one. I’ve learned a lot from every coach I’ve ever worked with, be- cause each of them has shown me something new. I rejoice in that kind of learning, because it makes me a better player. What is the secret of provi- ding good assists? I don’t know; vision of the game, routine, talent. I think you should ask coaches or someone with more expertise than me about this. I only provide them. I haven’t thought about how they happen. With me they are a natural proce- ss. I don’t know if there’s any spe- cial training for assists. We will long remember the Rio Olympics. The basketball games annoyed us and at the same time made us rejoice. Which match was the toug- hest for you in Rio? Two matches: the quarter-final with the Croats, because it decided whether we would be involved in the fight for medals or not, and the semi-final with Australia, because it was our ticket to battle for gold and face the Americans. As a rule, those are the most difficult matc- hes in competitions. What is your next goal as captain of the Serbian natio- nal team and your next goal as a CSKA player? I would like to defend the title of European champion with CSKA and for Serbia to win a medal, pre- ferably the shiniest one, at the Eu- ropean Championships next year. Those are wishes, so we’ll see what happens. How’s your youth basketball camp progressing? My brother Jovan and I have been thinking about that camp for several years. We are developing an idea of how we could help all those talented kids to gain better working conditions. My country, Serbia, recognised that wish of mine and I received a lot of help at Silver Lake, where we further developed that part of Serbia in a tourism sense. Now the first ye- ars of the TEO4 camp have pas- sed. I am satisfied because 600 boys have trained the camp. Next year there will be both boys and girls, and even more of them. We will build a training hall and lay a proper surface on all the courts. You can check out all the details
Nikada nisam
I never liked being in the focus of the media if I did not earn it on the court voleo da budem u medijskom fokusu ako ne zaslužim to na terenu
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