Coach of the Czech basketball team Ronen Ginzburg.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
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He led the national team to seventh place on the continent, the historic sixth place at the World Championships and now, after an incredibly long 41 years, at the Olympics. “A lot of people thought I was a lunatic or a bad comedian from another planet, but I felt there was a generation here that could achieve something,” explains the coach, who has a tremendous sense of player choice.
“At that time, we had veterans in the team, such as Jirka Welsch, Luboš Bartoň or Petr Benda, but Tomáš Satoranský and Jan Veselý were already growing next to them. Others soon joined them. I have seen the player’s potential and sometimes even the bravest dreams come true. If you don’t dream about anything, you can’t do anything, “reveals Ginzburg, 57, whose work in the Czech Republic brought not only citizenship of the country where he works, but also fame in his native Israel.
The Olympic dream is a reality. The players have the hearts of the winners and have written an amazing story, enjoying the coach of Ginzburg
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When the national team started the Olympic qualification in Victoria, Canada by defeating Turkey, they themselves took the fight for Tokyo to an even higher level of difficulty. They knew that from then on they could not hesitate with anyone, they had to manage three difficult matches for everything. “It was one of the most difficult moments for me with the national team. I saw that we missed a lot of things in the game during the first match, but such a situation occurred because we were only complete for a few days and had extremely little time to match the team, “the coach thinks.
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The Czech basketball players defeated the favored Greeks and will play in the Olympics. The picture shows the only Czech in the NBA, Tomáš Satoranský.
Chad Hipolito, ČTK / AP
He trusted the team, yet he gnawed at him a worm of doubt. “I was mainly worried about whether the automatisms between the players would jump fast enough. But it worked, we played a lot better with each match, that’s the mystery and the beauty of basketball, “Ginzburg smiles and immediately knows the magic of the national team.” There’s an incredible chemistry between the players. There may be some bad moments. and situations in training or wrestling, but everyone still sticks together. That’s the main ingredient of success, “he admits.
Basketball has been holding the Czech battalion of team sport participation in the Olympic Games since 2004. Until now, she lay on the women who last played in London 2012, now men have taken over the baton with a break in Rio. “We got a unique chance to get to the Olympic tournament and we took advantage of it because we did absolutely everything for it. It is fascinating to see how Czech basketball pushes individual and team boundaries and where the limit is, we will see, “he laughs and is already making plans for a basic group in Tokyo, where the Czechs will challenge the USA, France and Iran.
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