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Cedric Pioline
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Cédric Pioline was born on June 15, 1969 in Neuilly/seine in the Paris area. It measures 1m88, pése 79 kg and with fact its beginnings as a professional in 1989. When it does not play Cédric Pioline resides at Genéve in Switzerland or it entraine to hard form still part in particular of the team of cut davis. The parents of Cédric Pioline met at the time of a match of volley ball. His/her father played in the team of Racing of Paris and his mother in the Rumanian national team. The step nonchalante of Cédric comes owing to the fact that it has a leg shorter than the other. This is due to an operation with the knee which it underwent at the 14 years age. "A thirty years spent, I wish to make evolve/move my image...", Cédric Pioline wants to be reconciled with the media and at the same time with its public. Forget, the arm of honor launch towards a platform with Bercy in 1996, the refusal of interview or some signature of autograph "When one pass of anonymity to over-exposure media, it be necessary know himself protect if not, one himself make puff out very believe" increase it. French in activity more titrated international circuit, it it misses champion only one victory in Large slam to be fully recognized. He is indeed the only hexagonal tennis player, since the time of the Musketeers (before the Second World war), has to cumulate two finales on the quatres great tournaments. Installed in Switzerland, it chose the countryside genevoise for its calms and its peace which enable him to prepare and to concentrate effectively. Entered at the 20 years age the professional circuit, its rough and tough play the fact quickly of noticing. Its bad character, also "the obscure side of the Gemini", known as it as to clear dirty reputation from which he always suffers. Successes cut from there Davis and in the tournaments of less importance as that of Assembles-Carlo make it possible Cédric Pioline to show its pleasant sides and to conquer a public. Less misanthropist, to see even joker, it is such as it appears at the dawn of his 30 years, helped recently by Jean-Marc Lhabouz, psychologist of the French federation of Tennis. The therapeutist directs his mental preparation for the competitions and advises it on the management of its image. In spite of blooming that its couple and its son bring to him, Cédric is obsessed by its trade "tennis is all my life and occupies all my spirit...". Not question of him of speaking about retirement or according to tennis: "as long as my level will enable me to obtain results, I would be there to live of super matches and super moments with the public". Cédric is not ready to be out.
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