The child of a poor immigrant family from the Greek islands of Rhodes and Nisyros, Nick took up boxing in his early years, his father George Georgalis having also been a boxer in his youth.
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"I had given specific instructions on how to defend against the other 4 players. As for Nikos, we just had to sit down and pray!", Vojcek Kricovski, CSKA Moscow coach.
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Finishing his collegiate career in 1979, Galis signed with agent Bill Manon, who also managed Diana Ross.
Nikos Kazantzakis | Nikos Xydakis | Nikos Kourkoulos | Nikos Kazantzakis (municipality) | Nikos Aliagas | Nikos Koundouros | Nikos Goumas Stadium | Nikos Beloyannis | Nikos Anastopoulos | Nikos the Impaler | Nikos Sarganis | Nikos Papazoglou | Nikos Papatakis | Nikos Liberopoulos | Nikos Hadjinikolaou | Nikos Galis | Nikos Christidis |
The tournament featured famous international basketball players such as Dražen Petrović, Nikos Galis, Rik Smits, and Panagiotis Giannakis.