In an interview with “Mozzart Sport“, Sasa Obradovic commented on the FIBA World Cup and everything that the “Eagles” showed.
Now the coach of Monaco, and the former national team player has the experience of playing big games. Playing for the national team, he won as many as six medals, and he conquered Mundobasket in 1998, where he brought home the gold medal.
“You have no idea how much this means to me! How much does this mean to all of us who are in basketball, what a prestige this is, to be associated with the Serbian national team in any way. I am very proud of these guys, of coach Svetislav Pešić and of everyone in the team. Of course, I expect the best against the Germans, who also showed a great team game, after all, that’s the only way to beat America.“
“Ego Absence”
“Everything is much easier when there is no ego. You think it’s easy to get a player to play aggressive defense for 40 minutes. To press the opposing player all over the field without stopping, who does that Aleksa Avramovic. Believe me, that’s not easy to ask from a team that has players who don’t put their egos aside.
Every player wants to win, wants to help and therefore has that dose of ego that is quite normal in professional sports, but when that is left aside, then we get to this moment where we have a game that is decorated with togetherness, team spirit. That is why this result is expected. We have quality and players who play for each other.
That’s why we have the opportunity to do something great and if we continue like this, I believe that we will win that final time for a big celebration” – said Sasa Obradovic.