He is one of the most iconic handball players ever. The German left back grew up on a handball court with both parents being players. However, Kretsche did not have a dream start in handball. At the beginning of his handball path, he was three years behind the regular development of boys his age. But he trained hard, and he trained a lot. And his name is now written in German handball history books. Here, in his own words, the tattoo lover Kretzschmar tells us the story of his life...