Published 8/26/2008
by Inaki Angulo
at Bleacher Report - NBA
This article is also posted at hoops4life.com, an NBA fan site.
The Spanish National Team did their best, and forced USA Basketball to bring all their weapons to the table in order to avoid a tremendous upset. The world champions, lead by an outstanding Pau Gasol, put all their hearts on the court. Two days after "the great gold medal game ever" the whole country is proud of this group of players, who nearly touched the Beijing’s heaven.
I would like to introduce my article quoting Coach Gary Gaines in the film ‘’Friday Night Lights’’. His emotional speech expresses perfectly what I felt before, during and after the game.
‘’Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It's not about winning. It's about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth.
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