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{\an8}I dreamed about the NBA when I was little,
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but I never thought I'd win a championship
or have my number retired.
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Champions, baby!
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Hard work, dedication, commitment.
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The young French player Tony Parker
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has his sights set very high.
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Since I was little, my goal has been
to play in the NBA.
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It's the world's greatest league
and the top level of play.
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If you're not jumping, you're not French!
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He was great
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from the start.
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He wins.
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We are the champions!
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What I've done in the past 20 years
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has been beyond my wildest dreams.
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France National Basketball Team captain
Tony Parker
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was made Chevalier
of the Legion of Honour.
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What an experience!
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He can be proud of his career
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because he left his mark
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not only on the history of France
but on the NBA as well.
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Hats off to him.
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This is where I live.
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I accomplished everything I wanted to
in basketball, and I felt good.
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I was ready to start a new chapter.
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TONY PARKER PLAYED 1,254 GAMES IN THE NBA.
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HE WON 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS
WITH THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS.
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HE WAS A SIX-TIME NBA ALL-STAR
AND THE 2007 NBA FINALS MVP.
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{\an8}For me, there's Michael Jordan
and then everyone else.
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{\an8}In French basketball,
there's Tony Parker and everyone else…
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{\an8}WORLD CUP SOCCER WINNER
TONY PARKER'S FRIEND
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{\an8}…no question about it.
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{\an8}THE SON OF A DUTCH MOTHER
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{\an8}AND AN AMERICAN FATHER
WHO PLAYED BASKETBALL IN EUROPE,
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{\an8}TONY PARKER WAS BORN ON MAY 17, 1982
IN BRUGES, BELGIUM.
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{\an8}HE HAS TWO BROTHERS, TJ AND PIERRE.
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{\an8}His father was a great basketball player,
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{\an8}so Tony loved basketball
from an early age.
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{\an8}TONY PARKER'S MOTHER
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…left-handed underneath the basket,
but he misses, and here comes Parker.
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Here he comes, and bang!
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They went to every game as boys.
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It was basketball, basketball,
all the time.
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It was a major part of life.
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Time is running out now. Keeps going.
To Parker.
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He pulls himself up. And the excitement…
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Growing up, I had the best of both worlds,
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or I tried to make the best of both worlds
with a European mother
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and an American father.
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On the American side,
you have the unshakable confidence.
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You believe in the impossible
and always stay positive.
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And my mother was there
to keep our feet on the ground.
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Don't get carried away
when times are good,
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but go easy on yourself when they're bad.
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Find a balance and a middle ground.
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Together, the two sides
make a Molotov cocktail.
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That's where my mentality comes from.
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{\an8}AT AGE 10, TONY PARKER
JOINED HIS FIRST CLUB TEAM,
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{\an8}FECAMP, IN NORMANDY, FRANCE.
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{\an8}From the age of 6 to 14,
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{\an8}he was with me all the time.
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{\an8}We never went on summer vacation.
We always did basketball camps.
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{\an8}TONY PARKER'S FATHER
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{\an8}My dad was very strict with us
when we were growing up.
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But when you have three boys,
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and early on, my mom wasn't around
because she had to be in Holland,
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I think my dad was just doing his best.
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He instilled discipline in us,
developed our character.
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I learned a winning mindset from my dad.
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This is Chicago vs. San Antonio.
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One Christmas,
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we traveled home to the States
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during the Jordan era.
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I called up, got tickets,
and we went to a game.
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Tony was ten, Terrence eight, Pierre six.
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He was my idol.
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When I was little,
I had his poster in my room.
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I wanted to be like him, play in the NBA.
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I think he saw in him a leader.
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{\an8}He saw someone who took care of his team…
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{\an8}JOURNALIST
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{\an8}…who made sure his team won
by doing things the right way.
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{\an8}Having this attitude, like,
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{\an8}"nothing bothers me."
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{\an8}I had the opportunity
to coach against him back in 1997.
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{\an8}I had never seen someone so young
play so dominantly.
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{\an8}HEAD COACH - FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM
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{\an8}I was coaching the opposing team,
a group of young guys,
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{\an8}and he outplayed everyone.
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{\an8}He was so fast.
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It was non-stop layups the whole game.
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He could do as he pleased.
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{\an8}On the court, he was the smallest,
but he was the best.
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{\an8}He was the most skilled.
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He was fast both on the court
and in developing his game.
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He was always ahead of his generation.
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JULY 6, 2018
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TONY PARKER IS PREPARING
FOR THE FINAL SEASON OF HIS CAREER.
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I know I've made the right decision
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because in San Antonio,
it was going to be tough, let's just say.
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In Charlotte, I have a real role to play.
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I knew playing basketball
wouldn't be the same.
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I wanted to go to Charlotte
to have another good season,
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play hard, show everyone I'm back
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and that I can play at a very high level.
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{\an8}JOURNALIST
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He didn't stay in San Antonio
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because he felt disrespected
by the Spurs' final offer.
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He was told
he would be the third-string point guard.
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That wasn't right for him.
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He wanted to prove he could still play,
and since he wouldn't play with the Spurs,
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he had to go somewhere else.
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IN 2010, MICHAEL JORDAN BECAME THE OWNER
OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS,
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LATER RENAMED THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS.
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It happened very fast.
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I got a call from Jordan,
saying how pleased he was
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and how much he wanted me to play there.
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Things came full circle.
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It's funny to say
I played my final NBA season on his team.
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That phone call
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{\an8}really changed everything,
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{\an8}having his "idol" convince him
to go through with it.
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Five minutes into the first practice,
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he started losing his temper,
and it was because of me.
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I think he wanted to show right away
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who he was and why he was there.
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{\an8}HEAD COACH
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IN 1997, TONY PARKER WAS 15 YEARS OLD
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WHEN HE LEFT HIS FAMILY IN NORMANDY
TO JOIN FRANCE'S TOP BASKETBALL ACADEMY.
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I drove up to INSEP
in my mom's old 2CV.
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That's how I first discovered the campus.
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They weren't sure
if they wanted to take me.
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They thought I was too small
and too skinny.
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How you doing?
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Hi.
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There were better players out there
when I was young,
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but one area where no one could beat me
was my mentality.
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Hey.
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-How you doing?
-Hey.
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You good?
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{\an8}Among youth players, he was
already well known as an incredible talent
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and the best player in his generation.
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When I got to INSEP,
I had already heard about him.
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I remember at the first practice,
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the first time we played
against each other,
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he got open, got the ball back.
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He scored easily,
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playing one-handed.
He scored right over me.
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It was tough,
swallowing my pride that day.
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If he had to break a wall, he would.
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{\an8}Despite his size back then,
if he had to drive
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and score over these big dudes,
he was going to do it.
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Every time he made a basket,
he'd wind up on the ground.
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Every time he'd shoot,
he'd wind up on the ground.
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We wondered how he didn't get injured.
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But he always got up.
That was just how he played.
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Back in '98, he knew what he wanted.
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He knew he wanted to play in the NBA.
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He wanted to go as far as he could,
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become a world-famous player.
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He always knew
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that if you worked hard, you got rewarded.
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We had to work hard over the summer.
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We were given two weeks
of training to do at the track.
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Day one, it was me and my 14 classmates.
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Day two, there were only nine of us.
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Day three, six.
By day four, it was just me.
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I figured I was just different.
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I am different, much more disciplined.
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I've always worked harder.
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The fact that some people found Tony…
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arrogant back then
doesn't surprise me at all.
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I saw early on
the unshakable confidence he had
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in himself and in his goals,
and he wasn't ashamed of that.
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And he wasn't ashamed of that.
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I didn't realize it back then because,
when you're 15 or 16,
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and you love something
and have a lot of heart,
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you speak from the heart.
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You state your goals.
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All I was trying to do
was share my passion.
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JULY 23, 2000, DIAW, TURIAF, AND PARKER
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TAKE FRANCE TO
THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR JUNIORS
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TO FACE A SKILLED CROATIAN TEAM
ON THEIR HOME COURT.
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That's where I first felt
that burning desire
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and made a promise to myself
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that I was going to bring home
France's first championship.
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We were 17 or 18.
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We were beginning our careers as pros.
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Our families were there,
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maybe five or six family members
in the stands in a crowd of 5,000.
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As I was coming in, the coach said,
"Ronny, listen."
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"Run and score that basket."
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Six seconds to the European title.
Frappeau moves in.
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He's alone… Scores!
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{\an8}EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR JUNIORS
FRANCE 65 - CROATIA 64
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{\an8}The place erupted, complete pandemonium,
and it…
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It was bigger than us.
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Champions, baby!
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Yeah, we were a band of brothers.
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We were a little naive, a little reckless.
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It was the start
of something great with friends
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who I still have to this day.
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We are, we are the champions!
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The 2000 Championship validated
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all the dreams we had,
all the things we stayed up talking about
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until two in the morning.
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We'd have class four or five hours later,
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but we'd stay up talking about life.
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Tony would show us his red notebook
with Jordan on it,
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saying, "We'll be champions one day,"
do this and that. We'd be all, "Yeah!"
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Those things stay with you
for the rest of your life.
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Get him in the shower!
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Pierre!
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Get in the shower!
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AFTER INSEP,
TONY PARKER STARTED HIS PRO CAREER
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AT PARIS BASKET RACING
IN THE FRENCH BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
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HE DEVELOPED FOR TWO YEARS,
FROM 1999 TO 2001,
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BEFORE TAKING OFF FOR THE UNITED STATES.
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Player of the Game, Tony Parker,
is only 17,
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one of the best prospects
in French basketball.
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{\an8}Speed, fast breaks, transitions,
that's my game.
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That's why I think my style of play
is more like American basketball.
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IN SUMMER OF 2001, TONY PARKER DECIDED
TO ENTER THE NBA DRAFT.
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THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS SHOWED INTEREST
AND GAVE HIM A TRYOUT.
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The draft is every year in June
in New York.
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{\an8}That's where all 30 NBA franchises
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{\an8}over the course of two rounds
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{\an8}have their pick
of the world's best young players.
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European players weren't as respected then
as they are now,
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certainly not point guards.
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The point guard is an American creation
for American-style play.
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So, of course,
no one was fighting over Tony Parker.
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{\an8}CEO
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{\an8}HEAD COACH
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GREGG POPOVICH HAS BEEN
THE SPURS HEAD COACH SINCE 1996.
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HE HAS THE MOST WINS IN NBA HISTORY.
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I got off a ten-hour flight in Chicago
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and immediately went to try out
with the Spurs.
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I was terrible.
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Then I tried out for other teams
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and tore it up at the other tryouts.
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So, the Spurs had me try out
a second time, and I tore it up,
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played well, and Pop said to me,
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"If you're available,
we'll take you in the first round."
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{\an8}JUNE 27, 2001, NEW YORK
NBA DRAFT
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An NBA rep
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came to tell me Boston would take me,
so I had to come down.
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She gave me the hat.
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Then 45 seconds or so later,
she says, "Boston changed its mind."
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I gave her the hat back
and returned to my seat.
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I was like, "Oh, well."
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{\an8}We were relieved because we didn't know
if he would get drafted or not.
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{\an8}And then San Antonio took him.
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We went crazy.
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It's a moment I'll never forget.
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IN THE 28TH DRAFT PICK IN 2001,
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TONY PARKER BECAME THE 5TH FRENCH PLAYER
TO GET DRAFTED INTO THE NBA.
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IT'S PARKER TIME
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I thought it was good he got there,
but now it gets difficult.
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He was going to have to adapt
to American-style play
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in the best league in the world.
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I just order 12 glazed,
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which is for most of my teammates,
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and six coconut
because Tim Duncan loves them.
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Steve Smith wants a small coffee
every morning.
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This is my job as a rookie,
to get doughnuts for my teammates.
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We still hadn't seen a French player
stand out in the NBA,
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so we were curious.
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At least that was the case for me.
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I was curious to see what would happen
with the San Antonio Spurs,
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which was an NBA-title contender
at the time.
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It wasn't a team
that was developing young talent.
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He was coming onto a team
that wanted to win the championship.
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He didn't speak to me
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for the first year.
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I think he was testing me.
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He wanted to see if I was mentally capable
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of being the point guard the Spurs needed
to get to the Finals.
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And I'll always be thankful for that
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because I used that for motivation,
to show him.
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{\an8}We went to the first game,
and he managed to score six points.
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Not bad.
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The second game,
he scored 12 or 14 points.
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Great.
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And every time I would ask my ex-husband,
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"Is this normal?" He would say, "No!"
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{\an8}And that was that. It was amazing to see.
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{\an8}OCTOBER 30, 2001,
TONY'S FIRST POINTS IN THE NBA
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{\an8}Because I knew
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that the NBA was incredibly difficult.
I just thought, "Wow."
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AFTER ONLY 5 GAMES,
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TONY PARKER BEAT OUT ANTONIO DANIELS
AND TERRY PORTER
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TO JOIN THE STARTING FIVE.
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We had just finished the fourth game
of the season,
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and we hadn't played very well.
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Pop called me on the plane and said,
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{\an8}"You're going to start the next game."
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{\an8}The first thing I asked
was if Tim was okay with it.
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He was the star of the team.
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I wanted to make sure
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that he was all right with it,
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that from now on,
a little French point guard
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would be passing him the ball.
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{\an8}NOVEMBER 6, 2001,
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{\an8}TONY PARKER BECOMES
THE YOUNGEST STARTING POINT GUARD
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{\an8}IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA.
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I said to him,
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{\an8}"If he's talking to you,
it means he appreciates you."
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{\an8}"It means you're fine."
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"It's for your own good."
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"I know it's not easy to get yelled at
live on TV,
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but see it as a good thing."
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Of course a lot of the time,
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he crossed the line. He went way too far.
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But for me, it was normal
to show the coach respect,
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to respect those above you.
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I was looking at the big picture,
and I knew why he was doing it.
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From a very young age,
I've known what I wanted.
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I knew the sacrifices it would take
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to become a pro basketball player
and make my dreams come true.
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I loved the sport.
I wanted to have aspirations,
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big aspirations.
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I remember a story
that was pretty unbelievable.
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{\an8}He was playing for the Spurs.
He was a rookie on the starting five…
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{\an8}TONY PARKER'S FRIEND
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{\an8}…and he had calculated
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the average salary of NBA point guards
based on their status.
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He asked for several million dollars,
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and they offered him a quarter
of what he deserved.
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And from there,
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he didn't hold back.
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He told them that,
at the end of his contract,
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he would play somewhere else
if they didn't sign.
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You may become
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the highest-paid athlete
in the history of French sports.
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Do you realize that?
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I couldn't care less about that.
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I may be at the same level as Zidane,
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but I'm less well known
because I'm in the U.S.
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Happiness for me
is being with my family and friends,
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playing good basketball,
and trying to win the championship.
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Of course money is nice,
but it's not everything.
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From the beginning,
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I had to show
that I was completely fearless,
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that I could play in the NBA.
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That was my motivation,
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showing them
that French players could play
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and that you could win
with a European point guard.
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The San Antonio Spurs
with point guard Tony Parker
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{\an8}have made it
to the Western Conference Finals,
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{\an8}beating the team
with three consecutive titles,
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the Los Angeles Lakers,
in a 110-82 victory.
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The 21-year-old Parker
hopes to become the first French player
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to win the most prestigious title
in basketball
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against New Jersey.
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San Antonio is one game away
from winning it all.
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If they beat New Jersey tonight,
Tony Parker will be the first Frenchman
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to win an NBA championship.
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{\an8}2003 FINALS
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This is only the beginning.
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I'm going to keep working hard,
progressing.
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We're a young team.
Tim Duncan is 26. I'm 21.
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I really feel we can win
three or four more.
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Of course,
it was my second year in the NBA.
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I was 21, and we were NBA champions.
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So I didn't have a realistic sense
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of how hard it is to win a championship.
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He was 21,
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a little French guy
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{\an8}with Tim Duncan, David Robinson.
You saw him there with all of them.
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{\an8}That was very moving,
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incredibly moving.
It makes you very, very proud.
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PARKER AMONG THE GREATEST
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"I'M A WINNING MACHINE"
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AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST TITLE,
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TONY JOINED THE FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM
FOR THE 2003 EURO CUP IN SWEDEN.
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AT AGE 21, HE BECAME THE CAPTAIN
OF "LES BLEUS" FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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It was his first NBA title,
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and we saw the excitement surrounding him
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because no one was ready for it.
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{\an8}We've never seen anything like it,
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{\an8}not even with the biggest names
in French basketball.
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He had just had an excellent season
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{\an8}winning the NBA title…
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{\an8}FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM 1993-2003
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{\an8}…so he was on a higher level than us.
That's just the truth.
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That became a concern on the court.
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There was jealousy
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and other things
that disrupted team cohesiveness.
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Contrary to what some may think,
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saying there was a lot of jealousy
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with Tony's already playing in the NBA
and all that,
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it's all lies.
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No one back then thought he was too young.
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We didn't have a problem with it.
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{\an8}2003 EURO SEMI-FINAL
FRANCE - LITHUANIA 70-74
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{\an8}We were ahead five points
in the semifinal against Lithuania,
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and Tony lost the ball
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at half-court on the deciding possession.
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PARKER, THE ABANDONED CAPTAIN
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FRENCH TEAM FALLS SHORT OF PODIUM
IN 2003 EURO CUP
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Back then,
the only time I had been critical
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was after he said,
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a bit tactlessly on his part,
that he couldn't do it all by himself.
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{\an8}Dreams of the Olympics are over,
tragically,
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{\an8}and Tony Parker will return to the NBA
without a medal around his neck.
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{\an8}But for him, nothing to feel guilty about,
as against Lithuania,
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{\an8}he attempted the final shot
that no one else wanted to take.
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{\an8}3RD PLACE GAME, EURO 2003
FRANCE-ITALY 67-69
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{\an8}It's hard to swallow
because we were a better team.
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{\an8}Some players weren't ready at the start.
They looked like they didn't want to play.
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Not much to do about that.
I can't do everything by myself.
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I don't think people are aware
of everything I did
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and how much I invested
to make my teammates happy
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and make sure we won together.
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When you're a very dominant player,
you're the one who has to adapt.
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IN 2005, TONY PARKER
CONTINUED HIS METEORIC RISE,
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CHASING A SECOND NBA CHAMPIONSHIP.
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In my first two years,
Tim Duncan was league MVP,
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so he was really amazing,
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and Manu was a rookie in my second year.
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{\an8}We quickly realized that
if we wanted to win more championships,
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{\an8}we would have to become All-Stars.
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That's what we did,
Manu in 2005, myself in 2006.
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That's when people started calling us
"The Big Three."
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That was when that started.
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{\an8}JULY 5TH
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IN 2005, THE SPURS WERE BACK IN THE FINALS
FACING THE DETROIT PISTONS.
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{\an8}2005 FINALS
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It was Game 7, so it was amazing
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because the championship
was riding on one game.
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Once you win one championship,
you're hooked.
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It's like a drug.
You want to keep having that feeling,
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that feeling of victory.
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There's no secret or luck to it.
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00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,000
If you want to stay in this league,
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you have to keep wanting it,
to stay hungry.
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With San Antonio,
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we never stopped chasing championships.
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-Is it ready?
-Yeah!
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-Yes!
-Okay.
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I want that one too, Dad!
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I feel good. I'm well prepared
for my career change.
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I'm truly happy.
There's never a dull day in my life.
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This way,
I can spend more time with my family,
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my kids and my wife.
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I feel good about it.
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00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,520
-Dad!
-Only with Dad.
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-Ready?
-Yeah!
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He'll always have to travel to France
for the businesses he has here.
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{\an8}TONY PARKER'S WIFE
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{\an8}But he's going to spend a lot of time
with the kids.
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{\an8}Seeing as they're little boys,
I could tell this past year
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that they've needed him.
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In the U.S.,
San Antonio will always be home to me.
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From the moment I arrived,
I've felt something in this city,
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something in the air.
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I don't know. It's just home.
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It's my home,
and I've been through so much here.
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I love everything:
the city's mentality, the weather.
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I love everything here.
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{\an8}MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO
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There's not much competition.
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There's no baseball, hockey,
or football here.
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The Spurs are everything in San Antonio.
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People's love for the franchise
is unbelievable.
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There's a bit of a Latino mentality.
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They're very warm. They love their team.
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TONY PARKER NEVER HAD A SERIOUS INJURY
IN HIS CAREER
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UNTIL MAY 3, 2017.
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{\an8}When it happened,
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{\an8}I had difficulty realizing
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{\an8}that it was a serious injury.
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I tried to move my leg,
but I realized that I couldn't move.
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00:43:55,240 --> 00:43:57,200
{\an8}I couldn't lift it or do anything.
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I got on the physical therapist's table,
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and the doctor said,
481
00:44:13,240 --> 00:44:15,000
"Feel right here with your finger."
482
00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:18,920
So, I felt with my finger,
and I realized there was a gap.
483
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:20,560
Then he said,
484
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:23,800
"I think you tore your quadriceps tendon."
485
00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:25,920
I said, "What's that?"
486
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:27,400
It's a rare injury,
487
00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:30,240
so I figured I would be out
three or four weeks.
488
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:32,880
And he told me,
"No, it'll be eight to ten months."
489
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:39,000
To be honest, I had tears in my eyes,
"Eight to ten months?"
490
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,160
I couldn't believe it.
491
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:44,160
Then he broke the news to me
492
00:44:44,240 --> 00:44:48,320
that it could be a career-ending injury
493
00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:51,560
and that I may never be able
to play basketball again
494
00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:54,360
or perhaps even be able
to bend my knee all the way.
495
00:44:57,240 --> 00:45:00,200
The thing you love most in the world
gets taken from you overnight.
496
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:04,120
And…
497
00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:06,480
you start to see things differently.
498
00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:10,640
You think, "At least I have my family,
I have my wife and my kids."
499
00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:14,840
"Even if I never play basketball again,
they're what's most important."
500
00:45:19,720 --> 00:45:20,600
I mean,
501
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:23,280
there's nothing worse
than stopping because of that,
502
00:45:24,240 --> 00:45:25,440
because of an injury.
503
00:45:26,080 --> 00:45:28,600
That's every athlete's worst nightmare.
504
00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:33,560
My best friends came to see me.
505
00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:35,360
Thierry Henry came straightaway.
506
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:37,680
Hey man, just checking in
507
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:39,680
to see how everything's going.
508
00:45:39,760 --> 00:45:40,680
That's all.
509
00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:43,440
It was right after my surgery.
510
00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:46,040
He helped me lift my leg and all that
511
00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:48,240
so I could get to the bathroom and so on.
512
00:45:48,320 --> 00:45:50,480
We took stock of our lives,
513
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:52,840
looked back on our careers,
514
00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:54,320
the highs and the lows,
515
00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:56,000
the important moments.
516
00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:09,880
Friendship isn't
517
00:46:09,960 --> 00:46:13,120
just coming to see the All-Star,
518
00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:17,880
looking at the trophies
and the career highlights.
519
00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,200
Hard times like those
520
00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:21,200
are much more important to me.
521
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,200
I told him, "No, you'll come back."
522
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:29,160
"You're a warrior. You're not giving up."
523
00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:31,000
"You'll come back, and it'll be fine."
524
00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:38,920
The biggest thing I was focused on
was bending my knee.
525
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:40,320
It became an obsession.
526
00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:43,400
Because the doctors told me
I may never do it again,
527
00:46:43,480 --> 00:46:47,240
every day I worked hard
at bending my knee a little further.
528
00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:49,960
Every centimeter was a daily victory.
529
00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:54,560
I think your mentality goes a long way.
530
00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:41,160
I passed all the tests,
did all the training I could.
531
00:47:41,240 --> 00:47:44,840
And pretty soon, it was time to come back.
532
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,760
ON NOVEMBER 27, 2017,
TONY PARKER MADE HIS COMEBACK
533
00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:51,960
LESS THAN 7 MONTHS AFTER HIS INJURY.
534
00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:10,560
All those years going to bed early,
taking care of my body, eating healthy,
535
00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:12,040
all that contributed
536
00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:18,320
to my having a quick recovery
from a very serious injury.
537
00:48:51,800 --> 00:48:53,160
I think that for his whole life,
538
00:48:53,240 --> 00:48:55,680
{\an8}Tony Parker has worked to make sure
he's in control.
539
00:48:55,760 --> 00:48:58,160
{\an8}Coming back from that tough injury,
540
00:48:58,240 --> 00:49:01,040
it was him saying, "I decide how I leave."
541
00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:03,000
JUNE 7TH
542
00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:14,040
{\an8}Hi, this is Tony!
543
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:37,440
{\an8}TONY MET AMERICAN ACTRESS
EVA LONGORIA IN 2004.
544
00:50:37,520 --> 00:50:39,440
{\an8}THEY WERE MARRIED FROM 2007 TO 2011.
545
00:51:52,880 --> 00:51:54,680
I looked at him like this.
546
00:51:54,760 --> 00:51:59,160
I didn't say anything back,
but in my head, I found it funny
547
00:51:59,240 --> 00:52:03,720
that he took the time to learn some French
just to try to throw me off.
548
00:52:03,800 --> 00:52:04,840
It was good.
549
00:52:09,880 --> 00:52:13,000
But he knew that against us,
you could say whatever you wanted.
550
00:52:13,080 --> 00:52:14,360
We wouldn't react.
551
00:52:14,440 --> 00:52:18,960
We've had a huge rivalry with the Lakers
since I came to the NBA.
552
00:53:13,800 --> 00:53:16,480
Back then, it was war
when we played each other.
553
00:53:16,560 --> 00:53:19,400
We both wanted to win the championship.
554
00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:22,400
It wasn't like today
555
00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:26,880
where guys get along. They chill together.
There was none of that back then.
556
00:53:43,880 --> 00:53:46,720
THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS HAVE
THE HIGHEST WIN-LOSS RECORD PERCENTAGE
557
00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:48,120
IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA.
558
00:53:48,200 --> 00:53:50,080
TONY PARKER HAS GONE TO THE PLAYOFFS
559
00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:52,280
IN EVERY ONE OF HIS 17 SEASONS
WITH THE SPURS.
560
00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:54,280
Everyone knows that the West
561
00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:56,720
{\an8}is a little tougher than the East,
so it's hard.
562
00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:58,320
{\an8}To do it as long as Tony did,
563
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:00,960
{\an8}for that many seasons at the same level
564
00:54:01,640 --> 00:54:04,440
{\an8}with the same expectations every year.
565
00:54:04,520 --> 00:54:06,440
It's impressive, very impressive.
566
00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:10,000
Tony has never been afraid.
567
00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:13,600
He goes after big guys, drives the paint,
568
00:54:13,680 --> 00:54:15,680
goes underneath, shoots his floater.
569
00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:17,400
He's always been
570
00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:18,960
very creative,
571
00:54:19,640 --> 00:54:22,240
and even when you know
he's about to take that shot,
572
00:54:23,120 --> 00:54:26,480
you can't do anything
because his timing and his finesse
573
00:54:27,240 --> 00:54:28,360
are exceptional.
574
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:56,840
{\an8}I was the first to do that kind of shot,
575
00:54:56,920 --> 00:54:59,000
two feet, one hand.
576
00:54:59,080 --> 00:55:01,680
Lots of players did it off one foot.
577
00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:04,920
I did it off two feet
with a little teardrop shot.
578
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:09,720
I was the first one to do it that way,
and that's why I'm known for that shot.
579
00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:14,360
{\an8}Because I was small,
it was a shot I developed
580
00:55:14,440 --> 00:55:18,080
to shoot over guys who were 7', 7'2, 7'5.
581
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:49,760
{\an8}SAN ANTONIO TONY PARKER'S PRIVATE GYM
582
00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:55,280
If you want to become one of the greats,
583
00:55:55,360 --> 00:55:57,440
you have to be able to question yourself,
584
00:55:57,520 --> 00:56:00,720
to continue improving.
It's not enough to be fast.
585
00:56:00,800 --> 00:56:04,480
At a certain point,
I wanted to become a complete player.
586
00:56:04,560 --> 00:56:05,600
I improved my shot
587
00:56:05,680 --> 00:56:09,160
because I wanted to be one of the best.
I wanted to be an All-Star.
588
00:56:14,760 --> 00:56:16,520
{\an8}In summer 2005,
he wanted to improve his shot
589
00:56:16,600 --> 00:56:18,280
{\an8}because he wanted to stay a step ahead.
590
00:56:18,360 --> 00:56:20,480
{\an8}He knew he had
a lot of years left to play,
591
00:56:20,560 --> 00:56:22,600
{\an8}and if he wanted to stay at the top,
592
00:56:22,680 --> 00:56:24,640
{\an8}he would have to keep getting better.
593
00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:33,720
{\an8}ASSISTANT COACH
594
00:56:39,640 --> 00:56:43,680
{\an8}2005 SPURS PRACTICE FACILITY
595
00:57:07,640 --> 00:57:10,720
He told me about how Tiger Woods
changed his swing
596
00:57:10,800 --> 00:57:14,480
after winning the Tiger Slam,
his four consecutive Grand Slams.
597
00:57:14,560 --> 00:57:17,360
But he felt he needed
a more consistent swing.
598
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:19,920
That's what I needed to hear.
599
00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:23,080
I had won two championships
and thought changing my shot
600
00:57:23,160 --> 00:57:25,120
might be risky.
601
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:27,080
It's very hard to change your shot.
602
00:57:27,160 --> 00:57:29,040
You have to completely change
the mechanics.
603
00:57:29,120 --> 00:57:31,520
You spend 15 years catching and shooting
in a certain way,
604
00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:33,800
then you change everything,
starting from zero
605
00:57:33,880 --> 00:57:35,720
as if you were in the Junior leagues.
606
00:57:48,240 --> 00:57:51,480
We started with one hand,
only shooting one-handed.
607
00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:10,480
After a lot of hard work,
I managed to become much more consistent,
608
00:58:10,560 --> 00:58:12,400
and it's the reason
609
00:58:12,480 --> 00:58:15,320
I made it to my first All-Star Game
in 2006.
610
00:58:16,480 --> 00:58:18,560
AFTER CHANGING HIS SHOT IN SUMMER 2005,
611
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:21,080
TONY'S SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
WAS .548 THE FOLLOWING SEASON,
612
00:58:21,160 --> 00:58:24,960
THE BEST SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
OF HIS CAREER.
613
00:58:25,240 --> 00:58:28,040
{\an8}The pride of French basketball,
Tony Parker,
614
00:58:28,120 --> 00:58:30,840
{\an8}won his third NBA championship,
615
00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:33,960
{\an8}but even more, he was voted Finals MVP.
616
00:58:34,040 --> 00:58:37,680
{\an8}No other European player
has achieved such a high level.
617
00:58:38,560 --> 00:58:42,920
{\an8}24,5 POINTS PER GAME
.568 SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
618
00:59:28,360 --> 00:59:31,800
{\an8}ASSISTANT COACH
619
00:59:36,480 --> 00:59:41,120
{\an8}2007 FINALS
620
00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:45,520
PARKER IS THE BEST - L'EQUIPE, JUNE 7TH
621
00:59:57,720 --> 00:59:58,760
I was there.
622
00:59:59,600 --> 01:00:01,800
I thought it was going to be Tim Duncan,
623
01:00:02,320 --> 01:00:03,600
just because.
624
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:06,320
{\an8}It's Tim Duncan, after all.
Then they gave it to Tony.
625
01:00:07,000 --> 01:00:09,840
{\an8}Well deserved. It was insane.
626
01:00:09,920 --> 01:00:11,400
{\an8}Tony, you smell like alcohol.
627
01:00:11,480 --> 01:00:12,880
{\an8}It's the champagne!
628
01:00:13,480 --> 01:00:16,440
{\an8}Now they'll never be able
to forget about me.
629
01:00:16,520 --> 01:00:19,560
{\an8}My name will be on the list of MVP's
till the end of time.
630
01:00:52,520 --> 01:00:54,640
From the start of my career,
leaving France
631
01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:56,560
when I was 19 to go to the U.S.,
632
01:00:56,640 --> 01:00:59,600
I've returned to France every summer.
It's important for me.
633
01:01:05,440 --> 01:01:07,040
I always say I have two homes.
634
01:01:07,120 --> 01:01:10,640
In the U.S.,
San Antonio will always be my home,
635
01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:12,200
and Lyon in France.
636
01:01:21,040 --> 01:01:23,400
If you had to choose one, Josh,
which would you choose:
637
01:01:23,480 --> 01:01:25,960
pizza or croque monsieur?
638
01:01:26,040 --> 01:01:27,320
Croque monsieur and pizza!
639
01:01:32,760 --> 01:01:34,040
It's good Liam, right?
640
01:01:34,600 --> 01:01:37,040
He used to be in the headlines a lot,
641
01:01:37,120 --> 01:01:40,360
and I wanted to help him
focus more on his performance.
642
01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:42,520
I thought that would be better for him.
643
01:01:43,600 --> 01:01:48,000
{\an8}Before, he was with a Hollywood celebrity,
and that tends to stay with him.
644
01:01:48,080 --> 01:01:50,520
{\an8}Even though
I didn't compare myself to her,
645
01:01:51,560 --> 01:01:54,360
{\an8}that's what happened in the public eye
unbeknownst to me.
646
01:01:55,680 --> 01:01:58,240
When you're young,
you don't always feel legitimate.
647
01:01:58,320 --> 01:02:02,280
You're with a celebrity
who's a basketball legend.
648
01:02:03,200 --> 01:02:05,400
You'll always ask yourself
if you measure up.
649
01:02:09,080 --> 01:02:11,480
TONY PARKER MARRIED AXELLE
ON AUGUST 2, 2014.
650
01:02:11,560 --> 01:02:13,680
THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, JOSH AND LIAM.
651
01:02:13,760 --> 01:02:16,360
I'm very proud of her,
and she's a great mom.
652
01:02:16,440 --> 01:02:18,120
She's the mother of my two kids.
653
01:02:18,200 --> 01:02:21,400
She's always been there for me
for the good and the bad times.
654
01:02:22,520 --> 01:02:23,960
We make our decisions together
655
01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:26,800
about anything and everything,
656
01:02:26,880 --> 01:02:29,320
whether it's his new businesses,
his schedule and so on,
657
01:02:29,400 --> 01:02:33,600
and how to manage
his new life after the NBA.
658
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:39,200
IN 2019, TONY PARKER
FOUNDED AN ACADEMY IN LYON.
659
01:02:45,840 --> 01:02:46,840
There we go.
660
01:02:46,920 --> 01:02:49,280
At his academy,
there's a basketball training program
661
01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:52,120
as well as music training and tennis.
662
01:02:52,200 --> 01:02:55,880
He wants to offer opportunities
to young people.
663
01:02:55,960 --> 01:02:58,680
He doesn't just want to be a star,
664
01:02:58,760 --> 01:03:01,280
add another championship
to his list of accomplishments.
665
01:03:01,360 --> 01:03:03,640
He wants to be involved in education.
666
01:03:03,720 --> 01:03:06,360
That's where we see his fatherly side.
667
01:03:06,440 --> 01:03:08,640
I'm always in favor
of bringing people together,
668
01:03:08,720 --> 01:03:12,320
because to do a big project
like we're doing with the academy,
669
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:14,760
with the boys' team and the girls' team,
670
01:03:14,840 --> 01:03:16,600
we have to bring everyone together.
671
01:03:17,160 --> 01:03:20,640
The values that he's spreading here
are extremely important
672
01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:24,440
because he's giving young people hope
with the academy and the youth clubs.
673
01:03:24,520 --> 01:03:28,480
It's extremely important for the country
we were born in and grew up in.
674
01:04:28,040 --> 01:04:31,040
IN 2014, TONY PARKER BECAME THE OWNER
OF THE ASVEL FRENCH PRO TEAM.
675
01:04:31,120 --> 01:04:34,600
IN 2017, HE ALSO BOUGHT THE WOMEN'S TEAM.
676
01:04:34,680 --> 01:04:36,720
ASVEL is a legendary club in France,
677
01:04:36,800 --> 01:04:40,600
but it needed a fresh start.
678
01:04:40,680 --> 01:04:44,280
ASVEL was struggling
to return to its former glory.
679
01:04:44,360 --> 01:04:46,360
Then Tony came in,
and it turned things around.
680
01:04:46,440 --> 01:04:50,960
Now ASVEL is a powerhouse
in French basketball.
681
01:04:53,800 --> 01:04:59,080
{\an8}WINNER
FRENCH CUP 2019
682
01:05:06,040 --> 01:05:08,600
President, president, president!
683
01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:20,880
{\an8}It's like destiny had a hand in it…
684
01:05:20,960 --> 01:05:22,520
{\an8}VICE PRESIDENT - LYON ASVEL WOMEN'S TEAM
685
01:05:22,600 --> 01:05:24,360
{\an8}…as if it weren't fully his doing.
686
01:05:24,920 --> 01:05:26,800
{\an8}But he was born with a gift,
687
01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:29,400
a gift to win
688
01:05:30,160 --> 01:05:32,520
and to take basketball,
689
01:05:32,600 --> 01:05:35,560
certainly French basketball,
to another level.
690
01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:45,160
IN 2019, THE ASVEL WOMEN'S TEAM WON
THE FRENCH WOMEN'S LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
691
01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:49,440
THE MEN'S TEAM WON
THE FRENCH CUP AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
692
01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:36,040
Tony Parker knows no limits.
693
01:06:36,120 --> 01:06:38,720
Nothing holds him back
in the world of business.
694
01:06:38,800 --> 01:06:40,560
He's very involved
in the basketball business.
695
01:06:40,640 --> 01:06:45,080
He's aware that French basketball
provided him with the structure he needed
696
01:06:45,160 --> 01:06:46,400
to become what he is.
697
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:48,400
He's always wanted to give back to France.
698
01:06:54,960 --> 01:06:58,320
I've always taken my role as ambassador
of French basketball
699
01:06:58,400 --> 01:06:59,640
very seriously.
700
01:07:00,680 --> 01:07:02,440
That's been my mission,
701
01:07:03,120 --> 01:07:06,040
to try to take French basketball
to the highest possible level.
702
01:07:07,360 --> 01:07:10,680
{\an8}How many players can you say
will play an NBA season,
703
01:07:11,240 --> 01:07:13,720
{\an8}win the trophy,
and then go play for their country
704
01:07:14,600 --> 01:07:16,560
{\an8}for free, not a single cent.
705
01:07:16,640 --> 01:07:20,280
{\an8}Tony wasn't going to stop playing
for France until he won a championship.
706
01:07:20,360 --> 01:07:22,080
{\an8}That's for sure, without a doubt…
707
01:07:22,160 --> 01:07:23,280
{\an8}FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM
708
01:07:23,360 --> 01:07:26,240
{\an8}…put it in writing, carve it in stone.
709
01:07:29,840 --> 01:07:32,720
He made progress
between the start of his career
710
01:07:32,800 --> 01:07:35,680
when he was very focused on himself,
711
01:07:36,680 --> 01:07:39,160
{\an8}and the end
when he understood much better
712
01:07:40,040 --> 01:07:43,080
{\an8}that even though he was very good,
he needed his teammates.
713
01:07:46,280 --> 01:07:49,600
In 2009, I had a long discussion
with Vincent Collet,
714
01:07:50,360 --> 01:07:53,480
because I had been on the French team
for six or seven years,
715
01:07:53,560 --> 01:07:56,560
and we still hadn't won anything,
just a bronze medal.
716
01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:58,720
I used John Wayne as an example.
717
01:07:58,800 --> 01:08:00,880
In his films,
718
01:08:02,080 --> 01:08:04,480
you don't see him in the beginning.
719
01:08:04,560 --> 01:08:07,560
You first see the supporting cast,
and when it gets interesting,
720
01:08:07,640 --> 01:08:10,520
that's when the legend appears.
721
01:08:10,600 --> 01:08:13,320
So, I said to him,
722
01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:17,120
carrying the game alone from the start,
even if he can win that way,
723
01:08:18,160 --> 01:08:20,600
it's not the right way
724
01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:24,040
to get everyone into the rhythm
and into the momentum.
725
01:08:24,120 --> 01:08:26,880
We needed to get him to a place
726
01:08:26,960 --> 01:08:33,160
where he could sense the moments
when they could work without him
727
01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:36,680
and when they absolutely needed him.
728
01:08:37,560 --> 01:08:40,400
I think that talk was crucial,
729
01:08:40,480 --> 01:08:43,280
and my answer was very simple.
730
01:08:43,360 --> 01:08:46,880
I wanted to win medals,
and I was willing to do anything.
731
01:08:48,840 --> 01:08:53,080
We had to work hard every day,
but it was so important to me
732
01:08:53,160 --> 01:08:55,840
because I wanted to win
with the France National Team.
733
01:09:05,880 --> 01:09:10,120
{\an8}SPAIN
734
01:09:12,640 --> 01:09:16,320
It's his fault it took so long
to win with the French team
735
01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:19,080
because that was an incredible generation
of Spanish players,
736
01:09:19,160 --> 01:09:22,840
perhaps one of the best
in the history of European basketball.
737
01:09:22,920 --> 01:09:24,200
Were it not for Spain,
738
01:09:24,280 --> 01:09:26,840
I think we would have won
10 or 11 medals.
739
01:09:36,600 --> 01:09:38,440
Every game was big against Spain,
740
01:09:38,520 --> 01:09:40,360
even if it was a friendly game,
741
01:09:40,440 --> 01:09:43,440
we treated it like the Euro Championship
or the Olympics.
742
01:09:44,680 --> 01:09:45,560
It was intense.
743
01:09:47,960 --> 01:09:49,320
There was always a rivalry
744
01:09:49,400 --> 01:09:53,120
{\an8}between France and Spain,
not only in basketball…
745
01:09:53,200 --> 01:09:54,320
{\an8}SPAIN
746
01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:56,880
…but in a lot of sports.
747
01:09:56,960 --> 01:09:58,760
There's always a lot of tension,
748
01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:02,840
even before the game in everything
surrounding it, in the press.
749
01:10:42,200 --> 01:10:47,360
{\an8}2011 EURO FINALS
FRANCE - SPAIN 85-98
750
01:10:53,800 --> 01:10:56,800
They won more medals than we did,
more gold medals.
751
01:10:57,720 --> 01:11:00,960
That pushed me to become a better player,
752
01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:04,480
to play with the French team every summer
because I wanted to beat them.
753
01:11:06,000 --> 01:11:11,120
{\an8}ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2013,
FRANCE FACED SPAIN IN THE EURO SEMI-FINAL.
754
01:11:11,200 --> 01:11:13,160
Before the game, we promised ourselves
755
01:11:13,240 --> 01:11:15,320
that no matter what, we would be fearless.
756
01:11:15,400 --> 01:11:17,880
{\an8}In the first half, you could see
757
01:11:17,960 --> 01:11:20,120
{\an8}our old demons had come back to haunt us.
758
01:11:20,920 --> 01:11:22,160
{\an8}We weren't loose.
759
01:11:22,240 --> 01:11:24,120
{\an8}If Tony hadn't played
760
01:11:25,280 --> 01:11:28,520
{\an8}such a big first half,
we would have given up entirely.
761
01:11:33,600 --> 01:11:35,280
{\an8}In that moment,
762
01:11:35,360 --> 01:11:37,760
{\an8}he was the only person
capable of motivating us…
763
01:11:37,840 --> 01:11:38,880
{\an8}FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM
764
01:11:38,960 --> 01:11:40,960
{\an8}…in the locker room,
and that's what he did.
765
01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:42,920
WE NEED TO WAKE UP, GUYS!
766
01:11:43,000 --> 01:11:47,840
SERIOUSLY, WE'RE PLAYING
LIKE WE'RE AFRAID.
767
01:11:47,920 --> 01:11:51,040
I was just outside in the hallway,
768
01:11:51,120 --> 01:11:52,560
not yet in the locker room,
769
01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:55,360
and I planned to say
those same things to the players.
770
01:11:55,440 --> 01:11:59,440
When I got there, he was already doing it
in his own words.
771
01:11:59,520 --> 01:12:01,960
THEY THINK WE'RE SHIT!
772
01:12:02,040 --> 01:12:05,640
YOU CAN SEE IT ON THEIR FACES!
773
01:12:05,720 --> 01:12:07,960
I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS
IN THE SECOND HALF,
774
01:12:08,040 --> 01:12:10,600
BUT WE BETTER PLAY WITH PRIDE!
775
01:12:10,680 --> 01:12:12,720
AND WE BETTER PLAY HARD!
776
01:12:12,800 --> 01:12:14,280
Speaking to them
777
01:12:14,360 --> 01:12:15,600
in such a blunt way,
778
01:12:16,440 --> 01:12:18,920
he was able to really get through to them.
779
01:12:19,000 --> 01:12:20,240
It was really--
780
01:12:20,320 --> 01:12:24,280
I mean, we were so sick of facing Spain.
781
01:12:24,360 --> 01:12:27,520
Things just kind of came out on their own.
782
01:12:31,440 --> 01:12:35,960
{\an8}That speech sums up my time
with the France National Team.
783
01:12:36,040 --> 01:12:37,200
{\an8}I spoke from the heart,
784
01:12:37,880 --> 01:12:40,560
and I wanted to win so badly.
785
01:12:43,840 --> 01:12:45,560
{\an8}When they got back on the court,
786
01:12:45,640 --> 01:12:49,680
they were a different team.
Then it was just a great moment.
787
01:13:00,880 --> 01:13:04,280
{\an8}We played a lot better,
which unlocked the doors for us
788
01:13:04,360 --> 01:13:06,320
to win the championship.
789
01:13:08,560 --> 01:13:11,480
{\an8}2013 EURO FINALS FRANCE - LITHUANIA 80-66
790
01:13:12,440 --> 01:13:14,000
It's a dream come true.
791
01:13:14,080 --> 01:13:17,800
It was the championship I hadn't won yet.
Everything has come full circle.
792
01:13:23,440 --> 01:13:25,920
That was a really joyful moment.
793
01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:29,200
{\an8}I nearly broke my couch because
we were going crazy at my house.
794
01:13:29,280 --> 01:13:30,960
{\an8}OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST IN JUDO
TONY'S FRIEND
795
01:13:31,040 --> 01:13:32,640
{\an8}My whole family was there, and…
796
01:13:32,720 --> 01:13:34,160
Wow.
797
01:13:39,560 --> 01:13:42,560
Let's all sing, "If you're not jumping,
you're not French"!
798
01:13:43,640 --> 01:13:45,880
If you're not jumping
You're not French, hey!
799
01:13:48,960 --> 01:13:52,800
I think it was important for Tony,
800
01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:54,640
important for his legacy,
801
01:13:54,720 --> 01:13:59,280
to make his mark on French basketball.
802
01:14:01,640 --> 01:14:04,160
He wanted so much for France to have that.
803
01:14:04,760 --> 01:14:07,480
It was a really beautiful moment.
804
01:14:13,800 --> 01:14:16,240
He started in 2003 in Sweden
805
01:14:17,160 --> 01:14:20,680
and fought for it every year, you see…
806
01:14:22,760 --> 01:14:23,720
And…
807
01:14:26,040 --> 01:14:27,160
And winning
808
01:14:28,400 --> 01:14:29,880
with the French national team
809
01:14:30,520 --> 01:14:31,640
was so great.
810
01:14:34,640 --> 01:14:38,880
THE FRANCE NATIONAL TEAM
HAD WON ITS FIRST GOLD MEDAL
811
01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:42,160
IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
812
01:14:49,840 --> 01:14:50,840
OCTOBER 3, 2019,
813
01:14:50,920 --> 01:14:54,280
TONY PARKER RECEIVED THE MEDAL
OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT
814
01:14:54,360 --> 01:14:56,200
IN HONOR OF HIS CAREER.
815
01:14:56,280 --> 01:14:58,040
Muhammad Ali once said,
816
01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:01,160
"Champions," of which there are many here,
817
01:15:01,760 --> 01:15:03,080
"aren't made in gyms."
818
01:15:04,600 --> 01:15:08,600
{\an8}"Champions are made
from something they have deep inside them,
819
01:15:08,680 --> 01:15:09,920
{\an8}a desire,
820
01:15:10,560 --> 01:15:12,800
{\an8}a dream, a vision."
821
01:15:13,600 --> 01:15:16,600
{\an8}"They have to have the skill,"
which you had,
822
01:15:16,680 --> 01:15:19,920
"and above all the will."
823
01:15:21,040 --> 01:15:24,200
"But the will must be stronger
than the skill."
824
01:15:26,840 --> 01:15:27,840
Tony Parker,
825
01:15:27,920 --> 01:15:30,280
in the name
of the President of the French Republic,
826
01:15:30,360 --> 01:15:33,000
and by the powers vested in me,
827
01:15:33,080 --> 01:15:36,920
I now make you
an Officer of the National Order of Merit.
828
01:15:40,360 --> 01:15:41,320
Thank you.
829
01:15:48,120 --> 01:15:49,200
When I was little,
830
01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:53,440
I never thought I'd receive
anything like this.
831
01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:55,760
I didn't know it existed, to be honest.
832
01:15:55,840 --> 01:15:58,880
I just wanted to be a basketball player.
833
01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:03,080
My idol was Michael Jordan,
and I wanted to do what he did.
834
01:16:03,160 --> 01:16:06,920
I wanted to push the limits.
That's what motivated me.
835
01:16:07,000 --> 01:16:10,720
I had unconditional support
from my father,
836
01:16:10,800 --> 01:16:13,600
who gave me the right mentality
837
01:16:13,680 --> 01:16:16,200
to be successful in sports.
838
01:16:16,280 --> 01:16:19,760
My mother and my brothers,
thank you for your support.
839
01:16:20,400 --> 01:16:23,040
I don't want to look at them
or I'll start…
840
01:16:46,120 --> 01:16:49,200
Everyone I love is here,
so this isn't easy.
841
01:17:04,080 --> 01:17:05,240
I need a little time.
842
01:17:13,680 --> 01:17:18,080
{\an8}SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
EXHIBITION GAME WITH MANU GINÓBILI
843
01:17:25,560 --> 01:17:27,400
People here love basketball.
844
01:17:28,080 --> 01:17:30,960
They're wild about it,
so I feel like a rock star here.
845
01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:32,920
They're so into it.
846
01:17:40,640 --> 01:17:42,760
I've been going to China
for over 10 years.
847
01:17:43,640 --> 01:17:47,080
I have lots of business interests here.
It's a love story between China and me.
848
01:18:10,120 --> 01:18:13,040
Peak Sport Products
is the reason why I'm so famous
849
01:18:13,120 --> 01:18:14,400
in China.
850
01:18:18,640 --> 01:18:21,560
They have 6,000 stores,
and I'm their number one athlete,
851
01:18:21,640 --> 01:18:23,520
so they promote me everywhere.
852
01:18:27,200 --> 01:18:29,640
When I was 17, I signed with Nike,
853
01:18:29,720 --> 01:18:32,000
and I was with Nike for 13 years.
854
01:18:32,080 --> 01:18:33,360
When I was 30,
855
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:35,200
Peak made me a huge offer,
856
01:18:35,280 --> 01:18:38,000
and I accepted it.
857
01:18:38,080 --> 01:18:39,760
That's when the adventure began.
858
01:18:46,480 --> 01:18:49,080
They keep making his signature shoes
even though he's retired.
859
01:18:49,160 --> 01:18:53,240
I think the only other guy
who has signature shoes in retirement
860
01:18:53,840 --> 01:18:54,880
is Michael Jordan.
861
01:18:55,440 --> 01:18:57,360
SHANGHAI FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL
862
01:18:57,440 --> 01:19:01,360
I think he sees being a star in China
as an advantage for his future businesses.
863
01:19:05,920 --> 01:19:08,400
When I was 17 years old,
864
01:19:08,480 --> 01:19:12,120
I had to decide between my studies
and basketball.
865
01:19:12,200 --> 01:19:14,600
It was a good choice
because I was successful
866
01:19:14,680 --> 01:19:16,280
in my sport,
867
01:19:16,360 --> 01:19:19,720
but I know 95% of the young people
868
01:19:20,560 --> 01:19:22,200
who try out won't make it.
869
01:19:22,280 --> 01:19:28,320
That's why I wanted to start a school
to offer an alternative and an option
870
01:19:28,400 --> 01:19:30,080
for those who won't make it.
871
01:19:30,160 --> 01:19:34,240
The power of sports is incredible,
the impact you can have on people.
872
01:19:37,240 --> 01:19:40,560
One of the best compliments I can receive
873
01:19:40,640 --> 01:19:43,320
is that I was a pioneer
for French basketball
874
01:19:43,400 --> 01:19:45,360
who inspired the next generation.
875
01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:56,120
When I went to San Antonio,
Gregg Popovich, David Robinson,
876
01:19:56,200 --> 01:19:59,920
Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginóbili
were all much older than me.
877
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:03,720
So, out of respect,
you have to wait your turn.
878
01:20:04,680 --> 01:20:09,360
In 2011, I remember
Pop called me into his office
879
01:20:10,080 --> 01:20:13,200
and said he watched me play all summer
with the France National Team.
880
01:20:13,280 --> 01:20:16,480
He saw how I was constantly communicating
with my teammates.
881
01:20:17,120 --> 01:20:21,680
He read that I went to their hotel rooms
to motivate them, talk to them.
882
01:20:22,320 --> 01:20:26,400
And he said it was time to pass the torch
from Tim Duncan to me,
883
01:20:26,480 --> 01:20:28,840
and that it would be my team
from now on.
884
01:20:28,920 --> 01:20:32,680
He said what I did with the French team,
I now had to do with the Spurs.
885
01:20:32,760 --> 01:20:34,040
And that's what I did.
886
01:20:41,040 --> 01:20:43,520
I used to be the fifth wheel
887
01:20:43,600 --> 01:20:44,720
on the car.
888
01:20:46,480 --> 01:20:47,880
Then it became my team.
889
01:20:48,480 --> 01:20:52,160
I became the franchise player.
890
01:20:52,240 --> 01:20:54,920
That's when people started to say
891
01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:57,480
that I was a future Hall of Famer,
892
01:20:57,560 --> 01:21:01,200
that I was in the top-five players
in the NBA by vote.
893
01:21:01,280 --> 01:21:04,480
In my opinion,
those were my best seasons in the NBA.
894
01:21:05,320 --> 01:21:08,720
TONY PARKER
UNTOUCHABLE
895
01:21:09,960 --> 01:21:12,520
{\an8}TONY PARKER HAS ACED THIS SEASON,
896
01:21:12,600 --> 01:21:15,760
{\an8}GIVING THE SPURS HOPE FOR ANOTHER TITLE.
897
01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:22,960
CARRIED BY THEIR NEW LEADER,
898
01:22:23,040 --> 01:22:26,120
THE SPURS MADE IT BACK
TO THE FINALS IN 2013 AND 2014
899
01:22:26,200 --> 01:22:31,360
TO FACE LEBRON JAMES AND THE MIAMI HEAT.
900
01:22:45,160 --> 01:22:48,040
{\an8}In the 2013 Finals,
we had practically won it.
901
01:22:48,120 --> 01:22:51,240
{\an8}They started bringing out the velvet ropes
and the trophy,
902
01:22:51,320 --> 01:22:54,320
{\an8}getting the ceremony ready.
903
01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:56,320
And with seconds remaining,
904
01:22:56,400 --> 01:22:59,320
Ray Allen hit a corner three.
905
01:23:00,200 --> 01:23:04,160
And that three-pointer is the reason
we weren't champions that year.
906
01:23:05,280 --> 01:23:07,160
{\an8}2013 FINALS
907
01:23:07,320 --> 01:23:11,600
{\an8}That motivated us to have
a nearly perfect season the next year.
908
01:23:12,240 --> 01:23:15,680
We were so close to winning
and went back to play the same team.
909
01:23:15,760 --> 01:23:18,400
In 2014, we played
perhaps the best basketball
910
01:23:18,960 --> 01:23:20,680
we've ever played with the Spurs.
911
01:23:20,760 --> 01:23:23,520
It showed our ability to bounce back.
912
01:23:23,600 --> 01:23:24,800
{\an8}It was amazing.
913
01:23:40,400 --> 01:23:42,560
Our identity was defense
first and foremost,
914
01:23:42,640 --> 01:23:44,880
and then you play half-court
with Tim Duncan,
915
01:23:45,000 --> 01:23:48,360
which is perhaps not as sexy
as some may like,
916
01:23:48,440 --> 01:23:50,600
but it was effective, and we won with it.
917
01:23:50,680 --> 01:23:53,440
But in 2014, after Pop had decided
918
01:23:53,520 --> 01:23:56,200
to put me at the helm,
919
01:23:57,160 --> 01:23:58,720
everything was based around me.
920
01:23:58,800 --> 01:24:01,000
All our systems started with me.
921
01:24:01,080 --> 01:24:03,040
We tried to use my skills.
922
01:24:03,120 --> 01:24:06,400
And in 2014, we were at the height
of our play.
923
01:24:06,480 --> 01:24:10,880
Those finals
and all throughout those playoffs
924
01:24:11,800 --> 01:24:13,760
was the best basketball we've ever played.
925
01:24:19,760 --> 01:24:22,440
{\an8}I really enjoyed it
because it took us seven years
926
01:24:22,520 --> 01:24:24,800
{\an8}to win another championship.
927
01:24:24,880 --> 01:24:27,400
{\an8}It felt like an eternity.
928
01:24:27,480 --> 01:24:29,240
I remember every second of it.
929
01:24:29,800 --> 01:24:33,120
Plus, I flew over my whole family
and all my friends
930
01:24:33,200 --> 01:24:36,320
because it could have been the last time
we'd be NBA champions.
931
01:24:36,400 --> 01:24:37,480
Everyone had to come.
932
01:24:37,560 --> 01:24:41,000
We are the champions!
933
01:24:41,080 --> 01:24:44,600
We are, we are, we are the champions!
934
01:24:45,240 --> 01:24:46,640
When you look at NBA history
935
01:24:46,720 --> 01:24:48,640
and the numbers of players
with four titles,
936
01:24:48,720 --> 01:24:50,680
the list shrinks very quickly.
937
01:24:50,760 --> 01:24:53,560
I have trouble
coming to terms with the fact
938
01:24:53,640 --> 01:24:55,760
that my name is there next to the others.
939
01:24:55,840 --> 01:25:00,040
{\an8}I realize that I'm experiencing something
that's really incredible,
940
01:25:00,120 --> 01:25:03,480
and I'm grateful for every moment.
941
01:25:17,320 --> 01:25:19,840
Hey! What's up?
942
01:25:19,920 --> 01:25:23,680
I was at the arena,
getting ready in the locker room,
943
01:25:23,760 --> 01:25:26,000
and then you told me you're here? Jerk!
944
01:25:26,080 --> 01:25:27,760
Plus, I won with Boris,
945
01:25:28,440 --> 01:25:30,240
which makes it even more amazing.
946
01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:32,800
We won
the European Junior Championship together.
947
01:25:32,880 --> 01:25:35,120
Then we won
the Euro Championship together.
948
01:25:35,960 --> 01:25:39,240
So to be NBA champions together too
feels like a dream.
949
01:25:39,320 --> 01:25:42,480
When we were young
at the French basketball academy,
950
01:25:42,560 --> 01:25:43,880
we were in class together.
951
01:25:43,960 --> 01:25:46,600
Had you told me back then
we'd do all this,
952
01:25:46,680 --> 01:25:47,600
I'd have said…
953
01:25:49,480 --> 01:25:50,560
"I don't think so."
954
01:26:04,960 --> 01:26:07,960
{\an8}JUNE 10, 2019
955
01:26:24,400 --> 01:26:26,280
I was very surprised, to be honest.
956
01:26:27,280 --> 01:26:30,200
His final game with Charlotte
was against us, Orlando.
957
01:26:30,280 --> 01:26:33,880
{\an8}He didn't play. So, yeah, I was surprised.
958
01:26:33,960 --> 01:26:38,200
{\an8}I would have liked to see him retire
with the Spurs,
959
01:26:39,080 --> 01:26:41,840
do something to celebrate that.
960
01:26:41,920 --> 01:26:44,520
I thought he would sign one more year
with the Spurs
961
01:26:44,600 --> 01:26:47,040
to end his career there,
and that would be it.
962
01:26:47,120 --> 01:26:50,600
I definitely surprised a lot of people
with that decision.
963
01:26:51,680 --> 01:26:55,440
And any athlete will say
964
01:26:55,520 --> 01:26:58,040
you have to play
until you can't walk anymore
965
01:26:58,640 --> 01:27:00,080
and your body can't take it.
966
01:27:00,160 --> 01:27:01,360
Given the season I had,
967
01:27:01,440 --> 01:27:04,960
where statistically I had a better year
than the previous year,
968
01:27:05,040 --> 01:27:08,360
they thought I'd keep playing as usual.
969
01:27:09,040 --> 01:27:11,880
It's true, as well,
that a lot of teams were calling my agent.
970
01:27:17,320 --> 01:27:20,480
I could have gone back to the Spurs.
We talked a lot about it,
971
01:27:20,560 --> 01:27:23,360
but it wouldn't be
the same situation anymore.
972
01:27:23,440 --> 01:27:25,320
It just wouldn't be the same.
973
01:27:25,920 --> 01:27:29,120
I kept coming back to that final decision,
which was,
974
01:27:29,200 --> 01:27:31,000
"All right, I'm going to retire."
975
01:27:35,280 --> 01:27:38,720
When you spend 20 years
conditioning yourself
976
01:27:39,880 --> 01:27:41,640
to be in tip-top shape,
977
01:27:41,720 --> 01:27:45,360
I think my body is happy to rest a bit,
to relax,
978
01:27:45,440 --> 01:27:47,560
to have some wine and cheese and all that.
979
01:27:47,640 --> 01:27:49,360
I think my body is happy with me.
980
01:27:59,640 --> 01:28:03,280
ON NOVEMBER 11, 2019,
TO HONOR HIS CAREER WITH THE SPURS,
981
01:28:03,360 --> 01:28:05,800
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED
TONY PARKER'S NUMBER 9.
982
01:28:07,920 --> 01:28:10,320
{\an8}THANKS, TONY
983
01:28:22,440 --> 01:28:24,880
I could never have dreamed
984
01:28:24,960 --> 01:28:28,520
of having a moment like that in my career.
985
01:28:29,040 --> 01:28:31,120
It was a little unreal.
986
01:29:27,160 --> 01:29:29,360
Hey, everyone, how we doing? Feeling good?
987
01:29:29,440 --> 01:29:30,880
I couldn't say hi to everyone.
988
01:29:30,960 --> 01:29:32,040
Everyone's good?
989
01:29:33,240 --> 01:29:34,360
Have a good time.
990
01:29:37,280 --> 01:29:38,520
Thanks, Tony!
991
01:30:05,800 --> 01:30:10,160
It's a huge honor
because no one can wear his number
992
01:30:10,240 --> 01:30:14,360
at San Antonio, and his jersey
will hang in the stadium forever.
993
01:30:16,600 --> 01:30:18,480
We'll have a good time for our buddy,
994
01:30:19,080 --> 01:30:21,000
honoring the work he put in
995
01:30:21,080 --> 01:30:23,840
and everything he did all those years
996
01:30:24,880 --> 01:30:29,000
without under-appreciating
or undervaluing all the other players.
997
01:30:29,080 --> 01:30:30,760
By the time another French player
998
01:30:30,840 --> 01:30:33,640
accomplishes all that Tony did,
a lot of time will have passed.
999
01:30:33,720 --> 01:30:35,080
I'll likely be dead by then.
1000
01:30:36,320 --> 01:30:39,480
For me, any French player
playing in the NBA,
1001
01:30:40,360 --> 01:30:42,320
that's already amazing.
1002
01:30:42,960 --> 01:30:44,520
With him, it's completely nuts.
1003
01:30:46,760 --> 01:30:49,040
-Now?
-No, you still have time.
1004
01:30:49,600 --> 01:30:53,760
Once the game is over, head out there.
Because it's already starting.
1005
01:30:56,480 --> 01:31:02,240
{\an8}TONY PARKER'S BROTHERS
1006
01:31:02,960 --> 01:31:07,360
Earlier I saw the black curtain
hanging down and just thought, "Damn."
1007
01:31:10,880 --> 01:31:14,080
Before my speech, my legs started shaking,
1008
01:31:14,160 --> 01:31:16,920
and I started telling myself
1009
01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:19,400
I had to fight back my emotions
1010
01:31:19,480 --> 01:31:23,320
because I didn't want another night
like at the National Order of Merit
1011
01:31:23,400 --> 01:31:25,720
where I wasn't able to speak.
1012
01:31:33,080 --> 01:31:35,360
I was practicing my speech,
and my legs started shaking,
1013
01:31:35,440 --> 01:31:37,320
so I figured I needed a drink.
1014
01:31:38,560 --> 01:31:39,440
Go time.
1015
01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:42,640
{\an8}THANKS, TONY
1016
01:31:49,720 --> 01:31:50,880
You good, Josh?
1017
01:31:52,600 --> 01:31:53,760
Daddy!
1018
01:31:54,360 --> 01:31:55,800
Where were you, Dad?
1019
01:31:55,880 --> 01:31:57,760
Over there with my friends.
1020
01:32:25,720 --> 01:32:28,920
When you walk in,
and there are 20,000 people,
1021
01:32:29,000 --> 01:32:32,840
cheering for you and showing you respect
1022
01:32:32,920 --> 01:32:34,360
and so much love,
1023
01:32:35,680 --> 01:32:38,000
it warms your heart.
1024
01:32:38,080 --> 01:32:40,520
I'm someone who's very grateful.
1025
01:32:40,600 --> 01:32:43,000
It was a little bit unreal.
1026
01:33:38,720 --> 01:33:41,960
We made an indelible mark on our sport.
1027
01:33:42,040 --> 01:33:45,480
That was the first time I realized it,
1028
01:33:45,560 --> 01:33:48,520
everything we did with Tim and Manu.
1029
01:34:18,960 --> 01:34:23,200
The 15-year-old kid who dreamed
1030
01:34:23,920 --> 01:34:25,040
of making his mark
1031
01:34:26,000 --> 01:34:27,080
on basketball
1032
01:34:27,800 --> 01:34:28,640
did it.
1033
01:34:35,560 --> 01:34:38,240
I looked all around me and thought, "Wow."
1034
01:34:38,880 --> 01:34:41,760
The jersey's up there now, you know…
1035
01:34:43,600 --> 01:34:44,800
It was emotional.
1036
01:35:09,560 --> 01:35:11,360
-The meat stand's there.
-Better than this one?
1037
01:35:11,440 --> 01:35:14,200
-Teddy, I swear to God, go taste it.
-All right, I'll check it out.
1038
01:35:14,280 --> 01:35:16,320
{\an8}PRIVATE PARTY AT TONY PARKER'S HOUSE
1039
01:35:16,400 --> 01:35:18,960
{\an8}I love sharing with my friends,
1040
01:35:19,040 --> 01:35:21,400
so I invited everyone to my house.
1041
01:35:22,480 --> 01:35:24,800
There were 250 of us,
1042
01:35:24,880 --> 01:35:26,240
so a lot of plane tickets.
1043
01:35:26,320 --> 01:35:30,000
-Maître Gims, my man!
-Thanks a lot, bro.
1044
01:35:39,600 --> 01:35:42,280
I was happy, so glad.
1045
01:35:42,360 --> 01:35:47,640
It felt like a celebration for everyone
because I wasn't alone.
1046
01:35:47,720 --> 01:35:50,200
Everyone played a part in my career.
1047
01:35:50,960 --> 01:35:53,640
It was surreal.
1048
01:35:53,720 --> 01:35:55,840
From the bottom of my heart,
1049
01:35:55,920 --> 01:35:58,080
I'd like to thank everyone who pitched in
1050
01:35:58,160 --> 01:35:59,840
to buy my little gift.
1051
01:36:08,560 --> 01:36:09,800
Long life to you!
1052
01:36:10,400 --> 01:36:14,880
You are a legend, Tony!
1053
01:36:14,960 --> 01:36:17,040
Three, two, one, go!
1054
01:36:44,480 --> 01:36:49,920
IN MEMORY OF KOBE BRYANT
1978-2020
1055
01:36:52,360 --> 01:36:55,320
This is the trophy room
where I put all my NBA rings.
1056
01:36:58,120 --> 01:36:59,400
That's it, guys!
1057
01:37:02,440 --> 01:37:03,560
That's so dope.
1058
01:37:06,440 --> 01:37:07,640
He just tsked!
1059
01:37:41,840 --> 01:37:44,920
Subtitle translation by: Timothy Stone