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Diamantidis: “Panathinaikos gave me unique moments, but nothing compares to a title with the National Team”

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The children who attend his camp were very lucky Protea Voulasafter they had the opportunity to discuss with him Dimitris Diamantidiswho accepted the club’s invitation and visited its facilities.

Its iconic leader Panathinaikou he took pictures, signed autographs, and answered many questions about his great career.

At the same time, he showed that he has not forgotten the sport despite his retirement in 2018, as he again tried and hit the same winning three-pointer that he had hit in his semi-final Eurobasket 2005in Belgrade, giving qualification to the Greek team for the final of the event at their expense of France.

Some of his answers:

*“When I take my kids to training, I tell them to give it their all and when they come back, all I ask is if they enjoyed the game”

*“On the field we give everything to win, but with the final horn there is no rivalry with anyone.”

*“The secret to success is hard work and the right mindset, especially after big wins and not so much after losses”.

*“Hatzivrettas, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Batiste, Jasikevicius and Fotsis are some of the many great teammates I had, while Spanoulis was one of the toughest opponents I faced.”

*“If I were to put on video a match from the past, it would be the 1987 final.”

*“Panathinaikos gave me unique moments, but nothing compares to winning a title with the national team”.

Source: Sport Fm

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