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For the duration of the 2004 summer time, my house nation, Greece had the privilege to be the protagonist in two exceptionally beneficial and prestigious events in the nation's sports history the EURO 2004 Soccer Championship and the 2004 Olympic Games. In the EURO 2004 Soccer Championship, the National Soccer Team of Greece gained the title as the new European Soccer Championship and by hosting successfully the 2004 Olympic Games, has verified to the world that it can surpass even the wildest expectations of its critics.
When Theodoros Zagorakis, the Greek national soccer team captain, lifted the Cup of the EURO 2004 Championship, each and every Greek, all more than the globe, felt proud to belong to this nation. It is tricky to describe the overwhelming feeling absolutely everyone felt that evening when the Greek soccer team managed to defeat the national Portuguese soccer team in their homeland, at the national stadium in Lisbon, with a single target. That hot summer season evening, each and every Greek, man or lady, child or elder, was viewing the most anticipated game in the Greek sports history. The robust heartbeat absolutely everyone felt that night was one particular of the most valuable moments in each Greek's life.
Soccer is still the beloved sport of Greece and with this unexpected outcome soccer has managed to overcome social obstacles of age, politics and gender, shaping a new game identity. Absolutely nothing equivalent has ever happened to Greeks. Nothing at all as highly effective, as that single scream of joy, has ever in the modern Greek sports history, united so dynamically this nation. For days just after this accomplishment, Greeks were nonetheless unable to think the outcome of their national soccer team's efforts and every person felt the need to have to celebrate once more and once more their massive good results. For a variety of critics, exceptionally fundamental, if not a great deal more than the players' efforts, was the presence of Mr. Otto Rehhagel, the German coach of the Greek national soccer team, who managed to become the most familiar and friendly face in the Greek public surpassing the fame and status of all of his Greek soccer colleagues. His management style, his character and his persistence, became a new national anthem for Greeks, who have created his profile the modern icon for an ancient Greek god.
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In this certain meaningful sport event, every single Greek felt like their help was projected in the field and their presence felt by the players, influencing every single result in the series of the games played, reaching its peak for the duration of the final. From the recognized myths of sports, the 12th man was the classic illusion that promoted the spectators' wishing, screaming and cheering. The eleven contemporary heroes of the Greek national soccer team extended Greece's political culture to its undiscovered limits and cultivated the publics' belief in the 'hidden star-quality' that could illuminate when again everyone's life, as extended as chance evolves and timing is right. These eleven stars, won a distinct place in the hearts of each Greek, transforming themselves to role models, resembling to the fame and prestige of ancient warriors. From the battlefields of this European Soccer Championship, this team's perseverance, work and consistency, played the most crucial role in the turnout. Therefore, the Greeks will worth each and every minute of these athletes' accomplishment, in numerous years to come.
