DŽENKINS OTKRIVA TAJNU USPEHA JENKINS REVEALS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
ZVEZDA JE VIŠE OD KLUBA, MI SMO PORODICA RED STAR IS MORE THAN A CLUB; WE ARE A FAMILY
Sve ono što su košarkaši Zvezde radili ove sezone ostaće zapisano u klupskoj istoriji
Everything achieved by Red Star’s basketball players this season will remain etched deeply in the club’s history
Tekst / Words: Nebojša Todorović Fotografije / Photography: Aleksandar Dimitrijević, Marko Metlaš
Č udo, magija, senzacija... Sve ono što su košar- kaši Crvene zvezde radili ove sezone ostaće zapisano u klupskoj istoriji, ali i u evropskim okvirima. Trener Dejan Radonjić i njegovi vojnici, uvek spremni da idu preko granice bola, deli- li su lekcije evropskim prvacima u Evroligi, oborili re- kord ABA lige po broju pobeda sa 25 trijumfa u sezo- ni (samo jedan poraz) i osvojili Kup Radivoja Koraća . I ne planiraju da stanu... TIM I ODBRANA Šta je tajna uspeha? Dve reči su ključne, dve koje uvek ističu i Radonjić i njegovi puleni – tim i odbrana, to je definitivno zaštitni znak Lazića, Simonovića, Gu- durića, Dženkinsa i ostalih momaka u crveno-belim dre- sovima. Nema zvezda u Zvezdinoj ekipi, svi čuvaju le- đa jedan drugom. Kad jedan padne, ostali ga dižu, kad jedan pogodi, svi se raduju. Sazreli su i pokazali da su satkani za velika dela, da stvaraju čuda. O tome govore rezultati, evroligaški uspesi, trofeji... Radonjić otkriva ka- ko mu uspeva da pomera granice na crveno-beloj klupi. – Trudim se da svaki slobodan trenutak provedem sa porodicom. Čak i neke dodatne analize ili gledanje utakmica pokušavam da obavim u omiljenom, kućnom ambijentu. Uz suprugu Milicu, ćerku Jovana i sina Petra punim baterije, daju mi snagu za sve, a košarka je moj život, uz nju se čak i opuštam – ističe Radonjić. UPRKOS KRITIČARIMA Po dolasku, u aprilu 2013, nije mu bilo lako. Bilo je mnogo kritičara, onih koji su ga potcenjivali, terali iz kluba. Kažu, nije se dobro snalazio. Nije mnogo prošlo dok je stekao stasus ljubimca armije navijača, koji mu skandiraju kao nikome pre.
M iraculous, magical, sensational... Everything achieved by Red Star’s basketball players this season will remain etched deeply in the club’s history, but also in the European basketball frame- work. Coach Dejan Radonjić and his troops, who are always ready to break the pain barrier, gave a lesson to the champi- ons of European countries in the Euroleague, broke the ABA league record for the most wins, with 25 victories in a season (and only one loss) and won the Radivoj Korać Cup. And they don’t plan to stop there...
TEAM AND DEFENCE
What is the secret of their success? Two words are key, two words that are always mentioned by Radonjić and his charg- es – team and defence, which are definitely the trademark of Lazić, Simonović, Gudurić, Jenkins and the other boys in red & white shirts. There is no star in Red Star’s team; they all watch each other’s backs, when one falls the rest lift him back up, when one scores they all rejoice. They have matured and shown that they are made for great deeds, for creating mir- acles. This is confirmed by their results, Euroleague success- es, trophies... Radonjić reveals how he succeeded in push- ing back the boundaries of the Red & Whites from the bench. - I try to spend every free moment with my family. I even try to do some additional analysis or watch the matches in my favourite, home environment. With my wife Milica, daughter Jovana and son Petar I recharge my batteries; they give me the strength from which I draw energy for everything. And basket- ball is my life, I even relax with it – notes Radonjić.
DESPITE CRITICS
It wasn’t easy for him when he arrived in April 2013. There were many critics, those who underestimated him and those who tried to force him out of the club. They say that he didn’t
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