Dimitris Diamantidis

Dimitris diamantidis the legend an unbelievable shot 2012 Δημητρης Διαμαντίδης

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Dimitris diamantidis the legend an unbelievable shot 2012 Dimitris Diamantidis is a Greek professional basketball player for the Greek League and Euroleague team Panathinaikos Athens.Dimtiris Diamantidis - The man, the player, the legend! Interview with Dimitris Diamantidis the best defender in the history of Euroleague given to the Greek National TV Station ET1 (30/04/2011) just a week before the final four of Barcelona Good morning Dimitris, I will go straight to the point, why not NBA or another European club, as many basketball figures said that you could do a lot in NBA? Panathinaikos consider being among the top basketball teams in Europe. It's a team which won many titles and gave many pleasures to its fans; there is no reason to try somewhere else, either in Europe or in the States. I feel perfect in the Green team, besides I never received any offer from NBA team all these years, whatever you reporters say from time to time there was nothing so far, but even if there was I do not think that I have the qualities to be able to play competitively in the NBA, it's a different world and a different Basket. Other players in your position they would have reacted differently as a possible offer from NBA they can't turn off. How about you? As I mentioned before and because I know myself perfectly I can tell you that I would have been negative, I'm not skilful enough to play in the NBA. My style is different than the one of the NBA and I don't have the talent to play there! I have other talents who are helping me to play in Greece and Europe. You have worked a lot during your career or it was mainly your natural talent? What is the reality? Talent is not enough by itself. At the age of 14-16 I never played to any National team as I didn't have the skills and my body was quite small. Slowly-slowly my body was growing and i was getting some physical power too. We have seen many talents to simply "lost in the space" all these years. The important issue is to work hard every day. There are players that really do that, with only mission, to become better! and that was my aim too, that is why I am working hard every day. I had some talent and I have worked it, of course I was lucky enough as in the team sthat I was playing the coaches believed in me and even "push" me sometimes by giving me extra court time and of course they are the reason of my establishment Which title of all the titles you have won has a special value for you? All the titles have their own special value but if I was suppose to identify one, this oen would have been the European title of 2005 in the Eurobasket of Serbia, as when you win a title under the flag of your country is a great feeling. Yes but the National Team is over for you? Everything finishes some time! Are your out for sure? It's finished! I had wonderful time with the Hellenic NT but now this is gone. I'm through Why is that? Is it because of the Turkey's World league disappointment? No! Not at all! For me it's really very heavy not to be able to get some rest, with Panathinaikos the targets are always the same, Greek champion, Greek league and Euroleague! Then I wait for the Summer to get some rest, with the NT I can't get rest at all. "If I want to be ab le to play some decent basketball for the next 2-3 years I need to stop the games in Summer. Besides whatever I had to offer to my NT I already did! What is your relation with Coach Obradovic? I believe that he is a very good coach. I came to Panathinaikos and I realized Basketball much different than what I had in my mind. He helped me a lot. He loves his business and every time "he wants to give 100% of his power and at the end he is always the winner! He has won so many trophies but he wants always to win and win and win. Coaches and players comes very close during the season and at the end when you win something or when a good result comes you just let it happen you behave like a happy child.