{"id":156894,"date":"2024-11-25T10:58:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=156894"},"modified":"2024-11-25T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:58:45","slug":"ill-be-back-in-the-national-team-borisa-simanic-uncle-reveals-how-he-returned-to-the-eagles-despite-odds-being-0-0001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/ill-be-back-in-the-national-team-borisa-simanic-uncle-reveals-how-he-returned-to-the-eagles-despite-odds-being-0-0001\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I&#8217;LL BE BACK IN THE NATIONAL TEAM&#8221;: Bori\u0161a Simani\u0107&#8217; uncle reveals how he returned to the Eagles, despite odds being 0.0001%!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Serbia has secured a place at next year&#8217;s European Championship, and a significant role was played by the return to the &#8220;eagles&#8221; jersey of Bori\u0161a Simani\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He returned to the national team and scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds, playing in his beloved jersey again after the 2023 World Cup in Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, he had to have his kidney removed, and his recovery was long. Simani\u0107 was one of those who believed from the beginning that he would wear the national team jersey again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He never questioned it at any moment, and now he has done it after the games he played for Igokea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\t<figure class='wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe'>\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper' style=\"height:600px; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid = 'newspack-iframe-MDEctkhnFI32'\n\t\t\t\tlayout = 'responsive'\n\t\t\t\theight = '100'\n\t\t\t\twidth = '100'\n\t\t\t\tsrc = 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid037xn324m1PPF7zdy9Hh4BbgM7a7onNqPwZ5xG1ep9P5cKCXba7fYMEAo85QzdyWuPl&amp;'\n\t\t\t\tstyle = 'height: 600px; width: 100%;'\n\t\t\t\tframeborder = '0'\n\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tconst iframe = document.getElementById(\"newspack-iframe-MDEctkhnFI32\");\n\t\tconst timerId = setInterval( function() {\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = iframe.src;\n\t\t\t}, 2000 );\n\n\t\tiframe.onload = function() {\n\t\t\tclearInterval(timerId);\n\t\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>Now, his uncle Mladen has revealed a previously untold story of perseverance and faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When I first visited Bori\u0161a after the injury in the Dragi\u0161a Mi\u0161ovi\u0107 hospital, I looked at him, he had lost 13 kilograms, was exhausted, with catheters and tubes everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I told him, &#8216;Just be alive and healthy for us, you&#8217;ll do something, we&#8217;re with you.&#8217; He turned to me, looked me deep in the eye, and said, &#8216;I&#8217;m coming back to basketball and I&#8217;ll be in the national team again.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that moment, it was 0.00001% realistic. Strength, will, desire, and here he is in the national team again. Everything is possible, people, you just have to never give up,&#8221; said uncle Mladen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simani\u0107 received applause from everyone in the &#8220;Aleksandar Nikoli\u0107&#8221; hall for his sacrifice and dedication. Everyone stood up and applauded, which was a small gesture of gratitude for a great sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Kad sam prvi put posjetio Bori\u0161u nakon povrede u bolnici Dragi\u0161a Mi\u0161ovi\u0107. Gledam ga, smr\u0161ao 13kg, isrpljen, kateti i creva na sve strane. Kazem mu, nek si ti nama \u017eiv I zdrav, bavit ces se necim, uz tebe smo. On se okrenu prema meni, duboko me pokleda u oci i rece:\ud83d\udc47<\/p>&mdash; Mladen Simanic (@simanic_mladen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simanic_mladen\/status\/1860793490717716503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/nikola-welcomes-a-son-the-jokic-family-grows-larger-and-wife-natalija-gives-birth-to-a-boy\/\"><strong>NIKOLA WELCOMES A SON: The Jokic family grows larger, and wife Natalija gives birth to a boy!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tennis-world-in-shock-andy-murray-is-novak-djokovics-new-coach-and-first-mission-winning-the-australian-open\/\">TENNIS WORLD IN SHOCK: Andy Murray is Novak Djokovic\u2019s new coach and first mission \u2013 winning the Australian Open!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vesic-arrested-prosecution-fears-former-minister-could-influence-witnesses-and-accomplices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VESI\u0106 ARRESTED: Prosecution fears former minister could influence witnesses and accomplices!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nova.rs\/sport\/kosarka\/borisa-simanic-bolnica-13-kilograma-bubreg-operacija\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nova.rs<\/a>, Foto: hot sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbia has secured a place at next year&#8217;s European Championship, and a significant role was played by the return to the &#8220;eagles&#8221; jersey of Bori\u0161a Simani\u0107. He returned to the national team and scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds, playing in his beloved jersey again after the 2023 World Cup in Manila. 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