2023-12-02 14:59:52
He sat down opposite Antoine Dupont in September for Brut, then spoke with Lionel Messi for Adidas, and now he confided in Tony Parker. In an interview lasting almost an hour, published on the Sweek YouTube channel, the former glory of the Blues football team spoke at length with the ex-star of the Blues basketball team.
The opportunity to talk about his successes, such as the “extraordinary” victory experienced in 1998, but also his failures. When naming the biggest disappointment of his career, the Real Madrid legend did not choose the lost final at the 2006 World Cup, as many might have believed.
“The biggest disappointment I had was when I was younger when I went down with AS Cannes,” said Zinédine Zidane. Trained at the club, the midfielder scored five goals during the 1991-1992 season and played 31 matches. But his club had gone down to the second division, and transferred him straight away. “As I was a prospect, they sold me straight away. I went to Bordeaux. I was young. My biggest disappointment was going down with a club. »
Ronaldo, more technical than Zidane?
In his long interview with Tony Parker, the 1998 Ballon d’Or spoke about his daily life, his career, his vision of sport, but also some of his former teammates. It is also the Brazilian Ronaldo whom he considers to be the best player with whom he has played. And when Tony Parker asked him if Ronaldo “was more talented (than him) with the ball”, the Frenchman did not hesitate. ” Yes ! Nothing to see. And he was a good person. He makes you laugh, always the good joke, so it was perfect,” he said, smiling.
To conclude the interview, Zinédine Zidane did not hide his fascination with other sports legends. While Tony Parker asked him to choose the three athletes with whom he would have liked to share a meal, the former Girondin could not do anything other than name four.
Unconditional Tyson fan
“I used to get up at night to watch Mike Tyson fights. I always had something special with him. Sometimes you got up at three or four in the morning, and in a minute it was over. But it didn’t matter,” he laughed. “Michael Jordan is still the ultimate sportsman. One of the best athletes of all time. And then it was Mohamed Ali,” continued Zinédine Zidane.
“Then there was someone I really liked. It was in Formula 1, Ayrton Senna. It was my time. He left too early but it was a phenomenon,” finished the Marseille native.
Zinédine Zidane was the guest of the twelfth episode of the Sweek Show, hosted by Tony Parker. Since the creation of the show last September, the former Spurs leader has notably welcomed Victor Wembanyama, Thierry Henry and even Joakim Noah.
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