Kalaitzakis on Sport-fm.gr: “Friends of Panathinaikos and on the other side of the world – Legend Pavlos Giannakopoulos”

Despite the many absences and tiredness of the international, Panathinaikos made an impressive 2nd half and won 91-82 Partisan in the first match of “P. Giannakopoulos »of Australia.

After the match, the Panagiotis Kalaitzakis spoke to sport-fm.gr and George Petrides For the joy of National in Eurobasket, the experience of returning basketball to their homes Greekbut also for the image of the “green” in the friendly.

Also referred to the atmosphere in Melbournethe support of fan and the legacy left by the Pavlos Giannakopoulos.

In detail what he said:

For success with the National Team in Eurobasket: “Certainly a great success, after 16 years we brought a medal for our country. We put young kids in the basketball field, brought back the sport to the Greek houses. It’s something that makes us happy, so we fight. We want to build from there and continue to be a team that will play for the medals every year. “

For friendly dominance on Partisan: “The important thing is that we finished the game with a win. We can’t draw conclusions, we are half a team and we had a great trip. We keep the victory, in the next game we will be better. “

For the difficulty of the pressured program: “It was very difficult but when you play you don’t think about it, you try to get energy and whatever you have inside you. Basketball is, we do it every day in our lives so it comes out spontaneously. “

For the atmosphere in Melbourne: “It was a very nice atmosphere, the stadium was full of many Greeks, many fans from Serbia. They created a nice climate, thank them for being even here, on the other side of the world. I hope we bring mugs this year and make them happy. “

For Pavlos Giannakopoulos: “Legend, legend. I have nothing to say, all of Europe knows him and he honors him every year. He has left a very large repository in Panathinaikos basketball, and generally in sports and Greece. “

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