Veteran basketball player and member of the “bronze” national men in 2009 in Poland’s Eurobasket, Andreas Glyniadakis‘Hosted’ at Eok webradio and talked about the conquest of bronze again in Eurobasket by his players Vasilis Spanoulis16 years later.
In detail, Andreas Glyniadakis told Eok Webradio:
On how he celebrated the conquest of the bronze medal: “I celebrated it as a toddler. I expected it, as well as many Greeks, for all that it can offer, such as the joy of the game or attracting more children to basketball, which is also a huge motivation. It was the crowning of an effort for many years. Never a medal comes by accident, always comes from a generation of athletes who can bring it through a lot of trouble. This was done with this generation of athletes. “
For the importance of this bronze medal for Greek basketball: “This has put my own generation and the previous one in the sport. We all played basketball because the huge success came in 1987, which brought more stadiums with basketballs and more popularity. This is huge in itself, but it is not enough, but it can bring many children to the stadium. It certainly saw too many kids this match. They play all over Greece, in over 800 clubs, athletes of all ages and surely many of them will catch an hour longer. Other children will be written, others who are already playing will remain in their teams. Through this process athletes will come out who can staff the national team later, because we all watched the National on television and dreamed that we would play it at some point. “
For his impressions from the National in the Tournament: “I saw a team that had a clear line and a way of playing. Spanoulis played a huge role in attracting all these players and persuading them to follow his plan before calling them. This was a key to how the tournament evolved, because the team improved through the tournament. Playing big matches is not something you can do in the form of preparation. So Eurobasket gave these athletes the opportunity to “build” a character, a way of playing and to evolve through the matches. They have also shown the intention to claim what belongs to them, in a tournament that mainly dominated modern basketball, not so much surprises. “
Source: Sport Fm
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