Sports commentator Nikolai Nikolayevich Ozerov: biography, interesting facts

It can be safely attributed to the symbols of the Sovietera, although he was not even a member of the Communist Party. Nikolai Ozerov, whose biography is closely connected with commentary, skillfully combined two little connected phenomena: creativity and sport. His voice entered every house in those days when the whole country was covered with a sport fever and knew the hockey team in the face of every player. What is known about this legendary man?

Origins

His childhood passed in communication with great people,which are the colors of creative Moscow: Vasily Kachalov, Leonid Sobinov, Nikolai Golovanov and Antonina Nezhdanova, who were frequent guests in the house. Nikolai Ozerov was born in the family of the famous Bolshoi Theater soloist, whose name was inherited by him. Appearing in December 1922, he found Novikov-Priboi, Otto Schmidt, the writer whose stories he was delighted to hear. But he dreamed about the career of an opera singer, after all, besides his father, there was a composer (great-grandfather) and a priest with a magnificent voice (grandfather) in the family.

Mama Nadezhda Ivanovna also dreamed of becomingactress, but she left her studies at the Institute of Cinematography after the birth of her first child. Yuri's elder brother realized himself in his work, becoming a famous film director, author of the film epic "Liberation". Nicholas, after performing as a child at the holiday of the aria of Gilda from Rigoletto, suddenly became interested in tennis.

Start in sport

Favorite sport of Nikolai Ozerov firstI liked my brother too. Together they went to the Zagoryanska station (28 km from Moscow), where a resident of the village named Vasily Ivanovich coached boys. Famous masters Alexander Golovanov, Nikolai Kuchinsky, Mikhail Korchagin also once started with this coach. By the age of 12, both brothers were already engaged in adult courts, speaking at the championship of Moscow. Yuri's rating was even slightly higher than that of his brother, but he decided not to associate his future with the sport.

Already in 1935, Nikolai Ozerov became the champion of Moscow in his age category, and in 1939 won the All-Union competition.

Honored Master of Sports

Higher sports rank in 25 years (1947) futurecommentator Ozerov will receive not only for success at various competitions, but also for activities during the Great Patriotic War. Not leaving Moscow even in the most difficult days, Nicholas along with three other athletes will participate in the so-called exhibition matches. That the residents of the capital did not lose morale, competitions were held on all courts. They collected a large number of spectators. On cars tennis players were transported throughout the city, where they competed with each other.

The level of skill athlete to assess quitedifficult, because in those years Soviet tennis players did not perform in the international arena, but 24 times he became the strongest in his country. Eyewitnesses admired his trademark blow to the right, which was called "Ozerovskaya Katyusha."

Theatrical career

Back in 1941 the future commentator Ozerov becamestudent GITIS, who graduated in 1946. 30 years of life will be given to the theater, which will always play an important role in his life. For many years he will simultaneously serve in the Moscow Art Theater, playing fairy tales and comedies, continuing the tennis player's career (until 1953), leading the football team of the theater as captain, and commenting on soccer and hockey matches since 1950. It's hard to imagine how this is possible, but contemporaries say that sometimes he had to play specially on the court to succeed at the beginning of the performances at the Moscow Art Theater.

In the theater, the artist played about 20 roles. These were not outstanding theatrical works, but the audience warmly received Nikolai Ozerov, who has an amazing charm.

Way to the commentator's cabin

The first independent report of the LakesNikolai Nikolayevich, a commentator with thirty years of experience, spent August 1950. It was a match between CDKA and Dynamo. And then there was a two-week pause. The management wanted to receive feedback from radio listeners in order to decide on further cooperation with the artist.

The fact is that the audience's favorite at that time wasVadim Sinyavsky, whose reports on the radio all quite satisfied, but for television it was necessary to look for a replacement, because of the injury of his eyes that he saw badly and could make inaccuracies during the match. Second sports commentator Viktor Dubinin switched to coaching, so it was not just a new face, but a man of Sinyavsky's level.

Ozerov was a unique candidate, combininga knowledge of sports, excellent command of language and artistry. But his manner of reporting was supposed to appeal to the public at first, therefore within two weeks the management studied the contents of the received forty letters, the vast majority of which was laudatory. Only after this, Ozerov was entrusted with a new job.

National recognition

Soon, no significant sporting eventdid without his participation. Nikolai Nikolayevich Ozerov, the Soviet-era commentator, achieved unprecedented popularity. What contributed to this?

• Huge dedication and dedication to the sport. Previously, the stadiums did not have special cabs, so often had to report from the trees, but this did not stop the artist. There is a known case when Ozerov was injured on the hockey match between Spartak and CSKA in the presence of Leonid Brezhnev, due to Sergey Kapustin's active actions, but he did not leave his post, having thrown off the applause of the public.
• Excellent command of the word.
• The amazing artistry that makes a speechcommentator in a good pathos, encouraging the belief that our always win. Even when they lose. His rolling "Go-o-oh-l!" - This is the crown chip, which was adopted by new generations of sports leaders.
• Irrepressible temperament and emotionality,Responding to any resident of the country. He is credited with sharp words during the reporting, criticism, which the censorship immediately monitored and reported upstairs. So, his words about the quality of the domestic production of sticks could cost him membership in the party, if he were in it.

Ozerov commentator visited theprofessional activity at the 15 Olympiads, 38 World Hockey and Soccer Championships and 6 European Championship. He worked in 49 countries around the world, conducted an unforgettable series of reports from a series of meetings of the national team of hockey and NHL stars. In the final match of 1972 during a brawl on the ice, he uttered a phrase that became the main quote of Soviet sport: "We do not need such hockey!" In 1973 he was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR.

Family of the People's Artist

Being popularly known and having in hisa notebook of thousands of telephone numbers, the popular commentator Ozerov for a long time was alone. His future wife, Margarita Petrovna, he made an offer in 1968, having married at 47 years. Wife worked in the publishing house as an editor and was younger than Nikolai Nikolayevich for 10 years. A year later, the couple had twins - a son and a daughter. Father immediately made them membership cards to the society "Spartacus" and hoped that Kolya and Nadya would link their lives with sports, but this did not happen.

Until the end of the days the family was for Nikolai Ozerovsolid rear. Suffering from diabetes mellitus and having undergone surgery in recent years to amputate his legs, he moved away from friends, but relied on the support of his family and friends.

Completion of career, interesting facts

The end of the 80's is the time of the end of the Soviet era. With the light hand of Nikolai Nikolayevich, new commentators came to television: Mayorov, Maslachenko, Pereturin. They were better at understanding the game, they could analyze what was happening on the field, and Nikolai Ozerov's reportage began to be perceived as old-fashioned and unduly pretentious. He stopped trusting the main matches, and soon he insultedly wrote a statement of dismissal, which he willingly signed. The last years of his life (died in 1997), Nikolai Nikolayevich suffered greatly without his beloved work.

It is said that after his dismissal in his formerThe cabinet immediately started repairs. On the first day, the masters were tasked to peel the wallpaper and prepare the walls. At the end of the working day, the foreman found out that nothing had been done: none of the workers had risked tearing down a single portrait of great people with a dedication to the legendary man.

In the filmography of the actor 11 films, and almost all he played himself - a sports commentator.

So life is arranged, that the scale of talentis realized later. People will forget the officials and envious persons who once removed the legendary man from his favorite work. But in the history of the country will remain the name of Ozerov and his best reports as a visiting card of an era.