NBA: Wembanyama reveals the reason for his success

Drafted in first position in the 2023 Draft, Victor Wembanyama has been living a real waking dream for several weeks. A dream that the French phenomenon must live alone, far from his family, and for the first time in his life. In an interview with the press this Monday, Wemby spoke about the contribution his family makes on a daily basis and the distance his career causes.

Silent since July, Victor Wembanyama made his return to the media before the start of the NBA season. And it’s on the sidelines of the preview of the documentary “ UN1QUE “, produced by Canal+ and retracing the last year from the inside of Spurswhat Wemby was able to answer a few questions about his new life. He notably mentioned the preponderant place that his family has in his well-being. A real daily strength!

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Strong words from Wembanyama for those around him

In the documentary, which will be broadcast to the general public on October 8 at 9 p.m. on Canal+is you can The animal very close to his brother and sister as well as his parents. As a result, the former Mets 92 player explained the degree of importance that those around him could have had and will always have in his life: “ The entourage is important, and it’s a bit of a shadow work. For all athletes, when they do things wrong, everyone notices it, but when they do things right, it goes unnoticed and that’s the case with my family. That’s why this documentary was important to me. And it also moved me to see all their interviews and all these images, continues Wemby. They all do an exemplary job. Every athlete on earth would dream of having a family like that: it’s really very important in terms of stability, to know that whatever happens, no matter how I feel, there will always be someone ‘one behind me, ready to catch up. »

“Of course I will miss them, but it will bring us together even more”

« They have merit, I have it too: they are not the ones who are going to put the baskets in my case, but they are the ones who are going to give me the opportunity to put them. They have a real role to play. It makes me happy that there is finally some light on my family. The world is starting to know that they have a real role to play in this. We are really united, that’s what characterizes us. My sister left home at 14 to go to a training center in Lyon while we were in Paris, but it strengthened us. We are used to distance. It will unite us even more and it will make the moments spent together even more precious. Of course I’m going to miss them, but it’s going to bring us together even more. » a conclu The animal.