Galis: “We’re favorites to qualify – Shocking to be back on this pitch”

The National team had a… relaxed night, defeating Egypt 93-71 in the packed SEF and formally securing first place in the second group of the Pre-Olympic Tournament.

At the Faleri stadium was once again o Nikos Galiswho sent a message of inclusion for the visually impaired and then spoke to the cameras about Greece’s progress but also about his own presence in this effort.

In detail what Nikos Galis said:

“To thank the president for the nice words (s.s. Vangelis Liolios). Thank you for the invitation to this event. It’s very important to me too. Sport is for everyone. It is one of the few things that unites the whole world. I am very happy to be here, I wish we have a good cooperation. Sport is for all children, for the whole world.”

On whether we will see the National Team at the Olympic Games: “I think we have a good team. I want to believe that we are the favorite to qualify and then God has it we will see slowly until the next one.”

For returning to SEF: “It’s very shocking to be on this pitch again, as if I was here yesterday. We all enjoyed it.”

For the Greek’s love for basketball: “We have taught the Greek to love basketball. He has gotten into his skin. I want, like everyone, to relive great moments every year.”

For his part, the president of the EEC Vangelis Liolios stated:

“Today, once again, we have Nikos Galis with us. Nikos Galis is the one, who we all know, that we are all here at the stadium because of him. It opened the way for the Greek bucket to reach high. He opened roads for Greek basketball to go to Europe.

Nikos, expressing Greek basketball at this moment, we thank you, not only for taking it to the front of all of Europe, but for putting it in every home and bringing all the people to enter basketball, to embrace it.”