BARDEM QUIT RUGBY AFTER THREATS
JAVIER BARDEM was forced to walk away from his passion for rugby - becaus e opponents plotted to attack him when they realised he was a budding act or.
The No Country for Old Men star was a keen sportsman during his youth a nd was on the national rugby team in his native Spain, but he retired fro m the game as his movie career began to blossom in the early 1990s.
And he admits he was put off playing when he overheard opposition playe rs planning to target him on the field.
He tells Britain’s Sunday Telegraph, "I’ve always said that playing rug by in Spain is like being a bullfighter in Japan. No one does it. I loved rugby - but you have to quit if you want to work as an actor.
"I did (movie) Jamon, Jamon and it was a great success and, from then o n playing, the other teams were always going, ‘He is the guy from Jamon, Jamon, let’s beat him up.’"
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