2024-08-07 10:01:41
D. Novickas did not avoid catchphrases during the Paris Olympics either.
Portal lrytas.lt shares the most striking quotes of the coach who led the Lithuanian triple basketball team to the top of the Olympic bronze medal.
“The closer you get to the plane, the more your stomach turns”– before the flight to the Paris Olympics.
“We will be a family in a five-room apartment. The series “Friends”– about the decision to delete social networking apps during the Olympic Games.
“If we play like this, we won’t be eighth, but ninth”, – after the defeat against Latvia at the start of the tournament. We remind you that eight teams competed in the Olympic trios basketball tournament.
“Let’s find out on the field like men. What are these fines?’after questionable refereeing in the match against France.
“When an actor enters the arena among 5 thousand audience, he should enjoy but he forgets the words… Same with us. We go to such an arena, we have to enjoy basketball, after all, we don’t go to work”– after the first victory in the Olympic Games.
“I don’t know who’s here. We will take fines from the men. Childish at all…I didn’t understand”– about the decision to impose monetary fines on his students due to received technical fouls.
“I’ll probably need some heart medication when I get back”– about the emotions after the historic victory over the Serbian national team.
“He had already finished his career. Worked in a boarding house, didn’t do sports anymore”– about the decision to trust Šarūnas Vingelis, who became the manager of the national team.
“We must apologize to the fans who watched those 20 minutes of agony”after losing in the semi-finals to the Netherlands.
“Now you will be able to “patrol” the President of Latvia– words to President Gitan Nausėda after the victory in the small final.
“They already have gold. They are not as hungry as we are. Our bronze is our gold”– after the bronze victory over Latvia.
Lithuanian national team: Aurelijs Pukelis, Šarūnas Vingelis, Gintautas Matulis, Evaldas Džiaugys.
Road to bronze medals
The Lithuanian triples basketball team, making its debut at the Olympic Games, started its performance in the championships with two defeats in a row – D. Novicka’s army lost 14:21 to Latvia and 20:21 disappointingly fell at the feet of the hosts France.
Much better times awaited the Lithuanians who got into the pit later – the Lithuanian national team won three consecutive victories: they beat Poland 21:12, they beat the USA 20:18 and they dealt with China 21:16.
The successful period of D.Novick’s students ended after a dramatic loss against the Netherlands (18:19), but then a victory over Serbia (20:18) paved the way to the quarter-finals.
Having reached the quarter-finals, the Lithuanians once again met the Polish national team.
In a crucial match, the Lithuanian basketball players withstood the pressure of their opponents and advanced to the semi-finals by winning the match 21:15.
In the semi-final match, the debutants of the Olympic Games were unrecognizable – they were not equal to the Netherlands 9:20, but in the fight for bronze they defeated the Latvians, who were undefeated in the group and defending the title (21:18).
2024-08-07 10:01:41