Recognized tennis player and popular singer, Yannick Noah is one of the most popular French personalities. So much so that the artist could no longer take a step without being recognized in the street. A situation that was becoming particularly complicated for Yannick Noah and his family.
“It’s heavy because people’s eyes are heavy. The more popular I was, the harder it was for my children. ‘Hello, my name is Joakim’, and immediately ‘So your daddy, your daddy , your daddy … ‘But your daddy, he takes up all the space. Even when he’s not there, he takes up all the space, so it’s difficult to flourish in this environment, ”he said. he recognized in the documentary “Papa”, broadcast on Canal + on Saturday, November 20, 2021.
Reason why Yannick Noah decided to leave France to settle in the United States. “When we felt that we immediately left France. We spoke with his mother and we said ‘Come on, let’s go to New York’. Because in France, it’s very heavy,” said the former sportsman, father of five children.
Also interviewed, Joakim Noah made touching secrets about his childhood. “When I was little, I wanted him to lose sometimes. Because I wanted to come home. Because, daddy, he had to be shared with a lot of people,” said the eldest of the Noah family. Having become a professional basketball player in the NBA, Joakim Noah has always refused to follow in the footsteps of his famous dad. And yet, it is not for lack of trying! “One day, I took him to the club where I train, where I am a member. He didn’t like it, said Yannick Noah. It was the first time he took a group lesson, he was messing around with his buddy and then the teacher, who was not very smart, said to him: ‘If that’s how you think you’re going to win at Roland Garros!’ “. An unpleasant experience for Joakim Noah. He said ‘I’m sick of it, I’ll never come here again, daddy’. His words were: ‘Tennis is stupid’ “, Yannick Noah recalled.
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