By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the US where he’s preparing for the upcoming season where the Milwaukee Bucks will try to defend the title. The team prepared a surprise for him in the meantime, bringing to him a congratulatory message by none other than the Arsenal soccer legend Thierry Henry.
“Hello, big man. This is Thierry. Just wanted to congratulate you and say to you – finally. I remember you telling me that you’re going to be a champ one day and you will do everything in your power to be a champ. Now, you’ve done it. I’m sure you’ve realized it’s not how you fall, it’s how you get up and how you stand after you’re up. And you’ve done that,” were the words Henry started off the speech with.
Giannis confirmed that Henry was his childhood idol before committing to basketball and that these words are important to him.
“I wanted to be him growing up. When I was younger, because my dad was playing soccer, I wanted to be him so, so bad. This message meant a lot to me,” Giannis said.