Basketball World Cup
Schröder’s world champion plain text to “haters” and TV stations
Was voted MVP of the tournament: Dennis Schröder. photo
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World champion, most valuable player, Olympic ticket: Dennis Schröder is at the peak of his basketball career. He took advantage of the opportunity in a remarkable press conference in Manila.
The German basketball star about:
Basketball on TV
“At first we thought the World Cup would be on TV, but only the final was on TV. Basketball is a great sport and I hope we can get the respect for what we’ve done over the past two years. I wish that every single game comes on TV. When we started ten years ago, we had Dirk Nowitzki, but nobody knew the other guys. Now we come to Japan and the Philippines and everyone knows us.”
Criticism of him and haters
“I build up a lot of motivation with haters or people who always see everything critically. In the end, I worked very hard. We grew together as a team. We did something that no one had done before. Ultimately, I want my respect , the coach his and my teammates their respect. For everyone who has supported me over the years: I kiss their hearts, of course. But: everyone else, they can stay away anyway.”
His maturity
“When you’re 18 and come from Braunschweig to Atlanta and make millions. In the end, I had the culture of Atlanta in me a bit. People in Germany took it differently. Since I’ve been doing YouTube, people see things a little like me I’m a guy. That I’m normal, just like everyone else. My children are the best feeling I’ve ever felt in my life – and always will be. My wife puts up with a lot and is always there . I’m just glad that I decided to go with my family. It’s really good for me as a person. My children have awakened a lot in me that I didn’t have before. My wife, too.”
Dirk Nowitzki
“Of course: Dirk Nowitzki is one of the best foursomes of all time, he changed the game of basketball. I have huge respect for him. It was an honor to play with him in Berlin in 2015. But to surpass that is a great achievement . For every single player. We wouldn’t have been able to do this if we weren’t a team.”