Julie German does not realize: “A dream Euro”

In the tough indeed in the first half, the Belgians found the resources in the second half.

“It was hard and we suffered. We couldn’t get past, then there is a defense, a missed basket on the Spanish side, a loss of ball on the other side, an offensive transition on our side or a three points. All the little things that kept us in the game. And we managed to get ahead. It’s just incredible, because there were times when I couldn’t believe it anymore. Victory, she’s mental. We never wanted to let go in fact. Even if it was hard, so as not to have any regrets. If the match had ended at half-time, we would have had regrets. It’s what we said to each other in the locker room. We had to give everything. We woke up a bit in the second half. We showed another face and the public really helped us, “she admits.

Before continuing: “It’s wonderful, because we deserve it more than anyone else. Since the start of the tournament, we’ve been playing great basketball and we’ve played against the best teams. did and that’s what makes the gold medal even more beautiful. It’s a dream Euro because it takes work, it takes a lot of sacrifice. We fell a lot of times and it was very hard. We didn’t understand: why it’s not for us? And today, I understand why we went through this and that’s what a top athlete is, it’s going through difficult times to come back stronger “.

Before concluding: “And I still want to fall to live moments like this.”