Jankovic: “I am jealous of what is happening to Panathinaikos, my mistake I left – the end of my career is not far away”

THE Vlando Jankovic was hosted at Man to man powered stoiximan and talked about the years left in his career, about the mistake of leaving Panathinaic Aktorthe (economic) reason he dealt with basketball, the ideal finale in Panioniosbut also for his legendary dad, his Boban Jankovic.

In detail what he said:

For the end of his career: “The closer to the end of my professional career, the longer it is, because I don’t want to end with anything. I live it more intensely, but let’s not hide, it’s not far away. By understanding my body I think I would put two to three years at this level. “

For his choice to play professional basketball: “At 16 I lost my father, it was a very vulnerable age, but at the same time I lost a steady financial basis. Not only did I have to do it, but it was a matter of survival to play basketball and get paid from such a young age. If I didn’t play basketball, I think I would have a very difficult life. As my father died, many changed in the financial part. There were problems, loans, debts, so the mindset of a 16 -year -old became a 36 -year -old in one night! “

For the … shadow that covered him because of his dad, Boban: “I had to swallow bitter things many times, through comparisons. The … shadow is great, his injury covered everything. It took a long time to get to a point to compare me to what I can do better than him. He gave me a great motivation, I wanted from an early age to stop comparing me. Each player is different. “

For the presence of Avdala, Zugri, Stavrakopoulos in Peristeri Domino’s: “They wanted to invest in young children. It didn’t happen in the past. You had to go catch the “veteran” from the neck, be better every day to get to play, so I played basketball. But the children in their honor and each other have responded and worked. I wish this example was taken by other players who come from behind. This is what we all want in basketball. I would love it if a 17-18-19-year-old kid was coming and overtaking me. What the Peristeri did with Abdala and Zugris we have to do it highlight. Peristeri supported the plan he had, but both players supported it. “

For the repulsive of his career: “The years I decided to leave Panathinaikos. There were discussions to stay and I think I ended up making a mistake, to leave. It is something I regret, but unfortunately in life you have to do many times to learn. I am pleased with what I have done until my 35th, because what I haven’t done I can teach in the next and what I have done, I can show them. “

For the three years in Panathinaikos: “Magic experience. I was given the opportunity to play a teammate and opponent with people I had in a poster in my room. One of them was Andrei Kirilenko and I think I was completed as a player when we played in the CSKA – Panathinaikos series and go to the jump. And I hear Kirilenko say “I play defense to Jankovic”! Now I say, “Well dude, what’s going on now, how will I put a basket?” I feel very lucky to play in Panathinaikos, I feel very lucky to meet people such as Dimitris Giannakopoulos, who believed me from an early age and was given the opportunity to play in his team so I think I keep only the positives. “

If he would like to be 15 years younger watching the Panathinaikos who is again giggling: “What is happening in Panathinaikos, I envy it in the positive sense. It is nice that there is Panathinaikos, but also Olympiacos, we must not forget him. There is immediate sold out, there are great things to do, the transformation of Panathinaikos, the stadium, the Euroleague. Two teams that I was waiting for from the beginning of the season that it would be 1-2. I would like to be a young child and have an incentive to play in these two teams, because I have the Greek passport! Children do not know that they can be given an opportunity to play in one of these two teams because all they have to do is put the hours. “

For Panionios and if it was the perfect finale in his career: “He returned where he deserves him. I wish there was the stadium in Nea Smyrna, it would be … a furnace. And I’m sure George Koutelakis will “push” it to make it faster. He was missing from the category. It’s in my heart, I’m Panion. I never hide it and I never hid it.

Anyone who has played in a team for many years there wants to finish. When the team was in the Second National, I told them to go to play. And in A2 the same. And this year I asked to go to play. So I don’t know if it’s right business, but because there is romance and love for this team, I have sought to go back and yes it is ideal to close my career there. “

If he has kept something material from his father: “I have a cross, a Red Star blouse and one of Panionios. I also have an old noseer. But in the warehouse I have many cartridges with about 40 matches. Mostly by Panionios and Red Star. But I also have one who has scored 40 points in Roma. “

The advice he gave him: “There are many tips she has given me, but one that I keep and helps me in many things in my life is that when something starts, look at it, either successfully or with failure. He has shown me things, with his life, the process with the injury, the friendships that were leaving because they saw that his situation is not getting better. In general things, which you know are distressed and difficult, but they make you strengthen. “