Two years after the start of his cooperation with Panathinaikos, Kostas Sloukas He spoke to Club 1908 about what he has lived with so far with the Greens, stressing that he is proud of what he did with his teammates, remembered the magical course until the Euroleague conquest, and also talked about John Papapetrou!
In detail what the Panathinaikos leader said:
How he feels after two years in Panathinaikos: “I am very proud and happy about what we have accomplished. I have the bitterness of the last championship, because I think we were a better team, but we didn’t manage to close the year in a good way. However, the sign is very positive for these two years and I do not hide that when I came to the first workouts, I had asked much less than what fate brought. So i’m very happy ».
On whether he believed from the beginning in the conquest of Euroleague: “I think the only madman who believed it was the president and then the coach who was saying it. I don’t know if he really believed it.
As for me and the team, I think came day by day, week by week. Because if you remember, we hadn’t started very well. We were 13 new players and we had to show work on the pitch. But as the year went on, we found better chemistry and we understood what we can do. Of course the luck factor also plays a big role, but I think the click was done in the double we did against Maccabi. There I thought we could do something big. It was the momentum ».
For what green moment he will remember forever: “I will always remember the climate we had with the Greeks – and with the strangers – but mainly with the Greeks, who lived in the locker room more. With John who has already stopped basketball. Obviously the individual appearances in the finals, but also the bumps, the Euroleague, the championship, the cup. It will be something I will remember until I die ».
For Papapetro’s withdrawal: “I was in America then. It was afternoon if I’m not mistaken, so it was there morning when I saw it. I got up from bed and shocked. We had never discussed it. I know the difficulties he was going through daily to fight. I also wrote it in my post.
John was a brother in the locker room. It was a very important pillar to keep the locker room united. He is a personality who could – for me – stay in Panathinaikos for more years, because he embodies the morality of a Panathinaikos. I felt sad and sad. He will continue to be a brother in life outside, but I will not have a support in the locker room. He is a personality who must stay in the space, especially in Panathinaikos.
What message to send him? What do they say (in these cases)? Good citizen? Because he is 31 years old and is retired. To find his mind concern, because he has a very good mindset and with whatever he does, he will do very well. I wish he would follow what he loves and support it to the end, as he did in basketball. “.
Source: Sport Fm
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