At some in the near future, Nike will launch a signature line for Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Getting a signature sneaker is quite fitting for Antetokounmpo as he has quickly emerged as one of the elite players in the league and is a franchise superstar at the age of 23.
For Antetokounmpo, getting his own signature sneaker is something he never could’ve imagined growing up, especially since he used to have share shoes with his older brother Thanasis.
“We have started from nothing and we have reached this point right now,” Antetokounmpo said in an interview with Eurohoops.net. “We must continue to work. We must remain humble. I do not think that we were sharing the same shoes just because we had nothing. There’s real love in our family. I remember when Thanasis got his first pro contract with Marousi, which was part of the top Greek division back then. He returned home and he had for the first time two, or three pairs of shoes, given to him by the team. He gave them to me. I wore them in practices and then I was giving them back to him. We are very close.”
When he gets his Nike signature line, Antetokounmpo will become the first non-American player to get one. This fact makes Antetokonmpo prouder than anything else.
“Most importantly, what I want to emphasize is that there has never been a non-American player with his own signature shoe by Nike,” Antetokounmpo said. “What I want to say is that all dreams can become true, if you work hard,if you believe and you do not give up. There will be bad days also, but if you believe, you will succeed”
