Arriving in the United States in 2001, Tony Parker had a most memorable NBA career there. His subsequent return to France allowed him to highlight for Telematin one of the differences between the two countries, from which France suffers according to him.
When he finds himself behind a microphone, it is rarely to make banalities. Tony Parker is not in the habit of using wooden language. Just recently, during his entry into the Hall of Fame, for example, he split Such poignant and heartfelt statements about his illustrious NBA career. However, don’t think that his outspokenness is limited to basketball-related discussions.
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Returning to France to fulfill his duties as president of ASVEL, Parker also made other investments there which allowed him to spend most of his time there. Gold, his observations about his country are not always intended to be very flattering and often earn him criticism. Recently invited on the set of Telematinhe first made the same observation about… the place of sport:
“Sport in France is not like in the United States. At school, we don’t do enough”
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I think that in France, we are only starting to focus on sport. I note the things our president is trying to do in relation to this. I am myself an ambassador for “Pass’Sport”, which we are deploying in France to create infrastructures and rooms. We need new rooms.
If he therefore plays a certain role in this process dear to him, TP9 also makes sure to exchange regularly with Emmanuel Macron on the subject:
When I see him, I ask him to invest in sport. And then I talk to him about simple things, namely that at school, we don’t do sports. In France, we do lots of things, we are strong in gastronomy or in general culture, but when it comes to sport, it’s not like in the United States.
He who has lived across the Atlantic for so long has been able to see the gap that separates the two countries in the field, in the same way as Evan Fournier. As such, he hopes that France will be able to catch up and take advantage of the organization of the Olympic Games to achieve this:
I think the Olympics represent a great opportunity to show the new generation how important it is to play sport every day. Even if it’s only 30 minutes.
A privileged witness to the links between the American education system and sport during his NBA career, Tony Parker would like France to take inspiration. However, the road seems long and tedious, even with the Olympic Games approaching.
2023-09-15 19:10:00
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