Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has said he agrees with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s viral response to a reporter asking if the Milwaukee Bucks’ season was a failure.
After the Bucks were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Miami Heat, Antetokounmpo was visibly frustrated by the question.
“It’s not a failure, it’s steps to success,” Antetokounmpo said. “Michael Jordan played for 15 years and won six championships. Were the other nine years a failure? It’s the wrong question. There’s no failure in sports.”
The Bucks star’s response has been widely praised by figures inside and outside sports. During a press conference on Monday, Ancelotti added to the chorus of praise for the Greek star’s philosophy.
“What Antetokounmpo said was fantastic. I think in 100 percent the same way as him,” the Italian coach said.
“In sport you can’t talk about failure, and in life you can’t talk about failure. Failure is when you don’t try to do something as well as you can. When you try to do your best, you have a clear conscience, and that’s never a failure, not just in sport but in life.
“In sport, you lose a lot more often than you win, I have a big cabinet with a lot of trophies, but if I had to include all the ones I’ve lost, it wouldn’t be a cabinet, it would be a house.”
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