Czech Women and Past World Championships: Fitness Coach Recalls 17 Weeks of Preparation and a Top Team
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- Aleš Kaplan recalls following the Czech women's national basketball team at its last two World Championships.
- He remembers the team's home silver medal in 2010 and its round-of-16 exit four years later.
- Kaplan says those experiences are now memories and that the team cannot remain focused on them.
Aleš Kaplan has watched Czech women's basketball through some of its most memorable recent moments. His connection with the sport also took him to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
As a fitness specialist, Kaplan followed the national team at its last two World Championships. He saw the home side celebrate a silver medal in 2010, then witnessed the disappointment of reaching the round of 16 four years later.
The memories remain vivid, but Kaplan says they cannot define what comes next. "They really are only memories now, but we cannot remain stuck in them," he said.
They really are only memories now, but we cannot remain stuck in them.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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