24'' with Alexandros Nikolaidis
Alexandros Nikolaidis beat the 24'' buzzer set by www.olympiacosbc.gr ! Meet the young guard of our team through 24 personal questions.
1'' You started playing basketball because...
«From what I can remember, I think I started playing at about 6 years old because my dad was playing professionally as well. It was definitely something that influenced me and drove me towards playing basketball».
2'' Who was your role model?
«Was and still is Vassilis Spanoulis».
3'' Weren't you playing professional basketball, what would you like to be doing?
«I really haven't thought about that. What I'm sure of is that I wouldn't want not to be playing basketball».
4'' Favorite movie/TV show
«I have a lot of favorite movies, because I really enjoy watching them. One that comes to mind because I watched it recently is "The Pursuit of Happiness" with Will Smith».
5'' What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
«I wash my face».
6'' What's the last thing you do before you go to sleep?
«I cross my self».
7'' If you were to write your autobiography, how would you title it?
«I'm still young to write my autobiography. I have years ahead of me…».
8'' What would you change about your character and why?
«I would change nothing!».
9'' If you could turn back the time, what would you be changing and why?
«I would do it to play a certain game once again that has stuck in my mind ».
10'' What do you think others can't stand with you?
«That I want everything to be always perfect and I want to win at everything».
11'' What is it that you can't stand on other people?
«Sloppiness».
12'' What's the greatest mischief you made as a kid?
«I can't remember the greatest one; however, I have certainly made a lot because I was quite naughty as a kid. I have certainly broken some vase of my mom's or something like that».
13'' Were you invited to travel in space, would you do it or you would be afraid?
«I would never go!».
14'' What's your greatest fear?
«To be alone… Not to have my family, my friends or the people close to me around».
15'' Have you felt betrayed in your career or suffered from unfair competition?
«I have felt betrayed quite a few times"
16'' Should you be able to possess supernatural powers, what would these be and why?
«I would like to be able to fly to see the world from above ».
17'' Do you have a nickname?
«Yeah … Woodpecker».
18'' What's your wildest dream?
«Win the Euroleague».
19'' Have you ever been jealous of a teammate's or opponent's skills? And why?
«No, I have never been jealous of another player».
20'' If you were given one million euro and told you that you could spend it on anything you want, what would you do?
«I would go and buy all gadgets existing right now, because I'm obsessed with these things.
21'' What's you favorite destination?
«My city, Thessaloniki».
22'' What is it you never part with?
«The wooden cross I got when I visited Mt. Athos and I wear all the time ».
23'' Tell us a song that had stuck with you for a long time.
«Although I don't usually listen to the genre, I'm lately stuck with 'story' ».
24'' Dog, cat or any other pet?
«Dog, definitely».