I envy you for getting to hear these stories 1st hand... Lucky bastard...
Lol on the Fyssas not being able to shut up! He was the one who delayed his wedding until after the tourney cause he was boasting that Greece would win it all prior to the opening whistle! B)
I met Fyssas in '08 in Salzburg. Great guy. He was delighted to hear that my friends and I were from Canada as he informed us that his wife was from Toronto. Very cool cat.