Serbian defender CSKA 2024 Olympic Games bronze medalist Alexa Avramovic told that he had heard the most positive reviews about the Moscow club from his compatriots.
Avramovich’s transfer to CSKA was announced in July. The agreement with the 29-year-old defender was signed for two years. Since 2021, the basketball player has been playing for Serbian Partizan.
— What do you think is the main reason for Serbia’s success at the Olympic Games?
— The games turned out to be incredible. Except for our match against the USA, which we could have won, because we were behind for almost the entire match. Overall, they played well. The main success is that no one was selfish. Even though we had great players like Jokic and Bogdanovic (Jokic is generally the best player in the world). We were a family, helping each other, thinking only about how to support our teammate. This applies to everyone, starting with coach Pesic and the president of our basketball federation.
— The celebrations were probably the most memorable of your life?
– Is it true? We were upset after the match with the USA and we had only 35-40 hours left until the next match. There was little time left before the battle for bronze. But when we won, we realized that we now had too much free time. But everything was already ready, our relatives organized a vacation and we went to celebrate. You understand, such an opportunity does not come very often, maybe only once in a lifetime. Playing at the Olympics is good, but winning a medal is a chance and an honor.
– We saw how you were welcomed in your native Cacak – like a rock star.
– Yes, yes. I love my city, I live there and people know it. They showed their love, and not only this time: last year there was something similar after our performance at the World Championships. I am grateful to my compatriots. I am happy that I can give so much happiness to my compatriots, especially to the people of my city, as a member of the national team.
— Tell us about the contract with CSKA.
“I wanted to go to the Olympics with a club contract. So that your thoughts are free from these worries. It is clear that I received offers from the Euroleague, but CSKA… Every time I talked with my friends who played at CSKA – Milutinov, Davidovac, Teodosic, Tarlach, the sports director of our federation (who played for CSKA in the 2003/04 season – Note . “.”), even with coach Pesic, who did not work at CSKA, everyone said the best words about the club, how well they treat the players, what an amazing city Moscow is. This is the main reason that influenced my decision. I really wanted to come. I am happy to be here, to live in Moscow. It is a very unusual city with so much to see. First of all, I am Orthodox, and this is also an important point.
— What do you particularly want to see?
“I will try to see as many as possible.” I am not a party animal, you will not see me at parties, rest assured. I want to visit (lists in Russian) the Bolshoi Theatre, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Red Square, the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. By the way, my confessor was a monk there. And his name is also Serge,” Avramovich told .
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