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“He transmits his confidence to us”: Yannick Noah at the heart of the French wheelchair tennis team

A white and cream tracksuit with blue, white and red trim, a gray cap on his head, a racket in his hand, Yannick Noah, 63, strolls among the players of the French Paralympic tennis team on the blue courts this Monday, February 12, morning. CNE (National Training Centre), near Roland Garros. Since the end of 2023, the man of a thousand lives has been captain of the French men’s delegation to the Paris Games.

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“His arrival has changed a lot, in particular the attention paid to our discipline,” smiles Jean-Philippe Fleurian, head of wheelchair tennis at FFT. This is important from an image point of view, but it is completely focused on results. I know that he will make his small contribution, strengthen the group, give the players confidence that they can get the best possible medals. You can’t get better motivator than him. »

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Source: Le Parisien

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