Good, better, best . It was the favorite motto of Michael Robinson and so his companions have titled the last
Robinson report, where half a year after his death They dedicate an emotional tribute to him, with a review of his career and with the testimonies of family, friends and Robinson himself, who was interviewed a few days before his death. A documentary film in which the idea of improving oneself more and more is very present. “I will not rest until my good is best, and my best is the best of all.” It is one of the many phrases that Robinson says in the documentary and that are a life lesson.
“This is the last Robinson report , I think it’s a fantastic bond to end one on him. Now it is a challenge to maintain the level so high that Michael and his team have had all these years. The new program is going to be called Report + . It is a way of keeping the spirit ”, explained Álex Martínez Roig, content director of Movistar +, during the presentation to the media of Good, better, best , which premieres tomorrow, Thursday at 10 pm on the #Vamos channel.
‘Good, better, best’ was his favorite slogan and it is the title chosen by his colleagues for this report-tribute
Michael Robinson spent 13 years at the helm of this program, which for him meant regaining his illusion after the serious crisis he suffered when it ended The day after , his other great television program along with football broadcasts. “Michael’s way of communicating has been unique,” said Juan Andrés García Ropero Bropi , sports director of Movistar +. “He knew how to enter into the narrative when he had to contribute something, he did not speak just to speak. In that he was unique. Besides, he always made you smile in a football game of maximum tension, “he added.
The journalist Luis Fermoso, one of those responsible for Good, better, best , advanced that the viewer “is going to find a story of an unrepeatable type, with a wonderful football biography. It is a report that you want to see with paper and pen, there are a series of phrases that we should all make our own to continue growing. It is the story of an unrepeatable communicator ”.
He himself recorded Robinson’s testimony before his death: “In that final interview Michael decides to tell his whole life from beginning to end. A wonderful review of an incredible life ”. The interview was done on April 15 and Michael passed away on the 28th. “This is the most difficult moment of my life. He welcomes the team to his home. It was very strange to see the director, the cameraman and me asking Michael the questions. I was afraid, they don’t teach you to that interview and you will never know how to do it well, “he said.
“I am 61 years old and it is 61 years of being loving and feeling loved, of smiles from ear to ear, there is no such thing in life as happiness, fortune and good luck. If it were fortune and luck… I am 130 years old! ”Exclaims at the beginning of the documentary a Robinson who kept his optimism and his charismatic smile until the end.
The report of this special edition of Robinson report It lasts for almost an hour and a half “because nobody wanted to cut anything,” said Carlos Martínez, Robinson’s partner for more than three decades. The documentary reviews the trajectory of the footballer and commentator and shows some of his vital passions: the desire to improve, the fear of failure, the desire to volunteer.
Michael Robinson’s family appears in the report. His children Liam and Aimee are grateful for enjoying such an installment of their father’s program and for the many expressions of affection they have received since his death. In that last interview, “my father knew he was leaving, that his end was near, and he did an exercise in generosity,” recalled Aimee, who along with her brother hid under the stairs of the house to listen to the interview. “At that time it was an uncomfortable situation for us, but without that today we would not have this gift,” Liam said excitedly.
