National basketball player Ioannis Papapetrou on Game Night: “It’s the win that counts, not the perfect basketball, you have to live in the moment”

Ioannis Papapetrou was one of the national team’s ‘key’ players and the one who helped the side ‘break blockages’ and take the lead against the strong Czechs.

The Greek striker spoke into her camera Game night after the victory over the Czech Republic and referred to the picture of the team in the first and second halves, but at the same time emphasized that Greece is looking at the victory and not at the perfect basketball.

At the same time, he stressed that his goal in every game is stability while not revealing what Giannis Antetokounmpo told him.

The statements of Ioannis Papapetrou in detail:

“It was stressful for all of us. We built expectations and we feel the love of the crowd. In the first half we were kind of ‘tough’ and rusty or blocking both defensively and offensively. It’s a knockout game. We saw , what happened in the other games. When it’s series, it’s easier. At halftime we knew we had to play harder and come together. This team represents the whole team. It’s about winning, not perfect basketball, and that we did.”.

For his own achievement: “I can’t say I’m proud. i am not something I try to stay stable and not have emotional swings. It is a sport that has it all and in which you cannot avoid anything. I don’t look at what happened in the past, I live in the moment and do my best.”

To exclude the Serbs: “It is a trap. You have to live in the moment. We got a good victory and we need to rest. There is fatigue for everyone. We need to see the next game, which is an endgame of endgames. We must not fall into the trap of looking ahead.”

What Antetokounmpo told him: “Yes, I remember what John told me. But I can’t say.”