Luka, what do you remember about Lido di Roma Tournament?

It was a beautiful experience!  I had great fun playing in front of the huge public who came to cheer us on and followed us in all the games.  We had even a greate opportunity to visit the beautiful and unique city of Rome.  We also visited Ostia Antica archeological site.  We therefore got to have fun and some culture too!

However, the thing I liked and remember mostly, is when we used to see and follow the results of the various games published “live” on the site (http://www.ldrbasket.it) which were updated in real time and this served to increase the level of competition among us! 

 In 2012, your team won the Lido di Roma Tournament.  What can you tell us about the 1999 Olimpia Lubiana team?

We won the tournament finals with about 600 people watching and this was so exciting.  My team received the prize for the best and winning team, and I won the prize for the MVP!  Of course, I also owe this to my team!  We were a very close and united team, who had already won many matches in Slovenia and various European tournaments and the Lido di Roma Tournament was one of them.

You have since moved to play with Real Madrid (one of the current best European teams).  Tell us a little about this new experience

This is one of the most important clubs in Europe.  It was for me a very difficult choice: I had to leave the city where I was born, my friends and most important my family, but playing in this club it was for me like a dream come true.  Now, after over a year, I am very happy for my choice.  I live and play in a very professional environment, Real Madrid is a very high level Club that excels in many sports and I am really proud to be part of this Club.