European basketball runner-up Raquel Carrera leads by example in Ourense

Rachel Quintana (Ourense2001) stands out among the young promises of national basketball, and is also the center of attention of women’s franchises under the umbrella NBA. The girl brought up around the baskets of her city soon emigrated, with a short trip to Vigo, before the boom Valencia Basketball bet on her with a long-term contract. At just 21 years old, he returns home with continental silver on his chest, brand new campus named after him. An example that many children from Ourense should follow.

In the decisive match of the European Championship, it was seen that his competitiveness is maximal, both with the club and with the national team, but on the field Exhibition from Legal remedies she remembered the tournament with a smile on her lips: «I left the final a little angry after being so close to the gold, but also very proud because we worked well for forty minutes and we knew that Belgium was a good team and could win the game. We are all very satisfied with the forty days we worked for this”.

Raquel’s annual vacations are also partially timed, although Ourensan admits that the reunion with family and neighbors is prompted by her Valencia’s initiative to transfer the task of training to her city, which is also an important plot in the Levantine entity project: “It is true that I am very happy in La Alquería, with all the children I see there training and learning every day, and I always had the illusion of bringing those values ​​to Ourense, to my city, to continue promoting that culture of effort “.

Carrera also believes that the campus will grow over time: «This is the first year and we hope it can be repeated, maybe we started a little late, but we have to remember that this is not easy to organize and Valencia tried to do it throughout the season. Let’s see if we can promote it earlier next year, let more people join and we can improve it ».

And the career of the great athlete from Ourense has just begun. Her pick in the WNBA draft is the highest for a Spanish player, and one of the giants of the competition, the New York Liberty, who are following closely in her footsteps in Europe, where they already gave their team the continental title with two free throws in the final, competed for her rights Eurocup, as well as the award for the most useful player in the decisive series for the League. What follows is even more exciting: “For us, the Euroleague represented another point for the whole team and next year we can give that plus of entering the quadruple final. After all, we are ambitious and we all want to achieve the maximum. As for the rest of the season, we have a good team, I really like the squad and I’m convinced we can do something nice.”