The former Blues striker confided in his friend Tony Parker. He notably expressed to him a certain ingratitude from France towards him.
After spending the first five seasons of his career in France, at AS Monaco, Thierry Henry then played eight years in England, at Arsenal (with an interlude at Juventus Turin). The native of Ulis has become a living legend across the Channel.
In April 2021, the 1998 world champion even became the first player to enter the English championship Hall of Fame, alongside Alan Shearer. “It’s always the English who are the first to do things like that, to recognize careers. In France, they give you a rose and you go home… And again, if you have the rose! But there is no real recognition of the career. We don’t think about that. The English brought this back not long ago. You don’t think about the Hall of Fame”, confided Thierry Henry to his basketball player friend Tony Parker, in the show Skweek Show.
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😂 “In France, they give you a rose and you go home… and even if you have the rose!”
Thierry Henry on the recognition of athletes in France. 💭
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Last August, the former striker was in the room when Tony Parker formalized his entry into the Hall of Fame. “Titi, I didn’t have a big brother but you were a big brother to me. I will always remember, when I injured my knee and people said my career was over, you got on the plane 48 hours later and you helped me do everything, even go to the bathroom. I couldn’t do anything but you were always there for me. Thank you for everything “, TP then declared.
