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'm glad it happened. It helps me feel better to go strong again.
In the beginning I was scared to step on somebody or go to the basket. That's why I was a little slow and hesitant.
We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.
There are moments where we forgot what got us to where we are now. ... We stopped moving the ball. We know how it works. We are playing a great team with great players, and we've got to be close to perfect to win.
Once I step on the court in San Antonio, I feel the support in the air.
I want to win championship. That's the think I enjoy most.
It's a different thing when you play on a team that has to win, that doesn't consider it a good year unless you win the championship
When you do something good, the Argentine people really attach themselves to you. They have so many problems back there that they're looking for somebody to be proud of. I think about that, and I won't forget it.
If I'm on the court, I have to do what I do best and that's try to go hard to the basket.
I just try to do what I do best, contribute to my team.
I learned how to play against players better than me.
The fans in the United States, they are, well, more polite. The fans in Argentina can get, well, crazy.
I always played like this, unpredictable.
I know my game. I know what I like to do.