Gizem Örge on the title: “It was my dream to sing the national anthem at home”

Gizem Örge struggled to describe what Turkey’s women’s national volleyball team had just experienced. After the European championship victory, the libero said she did not know how to explain the match or what the team had given the country.

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I am proud of everyone! We achieved something enormous.

“I am proud of everyone,” Örge said. She described the achievement as enormous after a long summer that included injuries. The players, she said, had put their hearts into the campaign.

Örge also thanked the supporters and highlighted a personal milestone: “It was my dream to sing the national anthem at home.” She said the match became a blur after the fourth set, but she was very happy that the team had lifted the trophy.

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It was my dream to sing the national anthem at home.

She ended by praising the players’ achievement, saying they could hold their heads high.

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It was a long summer, there were injuries, but we put our hearts into it.