The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will honor him Nikos Galis and will award him an honorary doctorate of the TEFAA department. The event will take place on March 3 (20:15) and the legend of Greek basketball himself will be present.
The announcement:
“Mr. Nikolaos Galis will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Physical Education and Sports Science Department of the AUTH, for his outstanding contribution to sports and culture, as well as for the valuable services he offered to society. The Announcing Ceremony will take place on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 20:15, in the Ceremony Hall of AUTH.
Nikolaos Galis was born on July 23, 1957 in New Jersey, USA. The son of Greek immigrants, he grew up and studied at Seaton Hall University (Seaton Hall University, NJ) in the USA. He is considered one of the leading Greek athletes of the modern era and an undisputed reformer of basketball and Greek sports in general.
His consistently high athletic performance was the result of a combination of his individual characteristics and his belief in scientific support to achieve his goals.
Nikolaos Galis, due to his perfectionism and professionalism, adopted scientific practices in a unique way, at a time when myths surrounding sports and training flourished.
He managed, in a period when sport was mainly amateur, to stand out, highlighting professional attitudes and standards, worthy of admiration and recognition.
He also achieved what few athletes in his category could: to be universally recognized and loved, even by opponents, to be universally glorified and to leave a significant legacy to a people.
The modest and humble behavior of such a prominent man to this day is an example to be imitated and defines the difference between the temporal and the timeless. Nikolaos Galis, at every opportunity, shows his socially responsible attitude towards the daily problems of society and the city where he lives and continues to offer whenever he is asked».
Source: Sport Fm
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