French Open Fever
We’ve been following Novak Đoković in the Roland Garros Tennis Championship this week. We were so inspired that we went down to his tennis center. Oliver is shown above on the red clay of Belgrade....
View ArticleTennis in Belgrade
We are loving the newly finished tennis courts at the school. Last month the courts were completed on the roof of the gymnasium and they are absolutely spectacular. The best thing about the courts is...
View ArticleFilming of Montevideo Continues
Bill With “Bolivian” Extras, originally uploaded by bill kralovec. I had another day of filming yesterday on the set of the Serbian blockbuster, the sequel to the film Montevideo: Bog Te Video, a...
View ArticleRed Star Draws With Cyprus’s FC Omonia
Update (August 13, 2012) – In the return match, Red Star defeated Omonia 6-5 in penalty kicks to move on to the “playoff” round in the Europa League. I think it is a good strategy for Red Star, play...
View ArticleSoccer Is Dead To Me
A photo of a representation of the majority of the play in last night’s game. Short passing in the middle of the field, far away from the goal. I have given up hope that soccer would be a pastime I...
View ArticleOwen Plays in the Belgrade Trophy Tourney
Owen, originally uploaded by bill kralovec. We played yesterday in the Tenth Belgrade Trophy Little League Baseball championship held at Ada Baseball Field. My friend Brian and I are coaching our...
View ArticleSerbian Olympic Medalist
Ivana Maksimovic, originally uploaded by bill kralovec. Today my school had a visit from Ivana Maksimovic, who won a silver medal in this summer’s London Olympic Games. She took second in an event...
View ArticlePartizan and Pionir Hall: A Religious Experience
Partizan Celebrates, originally uploaded by bill kralovec. Thursday night I attended the Euroleague Basketball game between Besiktas of Istanbul and Partizan of Belgrade. As a basketball fan, it was...
View ArticleMontevideo II Filming Nearing the End
Last weekend the crew from the Serbian film, Montevideo, took advantage of the warm weather and finished filming some of the soccer scenes at the stadium in Paracin. The sun came out during the...
View ArticleRed Star Wins Again in the ABA
Red Star vs. Cedevita, originally uploaded by bill kralovec. Sunday night I attended the Adriatic Basketball Association basketball game between Red Star Belgrade and Cedevita from Zagreb. Red Star...
View ArticleA Serbian Sporting Legend
A couple of days ago I met Igor Milanović, who many experts consider the greatest water polo player ever. We were looking for a new apartment and our real estate agent showed us an apartment for rent...
View ArticleSerbia Is the Tennis Capitol of the World
We really had a fabulous time at the Davis Cup Semifinals this weekend here in Belgrade. The Serbs defeated the Canadians, 3-2 with two thrilling singles victories on Sunday. Serbia now hosts the...
View ArticleRed Star Basketball Game
On Thursday evening I attended the Red Star Belgrade versus Tel Aviv Maccabi Elektra Euroleague Basketball game. The first round game was held in the famous Pionir Hall, in my opinion, the best venue...
View ArticleEuropean Cross Country Running Championships
Today we went to the European Cross Country Championships which took place in Friendship Park here in Belgrade. I went with my children and fellow running enthusiast, Michael Daws. It was quite...
View ArticleTipsarevic Park – New Belgrade, Serbia
Last week on one of my bike rides I noticed the new fitness equipment in Friendship Park in New Belgrade. It was donated by Serbian tennis professional, Janko Tipsarević. He is still injured from...
View ArticleOliver and Owen Star in Indoor Baseball Tournament
The Head of Serbian Little League Baseball, Nikola Vučević invited the International School of Belgrade to form a Team USA and participate in an Indoor Baseball Tourney yesterday. We headed up to the...
View ArticleDiplomatic Tennis Tourney
Jared and I celebrate our 7-0 victory at the 2014 Diplomatic Community Tennis Tourney This morning I played in the US Embassy’s Tennis Championship at the Novak Tennis Center on the banks of the Danube...
View ArticleBill’s take on the 2019 NFL
My updates in bold (December 30, 2019) I enjoy following the NFL and it is something that Owen and I can bond over. More than other professional sports, the regular season matters and the talent is...
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