams due to you're "sensitive" to heat?
Not quite. I will probably spend my DSFL time in a place that's generally hot anyways. I will have time to get used to it. However, I would definitely not like living there constantly. My body will probably get used to it if I have to do it, but I just prefer cold weather, you know. I think it's the same when, let's say, Arizona players go to play in Yellowknife in winter. It takes time to adapt. I think I would have a little struggle with that, but it's doable.
:interview: Why did you choose number 88 as a defensive end?
Back in Reykjavik I had to choose a number, but 8, my favourite number, was already taken. So I took 88 and stuck with it. Honestly, I had no idea that certain positions generally choose certain numbers. I just went with what I like.
:interview: @adam2552 Why do you wear #88? It is more traditionaly a WR/TE number than a defensive lineman.
Like I already said before - I didn't know anything about the fact that certain positions take certain numbers. I just think that it's a nice and recognizable number.
:interview: Is there a current or former NFL player that you will mold yourself after?
No. If anything, I want to create my own persona, I want to be the one players will look up to and try to make their game like mine. I'm taking any advice from professionals and veterans at this game, but in the end I want to be myself and I have a plan.
:interview: @
I am not the most outgoing guy, but I definitely am friendly, I stand behind my teammates and I hope to once become a leader of the team and prove that with my game. Once I get familiar with everyone I become talkative, and I sure think I am a fun guy to be in a team with.
:interview: Which DSFL team could you most see yourself playing for next season?
I have no clue. They all have a spot for me and I am not even sure if I will play there. I will be okay with anything, really. If i have to play in the DSFL, that's to prepare myself for the big league.
:interview: @Bzerkap Do you believe the long flowing hair and beard give you Samson like powers?
Who knows...I might have some power in them. When I started out, I had short hair, and with time I became better as my hair grew longer, so that might be right.. but we'll see..
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OOC questions:
:interview: Archon: Why is Iceland green and Greenland ice?
That's a good question, but has a rather simple answer. Currently Iceland gets affected by the warm Gulf Stream which results in the temperature being over the freezing point almost all the time. About 11% is still covered in ice throughout all year. As I've read before, the names for bot Greenland and Iceland come from Vikings. If you believe legends, then a long time ago when the Vikings discovered Iceland, it was snowing, and also during a viking expedition one guy's daughter drowned, livestock froze to death and when they climbed a mountain to search for a better place to settle, all they saw was icebergs and snow. Hence the name Iceland.
With Greenland the situation is a bit different. In the southwestern part of the island there's still grass, but back when Vikings arrived, it was much warmer there, and it just made sense to name it Greenland if all you could see was green plains. With time it just became colder.
:interview: @
I am answering this here too because I think it fits.
I am a very active guy in the discord. I always love to talk with my teammates whether it's about the sim or anything else, music, sports, school, culture, whatever. Even though I am not the most active guy on the site, think I bring a nice addition to any locker room.
:cheers: :interview:
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