{"id":431385,"date":"2025-03-05T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=431385"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:35:00","slug":"zeljko-obradovic-reveals-he-once-considered-resigning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/zeljko-obradovic-reveals-he-once-considered-resigning\/","title":{"rendered":"\u017deljko Obradovi\u0107 Reveals He Once Considered Resigning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"561\"><strong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"254\">\u017deljko Obradovi\u0107<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"284\">Partizan Mozzart Bet<\/strong> head coach, shared a personal story about nearly resigning from one of his previous teams. During his appearance on <em data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"429\">&#8220;The Failure of Champions&#8221;<\/em>, hosted by <strong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"457\">Slaven Bili\u0107<\/strong>, the basketball mastermind discussed the moment he decided to step away as a form of &#8220;shock therapy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"735\">&#8220;I told my associates that I had no influence on the players. We had to do something, and that was for me to resign,&#8221; Obradovi\u0107 revealed. &#8220;I thanked the guys, went home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"786\">However, what happened next changed everything.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"1031\">&#8220;First, the president of the club called me, trying to dissuade me. Then, the players begged me not to do it,&#8221; Obradovi\u0107 recalled. &#8220;I reminded them that they had to change if they wanted me to stay. 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