Giannis Antetokounmpo on meeting his wife in Miami
by Emeka Q Rossi: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo opened up about how he met his wife in Miami. He recalled that he knew instantly she would be his wife, saying, “I knew she would be my wife immediately…She was like ‘I want to get to know you,’ so I said let’s meet in Miami…When I saw her, I said ‘that’s the person I can be with.’” The story was shared by The Hoop Central, with credit to The Heat Central.
Transcript (en)
Seriously, where did you meet your wife? Miami. Oooooh. Where was like, if you remember the exact moment that you saw her and you're like, oh my God, she's the one. You love her first sight? Yes, I knew she would be my wife. I knew immediately. I met her in Vegas. And after Vegas, I tried to talk to her. It did not work out. And then after that, she was like, I want to get to know you. And I said, you want to get to know me? She's an all-star break, fly to Miami. Even though I have a lot of girls like, oh, you're gonna fly me out of it. Mm. Mm. Mm. You know, and she's like, say less. Then a week later, I was in Miami. She showed up. Like, you came? Like, yeah, I want to get to know you. And then she was spending time with my mom, with my dad, when he was still alive. But when I saw her, I said, that's the person I can be with. And from that moment that she came to Miami to today, She never left my side. Damn. Never, never. We have four kids now. We met it. Do your kids watch streams? Not yet. Not yet. There's six, four, two and a half and one. But eventually, eventually they probably watch. But you gotta, are you gonna be cursing and stuff? Cursing? On the stream? No, but let me know when they tune in and I'm gonna keep it like. How many of you stay? You gonna give me your number? Yep. Perfect. And then I'll make sure I'm very calm. But what do you think about girls
