To take out the talent and determination that all internationals have for the Eurobasket The parquet in the games of the National Team is the aim and the… secret to its participation in the competition was noted by Kostas Papanikolaou.
The leader of our National team emphasized that his motivation, and of all, is great, stressing that it is his relations with Spanoulis, who is now a coach of the team and not his teammate.
In detail the statements by Kostas Papanikolaou:
“We worked very hard, without second thoughts. We have to enjoy it, bring our talent and determination to the parquet, and represent our country in the best way. “.
“I know we will have the world on our side. We want to make them happy and hope for the best in these five games in Limassol. ”
“Giannis Antetokounbos is one of the best players in the world. He is fantastic, not as a player but also as a human being. He is accessible, he is a great leader, he is more talkative as a leader than his early years in the team. It helps everyone, not just the young, all of us. He knows how to approach everyone, what to tell them and this helps the team work better. ”
“The motivation is great from the beginning, in itself. I had the happiness of being in men since 2009. The motivation for me ever since it is great to get to what we want. This is not enough, of course, we have to do work in the parquet. From the National you do not stop, but it stops you. I am in favor of renewal, but I would rather tell me ‘thank you very much’ and … from here others go. You have to serve the national team, it is an honor to serve it, so when you call you you have to be there. ”
“He would not honor me as a man, as a man and as an athlete to press on excuses. We are professionals and we have to do our best. I would be ashamed of Kostas to use as an excuse that we haven’t managed to get a medal for 16 years. ”
“Knowing Vasilis (Spanoulis) I know how determined he is in what he has to do with basketball. You have to respect the boundaries, now he is my coach. If I do with the coach, how do I give my teammates the example to work properly and not have fun? “
Source: Sport Fm
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