He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honor of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.
Está considerado un dos mellores xogadores europeos de todos os tempos, e foi un dos escollidos para acender o facho olímpico durante a cerimonia inaugural dos Xogos Olímpicos de 1980 en Moscova.