Frenchman Rouzier dreaming of a gold medal

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 5, 2016 – To be in the Olympic Games is a real feat in the eyes of Antonin Rouzier, the opposite player of France men’s national team considered as one of the best of the world at his position.

Now that he is here, his goals are growing bigger and bigger as he is starting to dream of a gold medal.

“You have to think where we were four years ago, it was almost impossible to imagine an Olympic qualification,” says the 29 years-old native. “We didn’t have the status to participate in the tournaments so it was a difficult task for us in each competition.”

“We came from nowhere and now the fans over the world are taking notice of our results and people love our style,” he added.

Their style is very simple: have fun, enjoy the game and play together to get the results as a group, even when those results are less than good.

The task of reaching the Olympics has been a different story as Rouzier compares the road to Rio with a hurdles race. He also praised the current group of French players saying he has been part of many teams but ultimately this …

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