Papanikolaou: “I can’t describe what Spanoulis means to me as a player and a person”

For his advice Vasilis Spanoulis who shaped him as a man spoke o Kostas Papanikolaou.

His small forward Olympiakou was at the Gala that took place on Saturday (16/09) and in the statements he gave he deified the legend of the “red and whites”, stressing that this event is the least he deserves for what V-Span offered as an athlete and a person.

The statements of Kostas Papanikolaou:

About Spanoulis as a player: “With words I cannot describe the whole range of Spanoulis and what he means to me as a player and a person, which counts more. I don’t want to waste time because if I start there will be a lot of people waiting. This event is the least that can be done for Vassilis and the least he deserves for what he was as an athlete, but also as a person».

What he learned from Spanoulis as a leader and tries to implement: “Because I’ve been steeped in it myself, I try to get across to the team every year that through hard work we can get better. Only by challenging each other athletically can we become better. Vassilis had this to a very large extent and all the teams were watered during the years he was captain and that is why so many successes came».

For Spanoulis’ advice that he will never forget: “There are too many tips. What is most important is that all the advice he gave, he gave it truly, from his heart, because he really wanted to help you. That’s why I say that the man Vassilis did a lot for me and my character, he shaped me as a person and I will always be grateful».