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A basketball legend coaching Lietuvos Rytas
A basketball legend coaching Lietuvos Rytas
Rimas Kurtinaitis wasn’t just a Lithuanian basketball player, he was one of the best players in Europe in the ’80s and ’90s and is considered a basketball legend. He is now the head coach of Lietuvos Rytas, the main basketball team in Vilnius. However, he started his career as a coach in 2002 in Baku Gala, Azerbaijan, and after that he was with the Lithuanian national team as assistant coach. Nevertheless, he is famous because of his brilliant career as a player. It’s difficult to list all of his trophies and championships. Maybe for athletes the best competition is the Olympic Games, when Kur...  Full story...
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 Oct 29, 2009 - Inspiration is only the beginning of great work...
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 Oct 22, 2009 - Bulldozing through the Latvian capital...
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 Oct 15, 2009 - The best navigator steers future captains to exce...
The best navigator steers future captains to excellence
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 Oct 08, 2009 - An eye for fashion...
An eye for fashion
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