By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo is currently in France, visiting his brother Kostas who plays for LDLC ASVEL. He made the trip together with other two of his brothers Thanasis and Alex, however, before that, he enjoyed a brief holiday in Greece.
On the Southwest side of Peloponnese, Giannis decided not only to have his vacations but also to become a resident as he arranged the final details of an investment he is making with his brother, Thanasis by becoming the owner of two Costa Navarino Residences.
As he said himself to the official blog of the resort: “There’s so much to do here, and it’s a safe environment. When you get here, you know there will be people around, but it’s good that my kids can grow up in a safe environment, go to the beach, ride their bicycles or play on the waterslides, all without me worrying too much. I’m also thinking 10 to 15 years into the future when they’ll be older”.
Giannis explained that this will become his future permanent resident in Greece: “I actually don’t own a house in Athens. Instead, I’ll have a home here. I like being here – I have a good time, and my family is happy here. I like seeing the people closest to me happy: my mother walking on the beach, taking pictures…”
Growing up in Athens in very hard conditions, Giannis couldn’t imagine what his future would be.
But, as he explained, he is adapting while having the same principles and wanting to always be around his family: “My family and I, when we had nothing, we learned to survive on the streets. Then we adapted when we went to the NBA, and now we are adapting to where we are right now. We adjust, yet our principles remain the same. Sure, there are some all-time high moments, as well as some low moments. When I was young and we went from city to city selling things, that for me was an all-time high because I was with my brothers, in a car, playing, laughing, and having fun. We didn’t feel it at the time, but now that one of my brothers is in France, the other in Athens, I get it. This has affected everything – regarding who I am, how I raise my kids, how I want to be as a player, as a businessman, everything. I came here to Costa Navarino for one reason – because I know I can bring my family. There are beautiful places everywhere, famous hotels, but none of that interests me. This is a place I have been to before, my father and mother have been here, and so have my brothers; I came a few years back and had a great time”.