Lountzis: “Incredible years at Olympiacos – Who is not getting angry on the pitch?”

THE Michalis Lundzis was her new guest of her podcast Stoiximan GBL, man to man. His new guard of Panioniou remembered the years in Saturn and that journey that almost stays on board the return to the return to Piraeus.

The ‘dip’ in the past for the football His years, the choice of basketball that started because … jealousbut also the unforgettable experience of visiting to Jailwhen he was still a minor himself.

In detail what he said:

For childhood and moving to Panathinaikos: “From the 16th onwards they closed the transfer to Panathinaikos, it was a big jump. Something different. Like … slap! From where I was in Saturn, in a simple everyday life, I was at school, from one day to the next I found myself in a great team, with idols. It was difficult to get into it and manage it. But before that, a respect to my parents, I didn’t put it down. “

For his football years: “I have been playing for years, I have been through many teams and local and bigger. I always remember when my parents arranged a food or vacation with their friends, having an alan from behind and I was there to run or kick a ball. I have played in the position of defender and defensive tackle. I didn’t make the difference, but I wasn’t a bump. I was standing on the court normally. “

Why did he choose basketball and not football: “It’s a little funny how the whole thing started. I have a sister who is three years younger and made tae-kvon-do for a long time. And at some point he wanted to start volleyball. So he started first and did both together. As a kid and I, I was jealous! I wanted the same. I also wanted two sports. And I said basketball. My parents tried to convince me, “one is on foot, the other with their hands, you will be confused.” And I started basketball at Saturn St. Demetrios. At first I dug the ball and hit my leg, chasing it, I remember it. I did them together, football and basketball, for one and a half years and mine had made many trips, after playing ball in Panionios. “

For the best memory by Saturn St. Demetrios: “The first shock was when they called me in the first team. And I made the first trip to Chios at the age of 14. In the 3rd National we entered the boat. We arrive, eat on the boat, play the match and get ready to turn the evening route. There was a wave, pretty beaufort. I said get a dramamine, I didn’t know it was working, I got another one. I went to the cabin and slept. We had arrived in Piraeus, the whole team was waiting for me on the coach. I remember waking up, being alone on the boat, all the lights were closed. “

For the transfer to Panathinaikos and the first training: “It was a huge thing. It was unreal. I was looking at my teammates and saying that it was possible to get there. It was then that Panathinaikos had done a child. Vassilis Charalampopoulos had gone last year, I was me, Antonis Koniaris, George Papagiannis, Diamantakos. My first workout was in Karpenissi. My stress was so great that I have erased in the first few days. In Panathinaikos, let’s not be fooled, I was at an age I couldn’t help. I was not experienced. I was helping training and learning daily. From all this daily routine, I was just winning. It was only good for me and improving me daily in both the basketball part, but also in the approach, to life off the field. “

For Dusko Ivanovic: “We were running in Karpenissi … Then the preparation was also running, in a track, on a football field. Sneakers, sun hat and “running”. Suddenly with Ivanovic we were running in the mountains! We went up and down, we saw the crabs. I will never forget it. In a morning workout, where you will usually do a few weights, a few shots, a little 5-0. And we see the trainer, Savvas Aronis putting four cones in the corners of the court. Dusko divided us into two groups. At first we had a minute and then a minute’s rest until others did. After two minutes, three minutes and then a pyramid (ed: 2 minutes, 1 minute). We started loosely, around 70-80%, with Dusko telling us “what are they? We run 100%”. In the last one I was .. dead down. I was stunned, everything was turning around and saying “my Christ, what happened?”

For the rupture of cruciate ligament: “I was in Lavrio. It must have been a Wednesday. And it was either the last or the penultimate phase of training. I went to do one beach, someone pushed me, lost my balance, I fell very bad. With my back and legs they fell last. It was shock, but everyone in Lavrio hugged me. I have an amazing relationship with the team. I got love. At first you can’t do something, you accept it. The hard thing is when you feel that you can do some things, running, some direction changes, with the ball a few static shots. There you feel that you can above, but you shouldn’t … “.

If he had a title for his term in Olympiacos: “Three incredible years. It was very nice. Not just in basketball, all the everyday life. You go to the court before you go. With weights, the individual, the people around the team, the training, the races, the successes. “

For George Bardzokas: “The coexistence was very good. He is an open and communicative man. You can communicate to him whatever concerns you or do a simple conversation. What coach does not get angry on the court? When you play and the match is on the … razor cut, it’s normal. To tell you something, to tell him too. Many times with the noise or if a player is blurred, he may not even hear half. But everything that happens inside the court stays there. Which is the most important. “

On whether Jordan Wuker … fit into the “eternal”: “The talent he has is incredible. It’s a guy I don’t know if it’s 1.80 and can put the ball in any way he wants. I have seen him in training put 35-40 three-pointers with a 7.5-8 meter dribble. It is not accidental what we were seeing. I would say “yes” if he was taller. The size holds me. He will be given the opportunity to try and see himself at this level. “

To visit a minors’ prison in the context of the One Team, when they were 16 years old: “On the street I was relaxed. As soon as we arrived and went through control, we went in and saw the kids, the courtyard, is the first shock. There you … hit and say “hop”. I hadn’t seen this again. You know there is, but seeing, is the day by night. It was something different, they shape you as a human being. They are images that you keep and you see life with another eye. It is engraved in my mind and has shaped me. You feel a little lucky. You see the prisons, the way they live and you think you are at the same age with them. If you think about it you are two or three bad choices away. And it hits differently. “