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Stéphane Houdet: "I have a dream life"

2021-08-23T15:56:27.881Z


INTERVIEW - The two-time doubles Olympic champion (in 2008 and 2016), winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, will compete in his fourth Paralympic Games in Tokyo.


LE FIGARO.

- You are the flag bearer of the French delegation in Tokyo with the judokate Sandrine Martinet.

What does this mean to you?

To discover

  • The full Olympic program

  • The Olympic medal table

Stéphane HOUDET.

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I have never been and it is a huge recognition.

First from the French Tennis Federation, which introduced me.

Then, the French who wished voted.

And I thank them.

It's incredible.

You have won almost everything.

What is still pushing you?

Pleasure remains my engine, I love what I do.

I am trained as a veterinarian and I really enjoy the research and improvement part.

And then I have to admit that I have a dream life.

I used to perform Caesarean sections on cows at night in central France, now I travel the world with a racket, I sometimes find myself in the locker room with the greatest players in the world, I comment on their matches ...

Olympic gold in singles is one of the few titles you miss ...

No, no… I didn't win Wimbledon, I

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Source: lefigaro

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