Mark quietly biography

As almost always in such cases, from childhood, Mark is pursuing talk that he plays only because of his father. You have never played in Russia, what expectations? In Russia, I have many friends, I spent most of my life in Moscow. Therefore, I am very glad that I am returning home. For a long time I did not spend as much time in my homeland as I will spend now. I am very happy about this.

Are you thieves? Neither my social networks, nor how I behave - nothing of this describes me as a thieves. But everyone has their own opinion. If someone considers me thieves, let it be so. My father is not in Astana now, he is now not in basketball at all, but on vacation. The only thing he helps me was his advice is just like my agent Stanislav Ryzhov. And so from my father there is no influence.

When you have such a father, with such a story, this is expected, it seems to me. My parents have been preparing me for this since childhood. I just saw a message, read it, but somehow answer it is not mine. When I got into the U16 national team, it was not very pleasant. But this tempered me, started even more, motivated to get into every next team that I could get into. It is worth continuing to prove that I deserve this place.

But a year later, your dad left - and you also left. Have you been offered to stay at all? Of course, I considered this option. But, in the end, I received from Astana everything that I could, and is very grateful to the club for this. I have grown there as a professional player, and now is time to grow further. And about whether the coincidence was that my father leaves and I am leaving ...

I, in the end, had a contract for one year. For me, it was a surprise that my father was leaving. I have a contract for a year, after which players usually look for other clubs. So this is not a coincidence, but simply a pattern that is not dictated by the father from the club, but the duration of the contract. Not by phone, but right on the spot. Will there be such a thing in MBA?

Of course, these will be phone calls, endless views of games, and so on, discussions with the father. And I am very glad that now he can pay me more attention than when he was a general manager. Did the family just moved? In Spain, both the standard of living, and basketball, and training, and so on. I was watched in the "unique", in the cadets, and I spent four years there, after which I flew to America.

How does the preparation of children in Spain differ from the preparation of children in Russia? Those basics that I know now are all with Spain. For example, I was taught to throw in Spain - the coach with whom I train this summer, he worked with me before, he put me a throw. I communicate with him every year, I train every year. Here you can grow in terms of skills and all basketball skills.

We together with him train with his father. When you and I talked, you said that this is not a fairy tale at all ... - This, of course, for everyone, everyone has their own opinion on this subject. It was just that NCAA was not what I imagined before arriving there. This does not mean that this is bad, just my expectations were a little different. But there you are really tested both mentally and physically, really prepared for professional basketball.

At least in those universities where I was. They really raped there, forced to run. It's just that you are busy every hour - you have either tutors, or a lesson, or a rocking chair, or training. Non-stop to-do-list. In the first two years at the university, it really influenced me mentally, because it is very difficult. I rushed in training, came dead, then went into a rocking chair, and after a rocking chair you should be in the lesson in an hour as if nothing had happened.

This time was very difficult, but I went through it, learned a lot. For me now, any training is a completely different physical activity, not what it was then. Therefore, I am not against it now. For two years they raped, but I learned a lot. I have three more lessons left. This is due to tourism and hotels. I seriously think about getting a master's education in psychology.

But let's see. So far these are only thoughts. But I want another education. Was they called abroad this year? And from Europe I did not wait for offers. There were conversations with Bilbao, there was an interest with Valencia. But, in the end, they did not make any proposals. From the Bilbao side, if I waited, then, most likely, there would be an offer. But there is no sense in this.

I knew that I wanted to continue to play in a single league. A milestone in your career or just a challenge to the national team? I am so hungry that since I did not go to the site, for me it is not a debut, at least. So, we must work even more enhanced, even more, which means I can do this next year. If we play somewhere. The first time this happens, do not know how to feel.

But I was very glad that I generally got into the composition. No one knows when you can still play, for example, against the Netherlands, when Russia is returned to Fiba when you can play against such opponents. Anyway, all my experience in the national team was just excellent.I worked a little with Zoran Lukich, got along with all the guys and started a lot of dating new ones. Therefore, everything was positive.

What prevented? When I came here to Spain, I was again examined and consulted with the doctor, and he said: “You are fine, everything is curable, but I do not advise you to go to the training camp. It is better to treat and prepare for the new season. ” Well, I listened to him, consulted with my parents, underwent rehabilitation, which I still continue to pass. And now for two weeks he returned to training.

It seemed to me so, at least. I sent them the history of my treatment and a letter from the doctor. Therefore, I hope there are no problems there. In the end, health is the most important, I should be prepared for the next season. Because when I returned and began rehabilitation with the doctor, he turned me off from any physical activity for two and a half weeks - this was my vacation.

After that, they began to work with my back in a rocking chair, hammer muscles and so on. And gradually further-a bicycle, a little bit cardio. And so I go in for sports almost every day, I can’t do push-ups or something so small for 24 hours. Basketball three times a week so far. It is clear that now I need to increase, because in August I need to fly to Moscow.

And then everything, slowly prepare for the season. Less rest, more work, just in a pleasant location. Photo: RussiaBasket.