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Sarunas Jasikevicius, the coach of Lithuania’s National Basketball team addresses a question in a press conference about the absence of Augusto Lima, who wasn’t present due to the birth of his child.
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Reporter: Coach, what do you think about Augusto Lima going away in the midst of a series to attend the birth of his child?
Jasikevicius: What do I think about it? I allowed him to go.
Reporter: But is it normal for a player to leave the team during the semi-finals?
Jasikevicius: Do you have kids? When you have kids, youngster, you’ll understand. Because that’s the height of a human experience. Wow, that’s a good question, really. Do you think basketball is the most important thing in life?
Reporter: No, but a semi-final is important.
Jasikevicius: To whom is it important?
Reporter: The team.
Jasikevicius: Which one?
Reporter: Zalgiris.
Jasikevicius: Did you see the number of fans at the game? Important? When you see your first child, you will understand what the most important thing in life is. Because nothing can be more majestic in the world than the birth of a child. Not titles, not anything else. Augusto Lima is now in heaven emotionally. I’m really happy for him.
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Augusto Lima introduced his daughter, Alba, to the world via Instagram. The English translation, according to Google Translate, is below the photo.
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“I want to write these lines to give thanks. Thank God for bringing us to Alba. Thank you because everything has turned out perfect and because both the girl and @ 92rosa are perfect. Thank you for giving me the happiest day in the world. Thank you for letting me live that feeling of being a father. An indescribable feeling with words. It is undoubtedly the best gift of my life … and for which I thank every day since Alba came to this world. AND THANK YOU all for the great amount of affection that both I and my family have received since the little Alba was born! THANK YOU!”
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Photo credit: YouTube/LithuaniaBasket