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Nikola Mirotic talked about money, fame, and life after basketball.

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Nikola Mirotic is one of the stars of a new edition of "Let's talk", a series of videos in which the stars of the ACB League deal with unusual issues for athletes.

Nikola Mirotic

Team:FC BarcelonaPosition:PF, SFAge:31Height:208 cmWeight:102 kgBirth place:Podgorica, MontenegroProfileNewsStatistics

This time, the Barcelona player talks about money and fame. "They don't make you happy," confesses the Montenegrin forward.

The Barcelona player remembers how you can go from nothing to everything and vice versa.

"I have lived in the United States for five years and I have seen people who have gone from having nothing to having millions and when they have everything, they lose it. 70% of the players are ruined".

Mirotic said he's appreciative of "being lucky to have a great team around me: finance people, marketing people, psychologists. They are people who are around me to protect me."

Fame is another complicated issue to deal with, as it can sometimes be suffocating.

"It's hard to smile on bad days. It seems like you always have to be happy," said the 2022 EuroLeague MVP, who also recalled the example of his former teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo: "Despite being very tired, he signed autographs until everyone was happy. He's very humble".

Mirotic recommends having a plan B for when the basketball is over.

"Many don't know what to do when their career is over. It seems that the world ends for them. You have to work more and talk more about it so that players are more aware and can prepare for it because this [professional life] happens very fast," he affirms with a snap of his fingers as a sign of speed.

The Barcelona star is clear about what he will do when his career on the basketball courts runs out.

"I have bought a farm. I like animals, I have sheep, I produce cheese in Serbia. Although I have lived in some of the best cities, I have been a small-town boy and I will come back there," he reveals.

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