Talk:Nick Galis

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• Galis' jersey number with Aris was initially 7. He then changed it to 6 and kept it until the end. Aris has since unofficially retired the number 6. His number when playing for the Greek National Team was 4.
• Soviet Union basketball star Sergei Belov commented on 1987: "I admire him. When he plays one on one there is no way to stop him. I never thought there could be a player who could on his own beat the Soviet Union."
• Former Soviet Union coach Aleksandr Gomelsky once called him "the player of the 21st century."
• “I feel that if Galis wants to make a basket, he will do it no matter who his opponent is,” Lithuanian superstar Arvydas Sabonis has said.
• “I’d love to play with Galis in the same team,” said the legendary Dražen Petrović shortly before his death in 1993. “I would assist him the ball and he would put it in the basket.”
• Famous former NBA player Bob McAdoo has said: "I've seen Galis doing things that I have not seen either Lakers or Celtics doing."
• In October 1983, in a game between the Greek National Basketball Team and University of North Carolina in the "Dimitria" tournament, the great Michael Jordan said: "I did not expect to find such a good offensive player in Europe, especially in your country."
• Once during a pre-game press conference, the opposite coach announced "I found the way to stop Galis. I'll shoot him".
• “If I'm the Devil's son, then Galis is the devil himself”, legendary Dražen Petrović has said. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bender235 (talk • contribs) 00:53, 3 February 2008 (UTC)