Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili Maccariis an Argentine professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association. Hailed as one of the finest international players to grace the NBA, he plays a high-tempo and intense game. He is one of only two players, along with Bill Bradley, to...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 July 1977
CityBuenos Aires, Argentina
I struggled in the first quarter. I don't know if I was nervous or rusty. I didn't play well. . . . I was very upset at halftime. I tried to clam down and play a little slower and things started to go better.
I struggled in the first half. I was very upset, I just tried to play with more energy.
There was no time to hesitate, ... I saw Martin coming so I tried to get the ball up high.
I just calmed down a bit. I was too frustrated in Game 4 because of what happened in Game 3. I tried to forget everything and play more calm, letting things come to me. I didn't force the issue.
I?m sure they?re going nuts, ... I just tried to be in the right spot.
I was very upset at halftime. I tried to calm down, play a little slower pace. Things started to go better.
I thought they were going to take some time. But Avery's been doing a great job. Everyone knows their roles and they're rolling.
I saw that they were too close, ... He lost control of the ball for a moment. It was a good play by Jack, and I was able to steal it.
We played the whole playoff thinking they were not shooters.
Our season is starting in a couple of days. The last 10 games, you just wanted the regular season to finish and get ready for the excitement. The atmosphere changes in one second.
My teammates were very supportive. Then I just calmed down a little.
The ankle felt good, but it took a while to get going. The more important thing is how it feels (Sunday). I was a little tentative out there because I was worrying about stepping on somebody's foot.
That's three great shooters that can change the game in couple of minutes. We're going to be dangerous. It's going to be good as long as we are smart, we keep the aggressiveness for 48 minutes and everybody thinks for the better of the team.
I was trying to get it to the rim before, but I just couldn't make a shot. In the fourth quarter, I started with the dunk, and the whole game changed for me in those couple of minutes.