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Welcome to the unofficial website of Nick Galis! This site is dedicated to one of the top european basketball players, ever to play the game. It's dedicated to the legendary Nick Galis! They called him Greek God, some others called him Gangster, others Scoring Machine, Greek Michael Jordan, Patriarch of greek basketball! Some just remember him as Unstoppable! No matter how, Nick the Greek changed the history of sports in the country for ever, and he's still worshiped like a god! |
19 May 2007
Baptising and Predicting... And her name is...Stella. Nick Galis and his wife Eleni Panagiotou baptised their daughter today, to whom they gave the name of Nick's mother, Stella. Galis: "Aris will make it through the finals" Galis also talked about Aris efforts against Olympiacos, trying to reach the greek playoff finals for the first time since 1991. Nick seemed very optimistic: "As a fan of Aris, I want my team to go to the finals. Aris has the home court advantage in the series, and I want to believe that they will make it. The team is in a good shape and if there will be no further trouble with injuries, I believe that the final of the greek league will be Aris against Panathinaikos". Source: www.superbasket.gr |
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6 May 2007
Galis honoured in pre-game ceremony (euroleague final) One of the greatest legends in modern Greek sports, Nikos Galis, was honored by the City of Athens in a pre-game ceremony before the Euroleague Basketball title game between Panathinaikos and CSKA Moscow at OAKA arena in Athens on Sunday night. One of the greatest scorer's in European basketball history, the 50-year-old Galis is considered one of the icons who helped popularise basketball in Greece in the 1980s. Although born and raised in the United States, Galis returned to his family's homeland for a career that was crowned by his performance as top scorer at the 1987 European Championship, leading the Greek national team to its first-ever gold medal. After the ceremony, Galis had these comments: "I hope we all see an exciting Final, and may the best team win, although we Greeks all would love Panathinaikos to lift the trophy. The Greens have a team that combines quality and experience, while their fans are expected to give them a big boost. Both [Papaloukas and Diamantidis] are magnificent players, and real gems for Greek basketball. They have almost the same style of play, they play for the team, and the duel between them is eagerly awaited." "I was moved by the Mayor�s initiative, and after such a welcome and an ovation, I feel really blessed that I took up sports. It is hard for me to express my feelings after such a great honour. Thanks to the City of Athens for the privilege and to the fans for their applause. It is difficult for us athletes to realize that it has been such a long time since we retired. It has been 13 years, and I feel as if it was yesterday. I felt like putting on my gear and getting on the floor to play!" Source: www.euroleague.net |
18 June 2007
Galis in FIBA hall of fame link |