{"id":199298,"date":"2026-01-25T23:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=199298"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:43:21","slug":"mandic-in-tears-after-the-gold-the-worlds-best-player-broke-down-then-said-words-that-brought-tears-to-our-eyes-as-well-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/mandic-in-tears-after-the-gold-the-worlds-best-player-broke-down-then-said-words-that-brought-tears-to-our-eyes-as-well-video\/","title":{"rendered":"MANDI\u0106 IN TEARS AFTER THE GOLD: The world\u2019s best player broke down, then said words that brought tears to our eyes as well! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du\u0161an Mandi\u0107, the best Serbian water polo player, gave a statement after the Serbian national team\u2019s new gold, and during his words we could hear the entire Arena chanting his first and last name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt couldn\u2019t be better. It\u2019s hard to imagine it being better. It\u2019s incredibly difficult to beat a top team twice. I\u2019m extremely proud, I\u2019ve never experienced anything like this. Congratulations to the guys on the win, and also to the Hungarians for the fight and the medal. They are the second-best team, from Varga to the head coach, who is my club coach. Truly an unreal achievement,\u201d Mandi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An RTS reporter showed what each of Mandi\u0107\u2019s goals looked like from his perspective, and the Serb replied briefly: Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Du\u0161an! Thank you to our golden water polo giants!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/mark-brnovic-buried-in-phoenix-family-and-friends-pay-their-final-respects-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MARK BRNOVI\u0106 BURIED IN PHOENIX: Family and Friends Pay Their Final Respects! 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(VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Sportal <strong>Foto: <\/strong>RTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Du\u0161an Mandi\u0107, the best Serbian water polo player, gave a statement after the Serbian national team\u2019s new gold, and during his words we could hear the entire Arena chanting his first and last name. \u201cIt couldn\u2019t be better. It\u2019s hard to imagine it being better. It\u2019s incredibly difficult to beat a top team twice. 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