2023-10-31 20:38:18
This afternoon the Girona Basketball players Eric Vila, Markel Brown and Jaume Sorolla they got candid in an entertaining and funny conversation with the Girona presenter of the sports podcast La Sotana, Andrew Juanolawhich took place at the stand of FIATC from 61st Exhibition Fair of Girona on the occasion of “Conversations with our players” organized by the club in collaboration with the insurance company.
They talked about everything. From the team dynamics of Salva Camps in the ACB league to day-to-day routines, nutrition, injuries, mental health… Vila, Brown and Sorolla agreed that “right now Girona it’s in a very sweet moment and we’re trying to keep up with the football team with good basketball, even though it’s difficult.” The Girona team regained their way to victory last Saturday against UCAM Murcia (82-76), in a game in which Brown showed himself to lead his team to victory. The American escort showed that he can be one of the offensive references of the team with 29 points and 28 assessment. “Little by little we are improving as a team and this shows in the game. We are in the right direction. For me, the key to the last game was Fontajau. The support the fans give us is incredible. I have played in many pavilions but the one in Girona conveys something different… I have never encountered an atmosphere like this. There is a unique energy in Fontajau”, said Brown. At the same time, he confessed that “I practice a lot so that I can have games like the last one”: “I watch a lot of videos of NBA scorers and extract what I can from them. It doesn’t come naturally to me and that’s why I work really hard to achieve it. When I was younger I was more athletic and I could make up for it in certain aspects of the game, but now I have to work really hard. I work to make matches like this”.
For his part, Sorolla added that “we haven’t shown our best basketball yet because we are a new team and we need the days to pass”: “This season with Salva there has been a change of pace. We are one of the fastest and most aggressive teams in the ACB.”
Andreu Juanola, who has made it clear that “I’m not a fan of basketball, but of Basketball Girona», has made the players show their most intimate side between jokes and laughter. Vila and Brown have revealed that they even thought about retiring because of the injuries. “I’ve had three ankle operations and, on top of that, they were pretty consecutive. The last one was terrible, I thought I wouldn’t put up with something similar again. It was very hard. But the love for the sport made me stay on the tracks”, explained Brown. The escort had an atypical start to the season, in which he couldn’t find the key to help the team: “I was recovering from an injury that lasted longer than expected. I’m very happy to be able to help the team and feel good again».
The American has assured that he loves to enjoy food and that in Girona he has found the ideal place to enjoy gastronomy. “The food is very good in Louisiana and I have found that here as well. The kitchen is excellent. I really like the restaurants I’ve been to,” he said. On the other hand, Sorolla has stated that he has an obsession with yogurts and that if he could “eat 8 or 10 a day, but I control myself and eat 3 or 4”. Vila, on the other hand, does not have so many preferences with the diet and takes advantage of the fact that he is of “thin constitution”. The one from Bescanó recalled that “I got out of the injury by taking pictures like theYves Pons»: «I wanted to be competitive with a subject that I did not master. Our career as basketball players is short, but with many emotions».
In this sense, all three have insisted on the importance of having a “positive mentality” to give their one hundred percent. According to Vila, the balance would be found in one “60% physical and 40% mental”: “I’ve been working with a psychologist since I was 18 and we meet at least once a month. I explain everything to him. More than my psychologist, she is my friend.”
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On how this can affect the outcome of the matches, they concluded that “to get out of a bad streak during the match we encourage each other to be able to show our character”. “We are very united and we trust our partner”, they assured.
Vila, Brown and Sorolla are optimistic about this season and trust to add between 17 and 20 wins.
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