‘Freestyle pizza is my passion. It is linked to my work, but has given me the nicest joys of my life.’ Composite: Marta Martinez/Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images Then he returns to work, serving customers at Pizzeria Venezia in Alginet, Spain, the restaurant his family has owned for 40 years. What’s a typical day like in the life of a pizza athlete? What time did you wake up? I wake up every day between 7.30 and 8 in the morning, since I sleep little. I never have breakfast.