Dani Alves to wear No. 23 at Juventus in tribute to LeBron James


Dani Alves says he will wear the No. 23 shirt with his new club Juventus in honour of LeBron James.
The defender completed his move from Barcelona to the Italian champions on Monday, and in his introductory news conference, Alves said he selected his new number with the NBA star in mind.
“I’ve picked the No. 23 shirt. LeBron James is someone I admire for the way he constantly reinvents himself and never rests on his laurels, always aiming for new challenges and triumphs,” Alves said.
Alves’ change in numbers parallels James’ own switch. The Brazil international wore No. 6 last season at Barcelona — the same number James wore while with the Miami Heat, before he reclaimed the No. 23 shirt when he rejoined the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James brought the Cavaliers their first NBA championship earlier this month, and Alves said he considers the basketball star a role model.
“After leaving Miami, where he was enjoying a good career, he’s come back with a bang and reinvented himself,” Alves said. “It’s a decision that brought about my choice to move to a new country, meet new teammates and experience another type of football.”
After winning the La Liga title the past two seasons with Barcelona, Alves will join the five-time defending Italian champs, but he says he’s set his sights on winning the Champions League with Juventus.
“The club’s dream is to win the Champions League and I hope to help them achieve this,” Alves said. “I can’t say exactly what Juventus require to win the Champions League. That’s something I’ll begin to work out from now onwards.
“We need to believe we can win the Champions League if we are to do so. My teammates and I will give it our best shot.”
Alves also explained the challenge of playing in Italy had motivated him to leave Spain, where he also played for Sevilla.
“It’s an honour to be here. Juve have a great dream and I want to make it a reality,” he said. “The club’s history fascinates me. I also wanted a new experience, in a new country.
“Juventus is a club full of interesting challenges and goals. There’s a unique opportunity to go down in history here.
“I’m not someone who looks for an easy ride. I’m not a star, I’m a real grafter.”

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Nigerian Lawyer -Tunde Okewale awarded MBE in 2016 Queen's Honours List'

Image
“From GQ Cool List to Queen's Honours List”. The award was made in recognition of his "services to the community and disadvantaged young people". Tunde Okewale, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and founder of Urban Lawyers, is a popular figure on social media and made GQ’s 2014 “cool” list. Background and achievements Tunde is 32 years of age and a Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. He was raised on a council estate in Hackney, East London. He is the eldest of four children and was the first person in my family to attend university and obtain a degree. During his studies, Tunde undertook numerous simultaneous part-time jobs in the food and retail industry, to enable him to contribute towards his household. Consequently, his academic studies suffered, and he obtained a 2.2 in his undergraduate degree. Career advisors and professionals told him that he would never make it. Despite this setback, Tunde ploughed on. He involved himself in community work a...
Read more

PDP Apologise to Jonathan, Nigerians for your lies,' Party tells APC

Image
It also accused the Muhammadu Buhari administration of not fighting corruption but "sharing dollars in Central Bank of Nigeria and doing illegal forex deals". The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demands apologies from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to former President  Goodluck Jonathan  for the lies the party ruling party told against him. The party also asked the APC to apologise to Nigerians for the propaganda it dished out during the the 2015 election campaign. The PDP said this on Saturday, June 18, in a series of tweets via its handle @PdpNigeria. It also accused the  Muhammadu Buhari  administration of not fighting corruption but "sharing dollars in Central Bank of Nigeria and doing illegal forex deals". The opposition party said what the present government successfully did in one year was shut down the economy, ruined businesses, drove away investors and gave excuses. It also condemned Buhari's silence on the killing of 18 wome...
Read more