Between the United States and France, there is a notable difference. This difference lies not only in the distance which separates the two countries, but also in the importance given to sport in each of them. Across the Atlantic, basketball, American football and tennis are sometimes considered more important than learning mathematics and other subjects. Tony Parker does not want the teaching of sports and sporting activities to encroach on the main subjects at school, but he would nevertheless like to see more interest in sport and more time devoted to it.
Invited this Friday September 15, 2023 in Telematin on France 2the former companion of Eva Longoria first expressed his love for France, his native country, in which he likes to invest so much. “I love investing in France. I really like the ski resorts and I would like them to develop more. I enjoy spending time in the best resorts in France. I love my country and I think that it is important to invest”did he declare.
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A lack of investment in sport in France according to Tony Parker
“Do you think that we invest enough in sport in France?”, he was asked afterwards. To what Tony Parker answered frankly: “I think this is starting to change. I see certain initiatives that Emmanuel Macron is trying. I am an ambassador for the sports pass, an initiative that we are developing in France to create new infrastructure and new sports facilities.”
Asked what he “ask Emmanuel Macron” when he met him, the former San Antonio Spurs star clarified: “I ask him to invest in sport, simple things.” For him, at school, “we don’t do sports”. “In France we do lots of things, we are strong in gastronomy, in general culture, but it’s true that sport is not like the United States. And I think that with the Olympic Games it “It’s a great opportunity to show the new generation how important it is to exercise. Even if it’s 30 minutes a day.”he concluded.
These comments, although mostly positive, nevertheless risk provoking reactions among the French. let’s remember that Tony Parker had criticized the French whom he had described as “negatives”, “jealous” And “always complaining” during his appearance on the show What an era on June 9.
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