Parker: Career highlights include France, not Spurs

Written by Michael A. De Leon on .

Tony ParkerWhile an Olympic gold medal has been elusive to San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, he's got plenty on his resume to be proud of, including multiple NBA championships, a NBA Finals MVP and being chosen as an all-star among others.

But when respectmag.com asked him (via Google translate) to list his career highlights, the Spurs were nowhere to be found.

Our defeat in 2004 against Greece. We were on the verge of being champions of Europe and the victory has escaped from us shortly. This kind of event you registered. 

My second time marking is the most beautiful of my career. My first champion of Europe with the junior team of France. This is probably my most memorable sports. At that time we had nothing to lose. We do not play for money. Just for the fun of basketball. This is one of the reasons why I play with the France team for 12 years now.
As Parker noted, he is now a 12-year veteran of the French national team and has taken that team from being an afterthought to a contender to medal in the Olympics. While many will likely ask why Parker didn't mention any of the Spurs' titles, he very likely could have been interviewed about his career with Les Bleus only.
 
Parker also talked about how sports taught him values and the importance of teamwork.
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Los6Morales
Los6Morales

That's pathetic 66 when asked about your career I'm sure what you do professionally and get paid for is something you don't forget! Are you gonna say that when he told the French paper he felt the spurs had no chance of competing he didn't know what he was asked also.... You make this too easy! I just can't believe you'd be too ignorant to say " I just can't believe if he was asked about his whole career" LMFAO

Spursfan66
Spursfan66

 @Los6Morales It was a FRENCH website and a FRENCH reporter so why is it so unbelievable that he would refer to his FRENCH career? What exactly is YOUR position? That TP purposefully left out his Spurs accomplishments in some kind of slight towards the team? LMAO

 

What IS pathetic AND ignorant is someone that can't even get a quote even REMOTELY correct. bahaha..Better luck next time kid

Spursfan66
Spursfan66

There's no way he wouldn't have included his Spurs chips/finals mvp/ all star selection  if he was asked about his WHOLE career.

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