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Giannis Antetokounmpo Research Paper

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All about Giannis Antetokounmpo The name Antetokounmpo has thirteen letters and six vowels. This name is hard for many people to pronounce. Do you know where the The Greek Freak got his name? Well, he got his name from Greece since that’s his home country. Childhood Giannis Antetokounmpo was born on December 6, 1994 in Sepolia, Athens. His parents came from Nigeria to Greece because they wanted a better life. He has two older brothers, Francis and Thanasis, and two younger brothers, Kostas and Alexis. Giannis originally lived in Athens and later moved to Sepolia, Greece. He was very poor and often worried about being deported back to Nigeria. He didn’t go outside to play because he was scared. In the 60 minutes interview he said, “He was very poor and he helped his family by selling sunglasses and watches for money.” His dad was a football player and his mom was an athlete. Giannis liked playing …show more content…

Giannis wanted to be like Kevin Durant so during the preseason he tried to memorize his dribbling. According to Sports Illustrated Kevin Durant said this about Giannis “I’ve never seen anything like him. His ceiling -- he could end up being the best player who ever played this game if he really wanted to. That's pretty scary to think about. He’s by far my favorite player to watch.” In the 60 minutes video Giannis said, “I like to do something until I get it right and I am really scared of failing.” On youtube “Draymond Green, DeAndre Jordan, Kemba Walker, DeMarcus Cousins and Kyle Lowry said things about him that make The Greek Freak so special.” In his professional career so far he has won a total of 8 awards. His four brothers are professional basketball players too. One of Gianni's awards he received was the Greek citizenship award on May 9, 2013. The name Antetokounmpo is hard to spell and pronounce, but I think this name will be remembered by many people for a long

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