24 seconds with Davis Bertans
RIGA/LJUBLJANA (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men) - Our first guest is the bronze medal winner in the 2010 FIBA Europe U18 Championship, “Nike Hoop Summit 2011” participant and NBA Draft 2011 candidate, forward DAVIS BERTANS.
RIGA/LJUBLJANA (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men) - Our first guest is the bronze medal winner in the 2010 FIBA Europe U18 Championship, “Nike Hoop Summit 2011” participant and NBA Draft 2011 candidate, forward David BERTANS.
Born: 12.11.1992
Height: 205 cm
Team 2010./2011.: KK Union Olimpija Ljubljana (founded in 1946)
Home court: Arena Stožice, capacity 13 000, EuroBasket 2013 headquarters
Coaches: Dainis Bertāns, Ziedonis Jansons, Miro Alilović, Jure Zdovc (Union Olimpija)
EC stats: 2008 FIBA Europe U16 Championship (10th place): 8 games, average 26 min., 9.6pts, 3.9reb; 2010 FIBA Europe U18 Championship (3rd place): 9 games, average 30 min., 14.8pts, 7.7reb
My choice
SLOW FOOD or FAST FOOD > SLOW FOOD
Bike or motorbike > Bike
Tennis or golf > Bowling
Giraffe or antilope > Giraffe
Ice hockey or football > Ice hockey
Swimming or fishing > Fishing
Airplane or yacht > Airplane
Morning or evening > Evening
Sea or lake > Sea
Gunta Baško or Ieva Kubliņa > Gunta Baško
Māris Štrombergs or Martins Dukurs > equal
Sprinters or marathon runners > Sprinters
Andrei Kirilenko or Milos Teodosic > Goran Jagodnik
Internet or TV > Internet
Facebook.com or Draugiem.lv > Facebook.com
Estonia or Lithuania > Lithuania
Euroleague or EuroBasket > EuroBasket
My to-do list for the next four years: to improve in all possible ways
Three impressions in 2011: Ljubljana is a beautiful city, it`s raining in Portland, Euroleague is awesome
Form your dream starting 5:
PG Dairis Bertāns
SG Michael Jordan
SF Myself
PF Goran Jagodnik
C Raitis Grafs
On and off the court
First coach: Dainis Bertāns
First basketball gym: Rujiena High School
High school: Riga State Gymnasium No. 3
Role model in Latvia: Uvis Helmanis
Role model in Europe: Juan Carlos Navarro
Role model in the world: Michael Jordan
Best team I ever faced: Belgradas "Partizan"
Room in which I spend most of my time: guest room and basketball court
Traveling ritual: Basketball trips aren`t real travels
Favorite take-out food: I have tasted horse meat burger here in Ljubljana and it tasted good
If I could be a standout athlete in any other sport it would be: Ice hockey
Favorite mode of transportation: with car
If I could live in any city in the world it would be: Rujiena, Latvia
One piece of clothing I can`t live without: underpants
Always in my fridge: food for breakfast
Favorite sport aside from basketball: ice hockey
Favorite athlete aside from basketball: Alex Ovechkin
Most far away place I have ever played basketball: Portland (Oregon, USA)
Best game I ever watched: Union Olimpija vs Regal FC Barcelona (Top 16, first round, second game)
I want to go one-on-one against: my brother Dairis
Most read online website: Sportacentrs.com
Favorite team in the NBA: Chicago Bulls
Favorite team in Euroleague: Union Olimpija
Hobbies: unfortunately, I have no time
I can`t live without: food
My first foreign trip: don`t remember, Estonia most likely
Stranded on an island, I would: make the basket and the basketball
Favorite basketball element: three point shot
Recommended film about basketball: Just Wright
Favorite songs which inspires me most: Drake-Up all night and Over, Kanye West-All of the lights
Film which doesn`t make me indifferent: “Goal: the dream begins” and “Living the dream”
Recommended place to visit: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rank the songs 1, 2, 3 etc.
4.I DON`T WANNA MISS A THING, Aerosmith
5.WITH OR WITHOUT YOU, U2
2.THRILLER, Michael Jackson
1.NOT AFRAID, Eminem
3.NOTHING ELSE MATTERS, Metallica
Top 5 Basketball Songs (at least 3 from the recommended list)
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY, R. Kelly
EYE OF THE TIGER, Survivor
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, Queen
UP ALL NIGHT, Drake
ALL OF THE LIGHTS (remix),Kanye West ft. Lil Wayne & BigSean, Rihanna
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