You can have been idolized by an entire people and much more, like Zinédine Zidane, and still have idols yourself. During a discussion with Tony Parker broadcast on Youtube, the 1998 world champion returned to his youth idols. Surprisingly, it’s not so much about football as it is about boxing, basketball and Formula 1.
Imagine that Zizou was the type to ruin his nights of sleep to see Mike Tyson stick balls in the faces of his poor victims. “I used to get up at night to watch Mike Tyson fights. I always have something special with him. Sometimes you got up at three or four in the morning and it lasted a minute but it didn’t matter (laughs). »
In the boxing category, the former Real player also had a word for Mohammed Ali, whom he also classifies in the legend category. Just like… a certain Brazilian F1 driver. “There was someone I really liked, it was Ayrton Senna. It was my time. He left too soon [à 34 ans, sur le circuit d’Imola] but it was a phenomenon. »
Well, that’s all very well, but Zidane couldn’t talk to Parker without talking about basketball and Michael Jordan. “He is the ultimate sportsman. He is one of the best athletes of all time. » Zizou isn’t bad, either.