Black: “I have played basketball for three lives”

Invited to Man to Man Powered by Stoiximan, the official podcast of Stoiximan GBL, was the Dimitris Mavroidis, who spoke all the time about his basketball career.

The 39 -year -old ace referred to stories that marked his career, in the national team, but also whether he intends to pursue coaching.

What Dimitris Mavroidis said:



For what he has “won” from basketball: “I am interested in remembering me that” Dimitris was a good kid, served with morals, with principles. ” This fills me, so my family taught me. At the end of the day this is left. “

If basketball was enjoying as much as he was playing: “I have no complaints. I have played not for two, but for three lives. Even after what happened to me with my foot with the injury, it was like making a new career afterwards. I got trophies, I returned to the national team. When I got all this and returned, then I appreciated all the work I had done. “

For his basic trait as a player: “What stood out to me, beyond the physical qualifications, was my intelligence. This has helped me to adapt to each team. “

What coach he has worked more on the details: “Papatheodorou and Barzokas were in the detail. Coach Bardzokas was in detail in the attack, while coach Papatheodorou is both but more in defense. And Coach Katsikaris was in the detail. “

On how much social media affects young athletes: “We were only involved in basketball. Today’s young children, they will constantly deal with mobile, will not be dedicated to training. They do not focus on basketball. But I can’t go half time and open my cellphone. Of course, the kids are not to blame. There is a lot of information now, and even coaches are influenced by comments on Facebook and Instagram. I was never interested in what was writing, but we are not all the same. Many affects them, even good comments can do him harm to career. “

For the best climate he lived in group: “As a company, as a bond, Marousi was the best I had in my career. We were all very tied up and that was plus, it was a family. There is pressure in the big team. “

For his return to Greece from Spain: “After the years in Bilbao I had a proposal from both Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. I believed in myself then. I chose Olympiacos, though there were no differences. Panathinaikos was looking for a while then, Coach Obradovic had gone. Olympiacos was more set up, I had good relations with coach Bardzokas and I was from a young age with players like Printezis or Mantzaris. “

If he thought he could stop basketball after his injury: “When I left Olympiacos and did the second surgery, I had started going to school to finish medicine, I had made it a decision. And if I play … I played. “

For his attachment to AEK: “I have said it, although when I went to the team I was not AEK, no other team, I was a professional, I became AEK from the love of the world.”

For the possibility of dealing with coaching: “It’s not something that would go crazy as an idea, though you never know. I always liked the management of a team. “

For the National Team: “The first time I had anxiety in my life was in the first game I played with the national team! From a young age my dream was to play in the national team. For me, if you are healthy, the national is obliged. “