Men's team concludes fantastic season

We knew one day it would all come to an end. But we also knew that no matter what day it was, you'd always know. Yesterday, that day came. And, yes, we're sad. We see our boys leaving after a time of so many joys. Such a proud time. Remember when they started? So many didn't know what to expect from us. And maybe we didn't know what to expect from ourselves either. The previous year had been so hard. Games to forget had tested our resistance. They had tested our ability to work. They had even tested our trust in ourselves. So many times we wondered and so many times we went to get strength from the bottom. But here we were again. A new time and so many expectations upon us. Let's get to work. We look at the paths. We thought and decided to do different. We decided to walk OUR OWN WAY. No impressions. No presumptions. Only with work and humility. Training after training. Game after game. They started to feel like they were more than a team and they started to feel that because they were more than just a team, there was something special about you. Yeah, that word: TOGETHER! That was it, wasn't it? Of course it was. We know... because we were there. And we feel this union, this claw, this spirit that nobody takes away from you. Because it's yours. It's very much yours. Every ball they threw themselves in. With every help they gave to their beaten mate. Every game the others were playing was lost, but you went for it. In every duel in which you looked – eyes in – the eternal favorites, who seemed unattainable. But not only did you make them tremble, you even beat them. It was beautiful, wasn't it? Yeah, we haven't forgotten. We feel it. We feel your claw. We were there with you. You know... One day, you'll be in other places. There'll be other stages. And other pavilions. And other baskets. But you will remember this beautiful year in which you made us dream and made us believe that the best team is not necessarily the one that has the best and most expensive players, but the one in which players look beyond themselves to embrace the undeniable truth that the collective is eternally superior to the individual. Is there a better way to be in basketball? One day, they'll ask you what it was like to be here. And what was being part of this team. For this year will in due course be a mere page of the history of a book that continues to be written. But it will also be part of your history. And what will this page say? Something simple: Who, beside me, walk the chosen ones and the chosen ones. The rest, as far as I'm concerned, they're going back and forth. That's it, isn't it? And since we are talking about History – what continues and what you have helped to write this time – do not forget that nothing remains eternal and that other times will come and that other opportunities will exist to dream again and to live happy moments again. And why? Because we know history doesn't forget who was born to be great. And – believe me – you, all of you, were born to be great. We'll have our day too. So Alex, Zé, Arvydas, Fábio, Fred, Carlinhos, Stefan, Diogo, John Peter, James, Henry, Peter, Devididas and Beautiful... And, of course, the leaders Coach Juca and Liliano... Thank you for everything and for all you've given us. The dreams, the emotions. We gave you our heart. And it was this sharing that made you great and unforgettable in our eyes. There are no words. So long, boys.