THE Panagiotis Giannakis he was invited to “Studio 4” of ERT1 and talked about many issues of his life.
Among other things, the “Dragon” of Greek basketball also spoke about the relationship he had with Nikos Galisemphasizing that they may not have been hanging out, but when they were playing together… they were really playing!
Then, he also referred to the causes that led to their fight and in the famous pass that he did not give him in a game, emphasizing that all this could have been the result of various things that each of them kept inside.
In detail what Panagiotis Giannakis said:
“When we played, we played! We weren’t hanging out, we were playing! And I think that’s really important for people to understand. That many times you may find yourself in a professional action, you must understand that when you enter this action, try to put your best foot forward.
I didn’t do anything that was attractive that I did before, like scoring goals. I was finding a way to have a strong presence in the match, with different things I was doing. My friends also said to me “why did you pass?”. I was interested in the team, we wanted to win and at that moment I was interested in how we were going to make the basket and I did things to help the team concede one less basket, no matter if it was exhausting for me. Galis wanted to score, he liked that. Making a pass is probably more difficult than making a basket.”
We fought over a pass, which Nick thought I should give him. You get hurt over things that probably aren’t that serious and this might have been there before. After conversations with third parties. When I was transferred to Aris, most people said that it was impossible for me to go to Aris because it was Galis. There was this surrounding atmosphere.
Then we met at Panathinaikos! But it was not a matter of finding them, everyone saw things differently. In the game, Nick did what he wanted and I supported him in what he liked, because he did it well. It was an attraction. If you add something to your skills you will be even more successful. I’ve always believed that the things you’re given to do that you don’t like make you better.”
Source: Sport Fm
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