"In the 2006 FIBA World Championship, Greece were glazed to win a medal that had closely missed in their last two participations in the tournament and reached once more the semi-finals with a record of seven consecutive wins, some of them impressive. In the semi-finals, Greece defeated the popular odds-on United States in a 101–95 upset, rallying back from twelve points down, and qualified for the final, but they proved to be exhausted from their dramatic game with the Americans and lost 70–47 to Spain, ending up with the silver medal. Despite the loss the players were greeted enthusiastically by celebrating fans on their return to Greece, due to their first medal in a World Championship and their glorious win over the United States."
Team spirit and better individuals performance have prevailed again against reputation.
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and all the other NBA stars from Team USA have seen, once again, that WHITE MEN CAN JUMP.
And WIN.
Hellenic Republic Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Elliniki Dimokratia | ||||||
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Motto: Eleftheria i Thanatos, (Greek: "Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος", "Freedom or Death") (traditional) | ||||||
Anthem: "Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν Ýmnos is tin Eleftherían Hymn to Liberty1" | ||||||
Location of Greece (dark green) | ||||||
Capital (and largest city) | Athens 37°58′N 23°43′E | |||||
Official language(s) | Greek | |||||
Ethnic groups | 94% Greek, 4% Albanian, 2% others[1][2][3][4] | |||||
Demonym | Greek (Officially: Hellenic) | |||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | |||||
- | President | Karolos Papoulias | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Lucas Papademos | ||||
Legislature | Parliament | |||||
Independence from the Ottoman Empire | ||||||
- | Declared | 1 January 1822, at theFirst National Assembly | ||||
- | Recognized | 3 February 1830, in theLondon Protocol | ||||
- | Current constitution | 11 June 1975, Third Hellenic Republic |
A developed country with an advanced,[16][17] high-income economy[18] and very high standards of living,[19][20][21] Greece has been a member of what is now the European Unionsince 1981 and the eurozone since 2001,[22] NATO since 1952,[23] and the European Space Agency since 2005.[24] It is also a founding member of the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,[25] and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
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I love the colors of Greece.
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Beautiful blues.
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