NewsKNOW YOUR PLAYERS: ZANE NEILANDE - LU10.11.2015
Today we'll get to know Zane Neilande - 22-year-old player from Latvian University. Zane has started the season well scoring average of 15.3 pts and taking 8.7 rebounds per game.
How do you motivate yourself before the games? Always before a game I remind myself what are my strengths and the things that may set me apart from other players, and then I just focus on them.
What kind of rituals you have before the games? I guess that everything that I mentioned on the first question is kind of my ritual.
Do you have anything you dislike about basketball? If I would, then I wouldn't be playing it.
In your eyes, what's the difference between men's and women's basketball? Techincally women's basketball is being played with a smaller ball, but the enthusiasm and passion given in every practice, game and season is the same for both, of course if they truly like this game.
Have you done any other sports besides basketball? Before basketball I played volleyball, but then my brother, who was already playing it, talked to my first coach and kind of made me go to one practice. I remember my mom didn't like that idea, she thought that I would get injured more than playing volleyball (she was right of course, as always), but since that one practice basketball has always been in my life.
Tell us something about you I like to read a lot, like I always will have a book with me, I'm also a movie and tv show addict, I absolutely love going to bathhouses, especially in the winter when after all the rituals I can wallow in the snow. For a few years now I collect all kinds of tickets, cards, small things and other stuff that has a significant memory to me from where I've been or what I've done.
Tell us something unique that a lot of people don't know about you I'm unique.
What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? Almost every day I get those awkward and clumsy moments, which I've started to like lately, because they're part of me, but then it makes me think that maybe all my life is just one funny thing.
Do you have anything else you would like to teel your fans? Stay humble!
What would be your favourite breakfast on Sunday morning? A picnic by the beach, with some french toast, fruits and ice cream, cold lemon juice, perfect weather and some surfers by my side.
Thank you for the responses and good luck to the rest of the season! |
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