Since then, he has played a much bigger role, scoring more points and playing more games.
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The “floating hotel”, named the Silversea Silver Cloud, was chartered by the men’s basketball players themselves as an alternative to the dorms. “I think we’re handling it a lot better now, so as the time goes on, the ball will get better for us”. The gold medalist posted an underwater Instagram shot of himself with Olympic teammates Elizabeth Beisel and Cammile Adams that included the caption “Who said you can’t have fun doing what you love!” Every time Phelps is in the pool in Rio you can bet all eyes will be on him and I don’t expect him to disappoint.
The Chicago Tribune reported the players arrived on the 296-guest ship Wednesday.
“I know what it felt like to be at the bottom and what it feels like to be at the top of the game as well”, said Anthony, a nine-time NBA All-Star.
The 555-member Team USA contingent has been in Brazil for over a week preparing for the games.
“I get a chance to go out there, kind of be the leader of the team, lead these guys”, Anthony said.
“This is not something new, in 2004 we stayed on a ship for the Athens Olympics”, the rep said. He says the ship was retained by food distribution giant Cisco, which sponsors both USA Basketball and the International Olympic Committee. “I don’t really know if the timing of everything with practice and scheduling, so it will be a little bit hard, but I would like to do that”.
“There’s an intimate relationship that takes place when they’re together for a month with us”.
While some teams are sruggling to get enough food in the Olympic Villiage, USA Basketball players are living in the lap of luxury. “Here in Rio my goal is to help this team and lead this team to a gold medal and enjoy the process and enjoy the journey”.
Spain, Lithuania, France and Serbia are among the teams that will challenge the USA squad, which is laden with All-Stars, but not the crème de la crème. They are a heavy favorite to win a sixth consecutive gold medal in Rio and have won 41 consecutive Olympic contests, with the last loss coming in the 1992 semifinals.
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“The Federal Police will also have two boats… that they will use to prevent navigation near the vessel”, said Maua port terminal operations director Alexandre Gomes.
