Interviews on the handball city of Celje were conducted with young player Mai Marguč at the Gimnazija Celje Centre, 3 January 2024, and with national team players Urban Lesjak and Tilen Kodrin at the Slovenian handball team’s hotel, 7 January 2024, in Ljubljana. The team is currently preparing to take part in the European Championships/European Championships in Germany. The focus of the interviews about the handball city of Celje: training and professional sport at Handball Club Celje Pivovarna Laško (RK Celje Pivovarna Laško), the experiences of Slovenian players in the German Handball Bundesliga and the prospects for the upcoming European Championship. The discussions as part of the project “Jugend schreibt” (Youth Writes) with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ are being continued and will continue to be conducted by Nika Rezman, Larisa Špur and Matic Krašovec; Guided by: Gerald und Monica Hühner. Photos: Marjana Turnšek, Gerald and Monica Hühner