The No. 1 sport in the Czech Republic is soccer. Hockey is second.
But Tomas Satoransky’s family played volleyball.
Growing up, Satoransky always played a ball sport. It just so happened that basketball — the one he was best at — was his favorite and the one he ultimately committed his life to.
Satoransky’s love for the game was fueled by a combination of ‘‘Space Jam’’ and Michael Jordan. (OK, it also helped that shortly after he saw the 1996 flick, a basketball class opened at his school.)
“I started that, and I followed it until now,” Satoransky said.