2023-11-01 21:15:00
If Kylian Mbappé didn’t necessarily have a smile on Monday evening, when he learned that he was only third on the Ballon d’Or podium, he clearly found it among the 1000 children of Île-de-France. -France, from disadvantaged backgrounds, whom he went to meet this Wednesday, November 1 with the OneSight foundation and its partner Oakley. These thousand children were able to benefit, thanks to the PSG striker, from new corrective glasses or pairs of sunglasses as well. Kylian Mbappé, who has made sharing and transmission to younger generations his mission within his own association « Inspired by KM »took advantage of this meeting to discuss with the Parisian his role as an example for young people, which he knows he must assume on a daily basis.
“I don’t need to go see the children to know what my responsibilities are,” he assured, wanting to protect this young generation “from adult problems.” “I know my responsibilities very well, perhaps even too well,” he added.
“My mistakes guide them as much as my successes”
Kylian Mbappé is aware that young people observe him, admire him. But this does not seem to add any pressure to him since, according to him, he does not need to be perfect to serve as an example to them: “The good thing is that my mistakes guide them as much as my successes. This gives them an idea of the world that awaits them. » And added: “But of course, when you have children who look at you with those eyes, who admire you like that, you try to give them the best example. »
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