“My first model, my first coach, my inspiration”
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Toni Parker Sr, Father Toni Parker, died last weekat the age of 70. years. Two days after this “brutal and unexpected” death in his son’s house, the hall famer honored his “first role model” of the first sample “, his” first coach “and his” inspiration “, While writing on social networks.
“There aren’t enough strong enough to describe how I feel today.
My father, Tony Parker Senior, left us …
He was my first model, my first coach, my inspiration.
He told me all that the fullest passion for basketball, this demand, that decision to never give up.
I learned the value of work, the strength of the mind, and first of all, the love of the game.
But my father wasn’t just my inspiration.
There was a special figure.
In and around the field, he performed a unique energy.
With his smile, his charisma, his absent and flawless three-part suits, never left anyone indifferent.
He inspired the entire generation of basketball players in France, long before basketball took a place that has today.
He advocated some of this NBA before his time, with American emphasis and this natural way that everyone around him feels comfortable.
He opened the way, showed that we could be different, so we can shine that we could make people like this sport through a strong and real person.
He was much more than his father, he was a guide, guide, pillar.
Thanks to him, I understand very young that dreams were built with heart and courage.
Today, the whole part of me goes with him …
But his spirit, his strength and everything he transferred to me will live through me, brothers, and all those who inspired.
Thank you for everything, Dad.
I will love you forever. »
2025-10-08 09:30:00
