Having climbed to the third step of the podium at the recent Eurobasket with National Greece, Vassilis Spanoulis He has returned to the parquet, this time as a coach of her Monaco.
Vassilis Spanoulis spoke to Skweek, referring to the transition from player to coach, in the way he cooked, in his highlights that he prefers not to see them, while stressing that he could fight for 10-12 minutes even now.
At the same time, the Monaco coach talked about his family, who is missing during his presence at the Principality, while answering more… free questions, such as who are the celebrities who would like to dine together, and what his favorite film is.
Vassilis Spanoulis spoke …
About the background he has on his mobile: “My family. It’s everything about me and I want to see them as much as I can. “
For what made him more difficult to move from player to coach: “To kill the player’s instinct. You have to kill the player you have inside and I decided to do it as soon as I started to be a coach. You have to teach, be patient and see the improvement of your players. You can’t say ‘if I were I would have seen this all’.
As for whether he is cooled as he would like to coach him: “I coach like some of my old coaches that I admire and try not to do what I didn’t like from coaches. I was a leader almost all my life and I know what the players should hear and what not. This is an advantage of me. “
On how it is associated with players who are another generation: “I try to understand different habits and the different way of thinking, it’s something I like, because I improve from the younger generation. It is different, but it is very important for me to listen to everyone and learn from him. “
With which celebrities will Dinner: “Michael Jordan, Denzel Washington and Al Pacino.”
Greek food missing: “Moussaka, pasticcio, stuffed, yuvarlakia. I eat more outside and whenever my wife comes trying to make me some of them. “
Favorite movie: «The Godfather».
What helps him out of basketball: “Talking to the kids. I miss here in Monaco. I miss my wife too. I am a family man and I want to give my children all my life. Beyond that, I like to see basketball, games, football sometimes, or go to a restaurant. “
If he sees his highlights: “No, I recently showed my kids in the 2015 semifinals and the 2012 semifinal, to make them understand that they are not all easy and nice in basketball. When I saw myself I wanted to close the TV, but we had to keep watching the game. “
For what he enjoys the most in basketball: “When you win something, you are emptying. The way to get to the end and the success come is that they made me happy and proud. “
For how many minutes of participation would play now: “Two five minutes or six minutes. I would definitely put a few three -pointers. “