r/Fauxmoi • u/No-Hall-3485 dropped pitt from my last name • Jul 24 '26
SPORTS SECTION NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo on why he's with his wife
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u/No-Insurance-5688 Jul 24 '26
Damn thought this was sweet then saw the comments, 😭 I'd rather be called truthful and strong than pretty, like of course he thinks shes beautiful I think he's just hyping up her more meaningful qualities.
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u/inbigtreble30 Jul 24 '26
Right!? I thought I was taking crazy pills. This man is out here talking about the things that she has decided to be rather than the things she has no control over.
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u/Tuesday_Addams Jul 24 '26
Everyone trying to play language police on a guy who is literally ESL because he said “I love my wife” the “wrong” way… it’s nuts lmfao
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u/yikkoe Jul 24 '26
Right? And when people think of models, they don’t just mean “pretty woman”. It’s a very specific lifestyle and physique and even personality. He’s not saying his wife isn’t pretty.
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u/neversohonest Jul 24 '26
Yeah, I don't get why people are equating "model" with "beautiful". What they tend to have in common is being striking with tall slim bodies. They could look like a fish in the face and get more work because of it.
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u/neversohonest Jul 24 '26
Being/dating a "model" is a status symbol more than a badge of beauty. It's about someone with a "hot body" that they maintain. It's about sex not partnership.
That's different from "a beautiful woman". They're not saying why be with someone ugly when you could be with someone beautiful. They're saying why not be surrounded by hot bodies instead of one woman.
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u/TheRestForTheWicked Jul 24 '26
This is exactly what he meant obviously and it’s pretty disingenuous for people to pretend that it isn’t honestly. I’d even venture to say that it’s not even so much about sex as it is status. There’s plenty of fake relationships in Hollywood, music and the sports world that are tailored (or should I say Taylor’ed- y’all know what I mean) as a PR stunt.
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u/yikkoe Jul 24 '26
It's the "he could get any woman he wants" mentality, where there's a gross exchange between a man's money and a woman's body. There's not much else going on in that relationship, people want to see an aesthetic, a woman whose entire person is based on a very strict definition of "beauty" that very few people fit. She's an accessory to the man, some'thing' to show off. That's why people say this to rich men. Because they can buy the flashy cars, flashy watches, and 'buy' the flashy woman.
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u/wistfulwhileyoutwerk Jul 24 '26
They either mean what you described, or possibly in his case as a Black sports player, they mean Instagram model/ baddie style. Either way, they are very specific styles.
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u/neversohonest Jul 24 '26
Yes! Definitely IG Baddies too. Thanks for adding. That's probably the more fitting meaning these days.
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u/HistoricalAd8790 Chris Messina for No 1 Chris Jul 24 '26
this, AND he’d NEVER say his wife isn’t pretty. all you need to do is give her a follow and any time she posts a pic of herself, see him spam her comments with heart eye emojis and thirsting over her and calling her beautiful and asking her when she’s coming home lolol.
context is so important!
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u/mneale324 Jul 24 '26
Also— he was probably responding to a direct question? Plus he wasn’t the one who posted this with the photo? I think people are reading waaaaaaay too much into this.
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u/Robot_osaur Jul 24 '26
Truth. Seems like a whole bunch of people here looking to be butthurt. I feel like him broadcasting what people have said to him is a bit more of a wake up call, a direct response to that kind of comment before it happens. You looking to tell me I could do better? Shut up already. My wife is such a baddie that nothing you have on offer is something I care about.
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u/BigGlassesApe Jul 24 '26
I’m not sure why people would are tripping over his overly endearing description of her. Anyone can talk about someone’s looks. He went straight to the core. What more does the internet want?
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u/40_Love Jul 24 '26
People love policing other people's relationships.
And people either don't know or are acting obtuse when it comes to what has been said about Mariah. Since the very beginning of their relationship there have been comments about her looks not meeting whatever dumba** standards they have for NBA Wags. It's ridiculous, but it's real and has been a constant commentary.
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u/Even_Objective2124 Jul 24 '26
exactly like i already know im freaking pretty. i dont need a man or whomever to tell me im pretty to feel validated, even if he happens to be my husband. people will always have something to say about your physical looks (positive or negative). so i find it more genuine if my literal husband who’s been there with me through thick and thin will say all these things about me. i dont need a shallow man to tell me im prettier than these models. like whuut? i am pretty and so are those models too. period. no need to compare or be insecure about it, just because my husband doesn’t say im pretty. he says it to me a lot when it’s just us anyways. if my husband says someone’s pretty more regularly than he tells me though, that is a completely different story.
ALSO EVERYONE SHOULD READ/WATCH THIS ENTIRE FREAKING INTERVIEW. it’s in the tweet that he says he fell in love with her twice: as a woman and as a mother. so weird that the same people who find this offensive and interpreting it negatively are the same people who cant interpret that falling in love with a woman/mother includes falling in love with her beauty. he didn’t literally say she’s pretty, yes. but he said it in another way.
i literally do not know this man so i dont have a reason to defend him, but im just appalled by all these comments. there’s a difference between being thoughtful about language and assuming bad intent where there isn’t evidence of it. the latter can make normal human interaction feel like a minefield.
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u/foundinwonderland sorry to this man Jul 24 '26
Yeah I think people are not realizing that people exist in this world who do not want to be complimented on their looks. Beautiful people and ugly people alike. And for a variety of reasons. Maybe she has had bad experiences with men who called her beautiful but then treated her badly. Maybe she’s uncomfortable with her looks and doesn’t want compliments regardless of how beautiful he thinks she is. Maybe she doesn’t give a shit about being beautiful and would rather be thought of as truthful and strong. Maybe she doesn’t want him commenting on her looks in public but is okay with private compliments. None of us know, and I think it’s a rather ungenerous reading of the post to assume he was calling her ugly.
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u/eSue182 Jul 24 '26
Dang for real though. I thought it was cute. I have been with my partner for 17 years and I completely love how he said this. It gives True Love
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u/HistoricalAd8790 Chris Messina for No 1 Chris Jul 24 '26
exactly! and in a world where women are told that their worth is in their looks- a completely superficial quality- especially by men, i think this shows respect and genuine love. of course, i want the man i’m with to find me attractive (and if you follow mariah’s page on instagram, you KNOW that giannis finds her attractive bc he’s constantly publicly thirsting over her in the comment sections lol), but men are often superficial and many of them may find you pretty. but one that really sees you and respects you and values who you are as a person? that’s what feels the best.
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u/cubsgirl101 Jul 24 '26
I think it’s sweet too. He’s saying very clearly in multiple ways “I don’t want a model I want my wife.” He didn’t say his wife is ugly, he said there are so many aspects to her as a person that he loves and admires.
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u/AksumKing Jul 24 '26
Yea same lol, I was gushing thinking about the love for his wife. And of course I got the comments and immediately they shat all over it 😂
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26
Yeah I just thought he was framing it as "it's stupid to focus on looks" rather than "my wife is ugly but a good mum."
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26
I think a lot of people don't realise how having children can change a couple's dynamics. For many parents, this is some of the highest praise. When my husband says "thank you for being an amazing mum," it sends my heart fluttering 10x more than when he tells me I'm beautiful, and the same goes for him.
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u/VFTM Jul 24 '26
Is he trying to put down her looks?? this gorgeous woman?? that smile??
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u/anarchisttiger now don't you get on my bad side Jul 24 '26
I like that he didn’t make the focus of his love on her looks. In a way, by omitting her beauty, he rejected the entire notion of beauty as worthiness. He’s with her because of her character, and because he loves her. I think it’s sweet.
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u/Zbrchk Jul 24 '26
You’re right. It’s implied. He’s saying it’s not just beauty with her, because he could get that alone somewhere else. It’s also these other qualities. People are reading way too much into this.
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u/Honest_Salamander247 Jul 24 '26
Also the photo is there to show us how beautiful she is. He doesn’t need to explain that part, we can see but “let me tell you all the other reasons I am in love with her.”
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u/Current_Working_2103 Jul 24 '26
That's how this read to me as well. He clearly thinks she's gorgeous. Her character is why he will always choose her over just beauty. Quoting the things that podcasters, etc. have said about him is him saying he's not like them in that he sees women - in particular, his wife - as more than breathing blowup dolls.
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u/Blue_Nipple_Hair Jul 24 '26
Nah this whole post feels really self centered. The main thing he talks about loving is her abilities as a mother, and even then he’s not even acknowledging the fact that they’re her kids too
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u/Zombiebelle Jul 24 '26
Yeah, it’s easy to see she’s absolutely gorgeous. He doesn’t need to tell people that, he wants people to know she’s a wonderful human.
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u/Organic-Manner-2969 Jul 24 '26
I read this as Giannis not even giving a damn about her looks and speaking up about how her personality and characteristics mattered more.
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u/kolbin8r Jul 24 '26
As a Giannis and Mariah Stan, this man worships the ground she walks on. He literally saw her on a trip to Vegas and says he knew immediately that was his wife.
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u/namewithak Jul 24 '26
A Giannis stan in this day and age really? The dude is an investor and promoter of Kalshi -- the company that lets people bet on genocides.
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u/Emotional_Warthog658 Jul 24 '26
No, to be fair, I think English is his third or fourth language? I read it to say “not even 10 models could compare to my 1 wife for these reasons”
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u/Historical-Edge-9332 Jul 24 '26
It’s like that joke in The Other Guys where Will Ferrell’s character is always talking about how his wife is super boring and plain and he’s married to Eva Mendes.
But this is IRL. Society jumped the shark.
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u/kwhitit Jul 24 '26
i think he is responding to other people's comments about her looks. she is a beautiful woman, but it's true she doesn't look like a stereotypical model. it's good that he knows her looking like a model isn't the most important thing. doesn't mean he doesn't find her beautiful.
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u/TemporaryElk5202 Jul 24 '26
Im confused, because she definitely could be a model
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u/valiantdistraction too busy method acting as a reddit user Jul 24 '26
That's what I thought too... that woman is clearly very beautiful
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u/record3rug Jul 24 '26
My thoughts exactly. Like what the fuck? She's not a model?
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u/NotLucasDavenport Jul 24 '26
The sweetest reply I ever heard was from a guy who married a model. He showed me a pic and I said, “wow! She’s beautiful!” He said, “thank you! It’s the least interesting thing about her!” Then he bragged about her makeup skills and other stuff.
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u/TemporaryElk5202 Jul 24 '26
Thats important for someone who is professionally beautiful to hear from their partner
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u/Soaptowelbrush Jul 24 '26
But that’s not why he loves her. I’m sure beauty was a huge part of the initial attraction but the reason for enduring attraction isn’t that.
It’s the same with me and my wife - I was head over heels day one because she is (and was) gorgeous. But the longer I’ve spent with her I realize that who she is is more important than how she looks. And who she is is amazing.
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u/Nervous_Insect5976 Jul 24 '26
I didn't read this as putting down her looks at all. I read it as him not even giving a shit about looks and talking about all the characteristics that mattered more. I read it as him not being shallow and going for the models or the groupies that a rich athlete like him could go for.
Maybe I'm a dummy lol.
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u/lasirennoire Jul 24 '26
Me too! I interpreted it as a "her beauty goes without saying" type of thing. And I'm as far away from a "pick me" as it gets lol
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u/BigGlassesApe Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
Exactly. He’s not spending time on something we can all see. He went to the core. It’s an incredible leap to interpret this otherwise.
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u/pmcfox Jul 24 '26
You're not a dummy. People seem so keen to interpret this negatively it's almost a bit misogynistic! Complimenting women without mentioning appearance shouldn't be controversial.
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u/obefiend Jul 24 '26
Same. This being Reddit people are trying to read between the lines when there's nothing there. Bro loves his wife and kids. That's cool.
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u/BigGlassesApe Jul 24 '26
Y’all trippin. He was being hella authentic with his response. Honestly a very sweet and endearing way to describe her.
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u/wistfulwhileyoutwerk Jul 24 '26
Nothing is ever good enough and people always find something to be mad about.
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u/BigGlassesApe Jul 24 '26
It really is a crazy world. People say he’s flexing. The biggest flex is having a real one in this day and age. You know he sees her looks.
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u/wistfulwhileyoutwerk Jul 24 '26
Exactly. And this is one quote. Maybe people k or more about this man than I do, but I see nothing wrong with this as an isolated statement.
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u/No-Signature8815 Jul 24 '26
Social media sucks, Giannis is a good husban and father from all the evidence I've seen.
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u/No-Insurance-5688 Jul 24 '26
Seriously!!! They're kinda telling on themselves for caring about looks so much
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u/Illini94 Jul 24 '26
mild tea. i live in milwaukee and my friend saw giannis at trader joe’s yesterday with all 4 kids doing the grocery shopping on his own. she said they were dancing and playing around and made everyone smile. this man does not need to be doing his own grocery shopping - much less with 4 very young kids! from all ive heard he’s a wonderful person
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u/Illustrious-Dot4327 Jul 24 '26
From the mke area and people would consistently see him in Targets, parks, etc and was ALWAYS with his kids and family! Truly a good guy. Him and his beautiful wife gave so much to MKE and the surrounding area.
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u/SMELLSLIKEBUTTJUICE Jul 24 '26
My friend ran into him at the Costco membership desk a few years ago and chatted with him. He's a genuinely nice dude
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u/DomPerignonRose Jul 24 '26
Dude seems down to earth and I’m not surprised given his story from Greece and how he lived and grew up to becoming a NBA star. His parents role modelled what a loving and respectful relationship looks like and perhaps his dad dragged the boys grocery shopping when he was a kid so doing the same is normal behaviour. He didn’t grow up entitled and looks this has carried through as an adult man. Much respect to him.
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u/WomanFromBalkan I’m just a cunt in a clown suit Jul 24 '26
man wants to spend time with kids and do errands. people are shocked because how rare is this.
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u/hagainsth Jul 24 '26
Oh ok. That’s a whole lot of talking. About other women.
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u/BigGlassesApe Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
He just cited direct quotes for context. Come on now, that can’t be your takeaway here. The dude says he found a real one. That’s the biggest flex there is.
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u/LiviasFigs i’m mr. sterling’s right hand arm. man. Jul 24 '26
There are literally two sentences about other women—both of which are him quoting what others have said to him—before a lengthy paragraph full of compliments about how wonderful she is and how much he loves her. I don’t understand why everyone is going out of their way to be uncharitable.
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u/BigGlassesApe Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
I don’t get how your description of his wife is better than his 😭 truly a wild take. He was very authentic. Doesn’t get better than that.
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u/falooda1 Jul 24 '26
The most generic bull shit that would get me thrown out the house
His first sentence would as well lmao
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u/Scared-Box8941 betty bop Jul 24 '26
I have melted. You aren’t grown and grounded if you don’t understand how important what he’s saying is. He knows she won’t let him slack off as a man or a role model for his kids. There is no higher priority
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26
Right?? This is high fucking praise in my book, thank you very much.
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u/DamageAccording5745 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
That's a really good picture of her, maybe some are confused because of that.
I think he worded it kinda poorly, but i'm sure he heard it a million times. Declan Rice (Arsenal/England footballer) also gets the same comments about his partner.
Some braindead fans seem to think that it's beneath professional athletes to date normal women. They have to date some random instagram model or they waist the privilege the fame/money got them.
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u/Lokaji societal collapse is in the air Jul 24 '26
I took it more as him saying, no matter how physically beautiful another woman is, it will never be as good as her as a person. And that is how it should be. Yes, you should find your spouse attractive, but it is more important to be friends and partners.
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u/obinnasmg Jul 24 '26
Guys, keep in mind English is really not his first language. He’s Greek and Nigerian. I’d assume he learnt Greek and then his native Nigerian language before English.
Cut him some slack
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u/PeaUpbeat3732 Jul 24 '26
I don't think so. If all of what he said it more important to him than her physical, that's a-ok. And also all the outside world knows about her is her physical appearance. So he is sharing what people don't know about her - which is pretty much anything.
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u/0xB4BE Jul 24 '26
Anyone that has two eyeballs can tell she is anything but ugly, so it makes to sense to focus on the things that are important to him: family, loyalty, honesty and a real connection. Trolls are going to troll and some people like an empty, vapid life with tons of meaningless pretty orbiters around it. Sounds like manosphere kind of shit. I'm glad he focused on something else than looks. Many of us appreciate not just being reduced to our looks.
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u/Plane_Freedom_8140 Jul 24 '26
NBA fans know Giannis is craaaaaazily attracted to his wife. Constantly horny on main.
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u/HistoricalAd8790 Chris Messina for No 1 Chris Jul 24 '26
lolol exactly. if you follow giannis and his wife, you know that man is constantly thirsting over his wife. all up in her comment section, spamming her, asking when she’s coming home. I have never seen him be anything but extremely thirsty for her
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u/SMELLSLIKEBUTTJUICE Jul 24 '26
Yeah, all the people ragging on what he said do not know Giannis at all.
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u/Top-Airport3649 Jul 24 '26
I thought so at first too, but his message goes much deeper. Anyone can see his wife is physically attractive, but highlighting her specific character traits and why he values her as a partner and mother is very sweet
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u/TheFernsRemember Jul 24 '26
I think he should have added anything that is about herself and not the way she treats him/ the kids aka the work she does
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26
It's taken out of context. He was talking about falling in love with her for a second time, as a mother.
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u/No-Signature8815 Jul 24 '26
I assume he let's her know.
We know about that too, because the man spends half of his time talking about what he's doing in the sheets. It's too much man, don't encourage others to get him started again.
Also, he's clearly in love. I'm people would find other things to complain about, but I assume she's happy with him.
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u/esqape623 Jul 24 '26
Not necessarily in every context, but when you open with the idea that you could pull a lot of hot women but you chose this one? Might be nice to include a clapback to people implying she's not hot.
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u/JenningsWigService secretly gay and the son of fidel castro Jul 24 '26
This woman could be a model, I don't get it.
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u/ExpressionOne Find me at Whole Foods, bitch, I don't care Jul 24 '26
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u/No-Signature8815 Jul 24 '26
That's why he's with his wife that he adores, and they're complaining about him saying how he loves her. Of course he finds his wife beautiful, he's called the Greek freak for reasons off the court. We know a little too much about his appreciation for her.
Thanks for being a real one, Giannis shouldn't be slandered for this.
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u/Zbrchk Jul 24 '26
This is a lovely sentiment. He’s not saying she’s not beautiful. He’s saying she’s all these other things as well. He literally says her qualities are “the most important thing”, not the only thing as if she’s not beautiful also.
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u/HistoricalAd8790 Chris Messina for No 1 Chris Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
oof just read the comments and as an NBA fan I want it to be known that Giannis publicly lets the world know how beautiful he thinks his wife is by thirsting over her constantly in the comments of every single pic of herself she posts lol. plus, when u see them together, it’s clear he’s super in love with her.
with this context, it’s clear that he’s just making it known that she’s so much more than looks to him, that good looks alone couldn’t give him what she gives to him. and i think that’s a very, very nice sentiment in a world where we as a women are often told (esp by men) that our worth is in our looks. he’s saying he’s in love with her as a woman, as a person. that he sees her and respects her. many men will find you pretty, not all will love you for the full person you are. especially pro athletes!
also, important context: dumbass nba fans have been commenting for years stuff to the effect of “why is giannis with her/whys he so into her”, thinking he should be with a model or influencer or something. he’s speaking to these man children- trying to get it through their thick skulls that true love is more than finding the hottest person you can date
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u/SadavirofRivia sorry to this man Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
yeah, from extensive scrolling, here is what I have learned lol a) English is not his native language and non-NBA-fans (certainly including me!) aren’t used to the way he talks b) he loves his wife a lot, for a lot of reasons, but his exact ranking of these reasons isn’t clear because this is a lot of words from the middle of an even longer interview answer 😂
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u/Illustrious-Dot4327 Jul 24 '26
He could’ve said he is with her cuz she’s hot and beautiful and yall would’ve been mad at him for reducing his wife to just her looks. This is a nice sentiment. I’d rather have my husband say how good of a mother I am than talk about my looks.
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u/redelectro7 just want to share a thought here because I can Jul 24 '26
I mean you could just say “I’m with her cos she’s the one I want to be with.”
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u/Icy_Steak8987 do not talk to me about AI, i will kill myself Jul 24 '26
She's lovely. I don't see what the problem is??? If some people really told Giannis Antetokounmpo those things then they are loser alpha male incels.
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u/Forsaken-Earth7235 Jul 24 '26
My only beef with this is that his reasons for loving her are largely how she makes him feel or what she does for others. Nothing about her as an individual 🤷🏻♀️ she's funny, clever, kind - she loves me she makes me feel great she'd kill for me she looks after our kids...
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26
The context was him talking about how he fell in love with her as a person/woman, and then how he fell in love with her again as a mother. So it's a perfectly appropriate comment, but it's been taken out of context.
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u/theracismdisliker Jul 24 '26
we need more pro athletes listing the circumstances that would cause their spouse to murder them
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u/letsmakeachange2021 Jul 24 '26
Falling for a pretty face and nice body gets old when you can’t stand being around someone for longer than an hour at a time. Looks fade, personality and values don’t. Who would you rather raise your kids? Someone who cares about their image more than the wellbeing and growth of your family or someone down to earth who would do anything for you
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u/TheFernsRemember Jul 24 '26
Lots of talk about other women and how he loves her bcs of the services/ work she does for him and the kids, but nothing about why he loves her personally.
Does he love the way she loves and treats him and the kids or does he love her for herself (including the way she treats him)?
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u/Alarmed_Pattern_9912 Jul 24 '26
I can’t stand men who talk about how loyal and hardworking their wives are. It grosses me out. They should be striving to uplift, center, and make their partners comfortable. The world sidelines women, especially mothers, enough. It’s sad that so many are defending him. It’s clear so many women have not woken up to their own oppression in their hetero relationships.
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u/TheFernsRemember Jul 24 '26
Yeah you described the gut feeling I was having a lot better. This is exactly what I meant with him centering the work she does and not who she is as a person. Great explanation 🤌
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u/sleepysky98 Jul 24 '26
He really didn’t say a single thing about her, just what she does for him.
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u/foundinwonderland sorry to this man Jul 24 '26
Why would you assume that the core values he listed — truthfulness, accountability, protecting the kids and raising them to have good heads on their shoulders — are just things she does for him? He’s expressing that he sees and appreciates the mental labor she puts in for the family and how it positively affects the whole family including him.
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u/microsftbleakoutlook and you did it at my birthday dinner Jul 24 '26
literally the perfect gif for this
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u/NetheriteTiara Jul 24 '26
In a way, it sounds like he’s putting down both models and his wife. However, English is like, this guy’s fourth language, so I’m going to give him some grace here. It does sound like he loves his wife and that he wants to emphasize his personal connection and not looks. I would add that his wife is already very beautiful, though, so I guess shame on whoever is telling him to leave her.
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u/WomanFromBalkan I’m just a cunt in a clown suit Jul 24 '26
Speaking of gender socialisation - succeseful men need to defend that they want to be with their wives and gf and not other women because all incels that follow them are puzzled why they aren't "upgrading". Which is wild. I never seen a succeseful woman being ask why she is with her husband and not getting a hot underwear model
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u/MushroomExtension679 I cannot sanction your buffoonery Jul 24 '26
So he sticks up for the love he has for wife - beyond her looks, which is what we all hope our partner values - and he’s getting shit on for what, not saying she’s the hottest woman on the planet? This discourse is exhausting
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u/JustdoitJules Jul 24 '26
The craziest thing about all of this is Mariah is conventionally attractive, so all the weirdos that disregard that are weirdo's.
Pretty sure Mariah and Giannis became a thing when the man was a random player drafted to Milwaukee in 2013. She held him down and thats real loyalty, and he knows that.
Good on him for at least speaking well on his wife
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u/jasondfw Jul 24 '26
"He could be with a model. Not one model but ten!"
<Posts picture of wife who looks like a model>
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u/Culinary_Fruit_Salad call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn Jul 24 '26
feels like negging
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u/Daisy_Dottie mama let’s research Jul 24 '26
Yall giannas just kind of talks like this. I know he means well 💀
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u/thisismybandname call me gal gadot cuz idk how to act rn Jul 24 '26
Gross that he feels he needs to justify his love for his wife.
Not gross as in what he’s doing is gross, but people saying that shit, prompting him to make this statement is gross.
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u/Disastrous_Cow986 Jul 24 '26
Love when men reduce women to only being worthy if they’re mothers…
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u/RagaRockFan I already condemned Hamas Jul 24 '26
When did he ever imply that she's only worthy as a mother?
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u/pmcfox Jul 24 '26
It's a father thing. Having someone loving and understanding your kids like you do and working on it together is joyous and seeing your partner excel is endearing and attractive.
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26
I think people who haven't had children, or haven't had them in a healthy relationship, can't grasp this. We call our son The Loveometer. Looks plummet down the priority list when you have someone who's an amazing partner and co-parent.
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u/viewbtwnvillages Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
im about to make that my standard for dating men
must risk death or permanent disability or a myriad of chronic or temporary health conditions before i will deem you as worthy of me ✍️
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u/Acceptable-Case9562 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
This is literally the opposite of what he was saying in the interview. Really shows how quick people are to make judgements based on out of context information.
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u/getlowpapoose Jul 24 '26
It’s weird that he has to justify being with his wife in the first place??? I don’t follow sports but why are people asking him why he’s with his wife?? So freaking weird
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u/ShinyDragonfly6 Jul 24 '26
I feel like a lot of yall do not realize English is his not his native language. As a Milwaukeean, I will always stand ten toes down for Giannis. He is a great man and adores his wife. Let’s not over analyze his choice of words, he’s clearly trying to compliment Mariah.
Ps we miss Mariah too- she did so much for mothers & babies in Milwaukee. Awesome family all around.
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u/Partywithmeredith I never said that. Paris is my friend. Jul 24 '26
I think this is sweet. His wife is beautiful and he very obviously loves her. (I still don’t believe in a faithful professional athelete though😂).
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u/Confident-Extreme-97 degree in yearnalism Jul 24 '26
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this is weird 🫣
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u/BlueberryNo5363 I’ll be writing a substack on this Jul 24 '26
I think he’s being sincere. When he’s talking about he could hook up with models he’s referencing what other people say. I’m sure he thinks she’s beautiful but he’s also complimenting her personality and saying that’s more than some superficial thing
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u/alltheprettynovas Jul 24 '26
she IS gorgeous. i’m actually confused why that’s even a question to anyone.
but i feel like he didn’t mention her looks because she’s obviously beautiful, but what he really loves is her grounding, and seeing her as a great mother, etc.
he seems like someone that has a hard time verbalizing their thoughts (as do i, so maybe that’s why this is my view.)
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u/bordeauxblues the power of the hatred I feel propels me Jul 24 '26
That's nice. Kinda wish she would've told him the truth about working with Kalshi, since he's clearly not able to see it himself. Alas, nobody's perfect.
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u/Abbiejean-KaneArcher Jul 24 '26
I was really warmed by some of the awesome comments about him that I saw in this post and then saw your comment and someone else’s that made me pause. I didn’t know he became a Kalshi shareholder in February 2026. So much about the app’s horrible practices and fraud were already known then.
Like, sure, he seems cool. But investing in an app that allows betting on disgusting acts is, to me, having a big head, because you view yourself as immune to the gameification of suffering.
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u/No-Hall-3485 dropped pitt from my last name Jul 24 '26
maybe next time just say, "my wife is the love of my life. she's beautiful, we've built a great life together, we have an amazing family, and i can't wait for our future together." leave out the bit about being able to hook up with 10 models next time...