By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Hines is one of the most successful players in EuroLeague, counting seven Final Fours and three Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles. He is three games away from his 200th EuroLeague appearance and a couple of weeks away from becoming a father for the second time!
When asked about this success, Hines comments: “When I first started, I never would have thought about this. If you had told me that I would go to seven Final Fours in eight seasons, win three EuroLeague titles and play for three of the top, most-respected clubs and organizations in the EuroLeague, I wouldn’t believe you. For me, it has been absolutely a dream come true to play with so many great teammates and great coaches, so many great organizations… like I said, it is a dream come true to be able to be this successful and have this amazing ride. Hopefully, I will be able to continue it in the next years.”
CSKA leads the standings with a 9-2 record. The center explains how his team gets to be always so competitive: “We know that no matter who we play, no matter what the situation is, that we are going to get everybody’s best shot, their best game, so we have to play that way. Our coach always says that every game, for us, is a title and we have to play like it is a final, because for us, it is a final. We have big expectations not only within our team, but also outside of it, and it is up to us to meet those expectations. For us, our goal every day is to try to get better every day, try to win that day, whether it is practice or whatever the situation is. That way, we go into the games and give everything we have. Basketball is basketball and in a 40-minute period, you are going to have some bad moments, but for us, our biggest thing is trying to stay consistent throughout the entire game. If we do that, we have big opportunities in the most important part of the season.”
Source: EuroLeague Basketball
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