The Milwaukee Bucks met on Monday night (8/11) in the US capital, Washington and at the White House, for the established meeting of the NBA champions with President of the United States, Joe Baiten.
The President of the USA congratulated the “deer” for the title of champion, while he made a special mention to Giannis Antetokounbo and his family, speaking with laudatory remarks.
A little later, o John took the floor in front of the audience and the cameras, emphasizing that she is great price his presence in the White House. Alongside, thanked the family for the sacrifices they made all these years, but also theirs Bucks fans for their support.
The statements of Giannis in detail:
“Thank you, Mr President. On behalf of the players, the staff and the organization of the Bucks, we are grateful for this opportunity. From Sepolia and Athens to the White House, born to Nigerian parents. It’s an amazing experience to be in the White House. It is my honor to be in the White House and to know President Joe Biden up close.
First of all I want to thank my family. He made many sacrifices to be here, I thank them for everything. They are not with us today, but we always carry them in our hearts. They played a big role in being here.
I want to thank the Bucks fans and they are the best in the world. 7 years ago we were the worst team, now we are the best. We always tried to get better through hard work and to fight.
With hard work, sacrifices and if you dedicate yourself and wake up every day and try to become better at everything you do and love, you can achieve great things in life “.
“With hard work, with sacrifices.. if you dedicate yourself, wake up every day and try and get better in anything you do, anything you love and believe in your dreams, you can accomplish great things in life.” – @ Giannis_An34 at The @WhiteHouse pic.twitter.com/vgVKgikJkW
– NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2021
LIVE: President Joe Biden welcomes the 2021 NBA champion @Bucks to The @WhiteHouse. https://t.co/KVhcRqqOIL
– NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2021
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