Friday, 16. February 2024 | SAP Garden: Double interview with Michael Wolf and Steffen Hamann
Wolf: "Would love to put on the skates and play" Munich's former captain Michael Wolf and Bayern's Steffen Hamann in an interview// INTERVIEWIt's not just our active players who are eagerly awaiting the opening of the SAP Gardens. In a double interview, our former captain Michael Wolf and former FC Bayern basketball player Steffen Hamann spoke about their careers and the new arena.Michael, the way both clubs are developing, including the SAP Garden, would you like to be involved again?
Wolf: "When I look at the arena here, I would definitely want to play there again. Put on my skates and play another round. But those days are over."
Hamann: "Sure. We were here with the current team and they were all on fire. And I feel the same way. Of course it's tingling and you'd love to be back on the court again. Because you simply couldn't have imagined something like this in the early years. But okay, I think we've both had enough time away from sport. And the over-40s hurt your bones enough." (laughs)
What role did halls play in your careers? Do you fall in love with courts as a player?
Hamann: "The funny thing is: I've moved to all the clubs. In Bamberg and Berlin to the current arenas. Here in Munich from the ice rink to the Rudi-Sedlmayr-Halle, today's BMW Park. I love that place. I like places where the old meets the new. But sometimes you tend to think of certain games. Like the game against Würzburg, which we played in the second division in the large Olympic Hall. In front of 12,000 spectators. I think Effenberg brought the ball onto the pitch in the convertible. Unforgettable."
Wolf: „Ich habe ja so ziemlich überall gespielt. Alte Eishallen, moderne Multifunktionsarenen. Früher habe ich gerne in Hamburg gespielt. Nach dem Rückzug des Clubs aus der höchsten deutschen Spielklasse wurde dann in der Liga natürlich auch nicht mehr in dieser Halle gespielt. Aber wenn man sieht, was hier in München entsteht, dann wird der SAP Garden meine neue Nummer eins werden, auch wenn ich selbst nicht mehr spiele.“
Zwei Legenden fiebern dem SAP Garden entgegen
Zwischen 2014 und 2019 holte unser ehemaliger Kapitän Wolf drei Meisterschaften mit dem EHC Red Bull München. Mit 112 Toren in der DEL (104) und der Champions League (8) war der heute 43-Jährige bis zu dieser Spielzeit Rekordtorschütze der Red Bulls, ehe er von Trevor Parkes im vergangenen Oktober abgelöst wurde.
Hamann spielte von 2010 bis 2014 bei den Basketballern des FC Bayern. Nach dem Aufstieg in die Basketball Bundesliga 2010/11 wurde der spätere Kapitän 2014 ebenfalls Meister und verabschiedete sich daraufhin nach Baunach. Obwohl beide nicht mehr professionell spielen, ist die Vorfreude auf den SAP Garden sichtlich groß.
Das komplette Interview mit Michael Wolf und Steffen Hamann wurde am 16. Februar im Münchner Merkur und der tz publiziert.
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