Quirino De Laurentiis: ʺWe want to have a good season, I can't wait to get startedʺ
ʺBasketball was not very widespread in Guardiagrele, a small village of seven thousand inhabitants in the province of Chieti: therefore, as a boy I played football, water polo and five-a-side football. Then, from the age of sixteen – these are the first words of Quirino De Laurentiis as a new player of Bertram Derthona – I started playing basketball continuously and haven't stopped since then.
Having reached the end of five years of high school, Quirino had to choose whether to continue his studies or play basketball: at first ʺI thought about continuing to studyʺ, but then his father and a prosecutor friend convinced him to ʺtry to play basketball for a year, with the possibility of going to university the following year. The season in Castelfiorentino, in Serie B, which was my first experience away from home, changed things and allowed me to start my senior career..
After the year in Tuscany, the new Bertram player played five consecutive seasons in Agrigento: wearing the Sicilian team's shirt he faced Tortona several times over the years. As an opponent, his feelings in playing against the Bianconeri were ʺBeautiful and ugly at the same time, as I have never managed to win against Tortona away. The arena is always very warm and the teams played an important role in the category. The hope is to find, this year, the same things I saw as an opponent.
In Piedmont Quirino reunites with Bruno Mascolo, with whom he shared the final part of the 2015/16 season in Agrigento: in those months ʺthere was no way to deepen the relationship, I hope to get to know him better now because I think he is an excellent guy: so I can't wait to start the season togetherʺ.
Among the reasons that pushed the player to accept the proposal of the Juventus Club, an important role is played by high ambitions and ʺfrom the desire to perform well in an excellent championship. It's useless to talk about results now, because we still have to get to know each other as a team and find the right chemistry. Given the roster that is being set up, however, I think we can have a great season.
Over the course of his career, De Laurentiis was given the nickname 'Ringhio', born ʺin the first years in which I played in Agrigento for the determination and the desire I had to fight for every ball. From that moment 'Ringio' has accompanied me throughout my career.
In conclusion, Quirino wanted to talk about the use of social networks and interaction with fans, explaining how ʺI tend to be more active on Instagram than on Facebook. This week many Tortona fans have added me on social networks: in the next few days I will have time to thank each of them for the affection they have shown me..
