







On September 18th, Beijing time, the Greek basketball club Olympiakos held a special ceremony to retire the No.7 jersey for legendary defender Spanoulis. Spanoulis, 41, known as "Kobe in Europe", announced his retirement two years ago. Spanoulis also played briefly in the NBA, and was a teammate with China star Yao Ming.
At the retirement ceremony of the jersey, Spang wore a suit, and when the No.7 jersey appeared over the arena, the veteran burst into tears. "Playing in Olympiacos has always been my dream … We have experienced difficulties, but I hope everyone can feel my love for you." Spanoulis told the fans at the scene. He also got a beautiful gift from the team.
Spanoulis started his career in the Greek League. In the 2004 NBA draft, he was selected by the lone ranger in the 50th round. In 2006, Spanoulis joined the Rockets and became a teammate with Yao Ming. He was not happy with the Rockets. He only played 31 games in the whole season, averaging 8.8 minutes, getting 2.7 points, shooting 31.9% from the field and shooting 17.2% from three points. In July 2007, the Rockets traded Spanoulis and a second round to the Spurs in exchange for Scola and Jackie Butler. The Spurs laid off Spanoulis in August of the same year, and Spanoulis returned to Europe to play.
Although he didn’t make a name for himself in the NBA, he was a real god in Europe. He won the European championship three times in his career and was selected as the best team in the Champions League seven times. He was also elected as the European Player of the Year for two consecutive years. In the Greek League, Spang won the championship seven times, won the cup championship four times and won the MVP of the Greek League three times.
Spang in the international arena has also made impressive achievements. In the 2006 World Cup, he led Greece to beat the American men’s basketball team, which had stars such as James, Wade and Anthony. Spang scored 22 points in that game.
During the retirement ceremony of the jersey, Spang also paid tribute to his late father. "When I was only 15 years old, my father left me because of cancer. I decided to dedicate my career to him at that time. I hope he will be proud of me."
Peninsula/text The first time I met football was the 1998 World Cup. Before that, I couldn’t understand how charming this little ball can be, and it can make hundreds of millions of people crazy, cry, beat their chests and feet, and stay awake …
That summer of 1998, my first impression of football was colorful. In the stadium, there are Nigeria’s green, Brazil’s yellow, Italy’s blue, Holland’s orange, Spain’s red, Argentina’s blue and white, Croatia’s red and white plaid … Football is really beautiful! In the stands, there are flags and banners flying everywhere, and all kinds of graffiti on the faces of the audience. From a distance from the TV, there are uniform and consistent colors, and there are also mixed and competing … Football is really beautiful!
I love the World Cup because it is everywhere. Teams from different civilization backgrounds meet and confront each other in the same venue to show their skills, tactics and team features. Moreover, the story of football is not just 90 minutes on the court. Why are Italian and Spanish players depressed and sunny, while German players are introverted? The answer may be found on the map. Brazil and Argentina like dancing when celebrating goals? Think about the story of samba and tango! They say Americans don’t know football? They have more favorite sports! How is the core of the French team descended from Algerians? Read the history of the Middle East!
This is football, which is not only a physical confrontation on the court, but also a conflict between civilizations. This is football, which is not only the subtle cooperation between teammates, but also the integration and coexistence of different cultural styles. I love football, I love it, I love football, I love it. I love football, love it makes people passionate, I love football, love it makes people calm as ice. Just like in the game, everyone is fighting for every inch of land, even blocking each other with rude fouls. After the game, they shake hands, hug and exchange jerseys and appreciate each other. It is the fire and ice of the modern world.
In the football match, the winner is king, and the loser is never a coach. Next to every champion, there are many respectable opponents. Behind the carnival of every winner are the tears of countless losers. In the world of football, the ultimate victory is the jewel in the crown, and failure is the main theme. But this is the greatest charm of this sport: real fighters will not bow their heads because of failure, and real fans will not quit because of failure. Instead, they still choose to love and fight after setbacks. This is football. Never give up hope until the last moment, so countless stadium miracles will be born. No matter how ingenious the director and screenwriter are, they can’t create a script about football.
Don’t judge heroes by success or failure, and create a belief that belongs exclusively to football. There are too many stories about "one person, one city" in football, and more people will always have ideals in order to support the team, and they will not hesitate to get from youth to old age. If you understand football, you can understand why under the same roof, there will be hardcore rivals; Why the same city, the same country, and even the same world, will give birth to enemies who are at odds and incompatible with each other. Because of the belief in football, it can penetrate the gains and losses of victory and defeat and carve it into the blood.
I like a friend’s words very much. He said that football is still classical today when capital erodes everything. Capital can buy players, but it can’t take away victory; Capital can determine strength, but it can’t replace faith; Capital can create a giant team, but it can’t stop grassroots from springing up like mushrooms after rain. It is true that there are high salaries, luxury cars and feasts in the football world, but if we trace the past of the stars and review the experiences in slums and mud pits, what made them choose football? It is love and hope.
This is football. Even though I’m a poor player, even though I’m no longer young, even though I’m from hopeful to disappointed again and again, I’ll still cheer for it, applaud it and stay awake at night for it.
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A perfect victory! China men’s basketball team beat Cape Verde men’s basketball team 86-66, which ushered in a "good start" in the warm-up match. Throughout the whole game, Qiao Shuai had mixed feelings. Where did the joy come from? The back line that troubled the men’s basketball team in the international competition finally got a little relief. In order to solve the opponent’s full-court snatch, Qiao Shuai made Zhao Jiwei partner with Cui Yongxi, and Fang Shuo became a stable output battery on the outside line. No matter how the opponent bit our ball holder, the men’s basketball team could still solve the problem in an orderly way.
In addition, the men’s basketball team maintained a high-intensity combat level, and the manual ball movement ensured the mobility of players. The flowing cooperation made the fans seem to see the appearance of the golden generation China men’s basketball team in 2008, and a big victory inevitably needed some improvement, such as the stability of free throws. Under high-intensity combat, the men’s basketball team still could not guarantee the free throw hit rate, which shows that our basic skills are still lacking. On the other hand, Li Kaier didn’t play. When will this trump card Qiao Shuai be played? We might as well look forward to it.
However, what is most worthy of recognition is that we will maximize our advantages. We should know that our opponents have excellent personal ability and good explosive power, and they can beat their opponents entirely by our teamwork ability. In this game, the three inside players of China Men’s Basketball Team performed very well, especially in the face of Cabo Verde All-Star inside player Juarez, qi zhou, Hu Jinqiu and Wang Zhelin bombed their opponents’ physical fitness in turn. Although their personal abilities could not be confronted, they still cut off the contact between their opponents in the form of wheel war.
Among the three inside lines, qi zhou played for 18 minutes, scored 8 points and 3 rebounds, and Hu Jinqiu scored 8 points and 3 rebounds in 13 minutes. His combination with qi zhou’s twin towers can not only ensure excellent mobility on the court, but also help the men’s basketball team to bring cooperation and defense, and the whole defensive flexibility of the men’s basketball team is reflected; As for Wang Zhelin, he used his offensive ability to break through the restricted area many times, and used Zhao Jiwei’s pass to kill his opponent inside the restricted area, causing his opponent to foul many times and scoring 9 points and 2 rebounds. Obviously, Qiao Shuai gave Wang Zhelin more offensive tasks.
Finally, look at Zhao Jiwei. The young man’s performance in this game is excellent. He also takes into account organizational tasks. Under his series connection, the offensive end of the China men’s basketball team is orderly. He knows Qiao Shuai’s tactical system very well, and there is no doubt that he is already the best candidate for the men’s basketball team. I believe that after Li Kaier’s battle, the men’s basketball team will form at least two offensive points in the lineup, and the opponents will encounter a lot of impact on the inside and outside lines. This is the real killer of Qiao Shuai. From the current point of view, Qiao Shuai’s change of this China men’s basketball team is very successful.
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