{"id":210283,"date":"2026-05-18T15:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=210283"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:24:32","slug":"powerful-message-from-the-barracudas-coach-i-am-proud-to-be-a-croat-but-i-will-never-hate-someone-because-they-are-a-serb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/powerful-message-from-the-barracudas-coach-i-am-proud-to-be-a-croat-but-i-will-never-hate-someone-because-they-are-a-serb\/","title":{"rendered":"POWERFUL MESSAGE FROM THE &#8220;BARRACUDAS&#8221; COACH: I am proud to be a Croat, but I will never hate someone because they are a Serb!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The head coach of the Croatian national water polo team, Ivica Tucak, was one of the main guests of the regional sports symposium &#8220;Simposar&#8221; in Istria, and on that occasion, he gave an interview in which he looked back on the decade-long rivalry between the &#8220;Barracudas&#8221; and the &#8220;Dolphins&#8221;, but above all, he sent a powerful human message that echoed through the region.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tucak, who for years has nurtured a close friendship with the former Serbian head coach Dejan Savic, pointed out that the sporting fight must never cross the boundaries of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-I have said that a million times &#8211; Belgrade is a city to which I always gladly return and in which I have a million of my dear and great friends. I feel beautiful there and I feel good &#8211; Tucak began the conversation for &#8220;Sportal&#8221; and added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-All those friends of mine from Belgrade, whenever they can, are my guests in Sibenik. We go out a bit by boat, eat fish, and that is something no one can take away from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tfLhvtmPHo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/column-kovacevic-when-the-serbian-jury-boycotts-the-most-serbian-song-just-because-it-is-croatian-andromeda-is-the-sister-of-mother-of-the-jugovici-video\/\">COLUMN, KOVACEVIC: When the Serbian jury boycotts the most Serbian song just because it is \u2013 Croatian! &#8220;Andromeda&#8221; is the sister of &#8220;Mother of the Jugovici&#8221; (VIDEO)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;COLUMN, KOVACEVIC: When the Serbian jury boycotts the most Serbian song just because it is \u2013 Croatian! &#8220;Andromeda&#8221; is the sister of &#8220;Mother of the Jugovici&#8221; (VIDEO)&#8221; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info EN\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/column-kovacevic-when-the-serbian-jury-boycotts-the-most-serbian-song-just-because-it-is-croatian-andromeda-is-the-sister-of-mother-of-the-jugovici-video\/embed\/#?secret=Wh4ljQP5U1#?secret=tfLhvtmPHo\" data-secret=\"tfLhvtmPHo\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although he proudly points out his heritage, Tucak underlined that nationality must never be an obstacle to friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-I love my homeland the most in the world, I am a Croat and I am proud of that fact, but likewise, never in my life will I allow myself to hate someone because they are a Serb. Never in my life. 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