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Milwaukee Bucks kalah 1–4 dari Miami Heat dan tersingkir dari penyisihan kompetisi NBA 2023. Dalam konferensi pers setelah pertandingan terakhir, seorang wartawan bertanya kepada Giannis Antetokounmpo, pemain bintang Bucks, apakah Giannis menganggap musim ini sebagai kegagalan. Giannis menjawab dengan emosional. Berikut ini jawaban Giannis dalam bahasa Inggris.
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“Do you get a promotion every year? On your job? No, right? So every year you work is a failure?
“Every year you work, you work toward something. Toward a goal, right? Which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family, to be able to provide the house for them or take care of your parents. You work toward a goal. It’s not a failure. It’s steps to success. So there are always steps to it.
“Michael Jordan played 15 years. Won six championships. The other nine years was a failure?
“So why did you ask me that question? It’s a wrong question. There’s no failure in sports. There are good days, bad days. Some days you are able to be successful, some days you’re not. Some days it’s your turn, some days it’s not your turn.