The hundred years of the Italian Basketball Federation told by those who have lived a good part of it, between triumphs and disappointments. The two days of meetings organized by the University of Siena, entitled “A century of basketball government in Italy, from pioneering origins to Olympic medals” at the educational center in via Mattioli ended yesterday with the most anticipated interventions, starting from that of the national coach Romeo …
The hundred years of the Italian Basketball Federation told by those who have lived a good part of it, between triumphs and disappointments. The two days of meetings organized by the University of Siena, entitled “A century of basketball government in Italy, from pioneering origins to Olympic medals” at the educational center in via Mattioli ended yesterday with the most anticipated interventions, starting from that of the national coach Romeo Sacchetti.
“One hundred years is a long time – admits the Italian coach – they asked me to be here and talk about the Olympics and I came to Siena with great pleasure. I brought my testimony on an event that our basketball had been missing for some time; it is a pity for how it is. gone but it was still a wonderful experience “.
Impossible with Sacchetti not to talk about Sienese basketball too. “I follow the fate of Mens Sana a bit, the memories as an opponent are not very pleasant – Sacchetti smiles – but it remains a city with great passion. And it is the most important thing after what happened with the two failures. The Sienese know how to be very sanguine and passionate when they get attached to something. It will take time but I hope the passion of a city like Siena can bring it back to good levels “.
Dino Meneghin, legend of Italian sport before basketball and Fip president between 2009 and 2013, was connected remotely. “Living the games as a manager is hard, because you are in fact a spectator. Inside your stomach you have a volcano, as a player instead you are a leading actor and you can also vent your emotions. They are two very different experiences, but I would say that being an accompanist it was much more difficult. “
Also present was Roberto Chiacig, an adoptive Sienese and a great former blue. “It’s nice to be here, with big names in our basketball. In my opinion, memories must always be celebrated to then have a starting point for the future.
Mens Sana? He is doing very well. The important thing is to continue like this, with this enthusiasm without thinking too much about the past but learning to get up slowly, avoiding making the mistakes of the first restart, when I was there too and there was no basis to support a project of immediate recovery. . The steps must be taken one at a time carefully “.
Guido De Leo
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