Honored coach of Russia Sergei Elevich and in an interview with , he recalled that in the early 1990s he did not receive a salary for an entire year and his friends suggested he go to work as a butcher in a grocery store.
On October 5, Elevich turned 75 years old. He is the founder of the Khimki basketball club; the specialist is part of the coaching council of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB).
— At Stroitel, in the early 90s, it was said that you were going through very difficult times.
– That’s it. At that time there were serious financing problems, it was very difficult. In 1991, I received no salary for an entire year. My friends even offered me to become a butcher in a store for a good salary – 700-800 rubles. But I said that I would not betray my profession, ”Elevich told .
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