Krešo - The Legend of Krešimir Ćosić

Otherwise, you will never know what you have missed'."
That is how it was with Kresimir Cosic and us, the ones who knew him and had the privilege of watching him. He was new and good, and oh boy would we have missed out on a lot. It was even more interesting to hear his story; how the legend began his career in the early sixties in his hometown. Everyone was talking about the kid from Zadar. Americans were trendy even back then, and he immediately became "the one that plays like an American." In fact, this was a huge misconception. Kreso never played like an American. I have never seen a center, apart from Arvydas Sabonis, who occasionally played with as much imagination as Kresimir Cosic......