NetEase Sports reported on December 27:
Recently, Chinese men's basketball coach Alexander- Jorjevich I received an exclusive interview from China Central Radio and Television. He said that he had paid close attention to the Chinese men's basketball team several years ago and had made a lot of preparations for coaching. I hope I can learn from the Chinese team Yao Ming Of Basketball idea.
When the Chinese men's basketball team participated in the invitational tournament in Belgrade a few years ago, Jorjevic began to pay attention to Chinese basketball. At that time, he was the coach of the Serbian team. 2016 Rio Olympic Games At that time, because Serbia and China were rivals in the same group, Jorjevic was able to have a deeper understanding of the Chinese men's basketball team. In order to coach the Chinese team on this day, Jorjevich has done a lot of homework and made relatively in-depth preparations.
"Everyone has to challenge themselves all the time, step out of the comfort zone, and see where everyone's limit is", Jorjevich said, "I always need some new challenges, new goals to complete, some things are very special, some challenges come suddenly, these are important moments in my career." This became an important reason why he chose to coach the Chinese team.
In addition, as a well-known star, the existence of Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, has also become a major factor for Jorjevich to choose the Chinese team. "I also hope to learn his basketball philosophy from Yao Ming," said Jorjevich. "I will do a good job as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team with the greatest enthusiasm and sense of responsibility."
It has been a while since he came to China. Jorjevich said that he gets along well with everyone, including the media, fans, coaches and staff. It is only with their support that his work can be carried out smoothly. Jorjevich also revealed that his wife and two daughters are very supportive of his coaching. "They are living in Milan now, and I hope they can come together, perhaps this summer. They know China very well," said Jorjevic.
