Téji Tedy Savanier (30) today is considered the famous football player of Roma origin in the world, and talks about how to get to the matches against the best.
The central midfielder and captain of the famous French club Montpellier told details of his life, but also how he realized that he succeeded in life due to the meeting with Novak Djokovic. At that moment he concluded that his life had changed!
The great football player is proud of his Roma origin and seems to be even happier because of his personal success when he knows that he can "pull" the whole community by example.
"For the whole time of my career I live in the neighborhood where I am. When I leave the field, I go to the neighborhood where I spent my childhood. I visit relatives, grandparents, wife and children. I'm proud of that way of life. For the Roma from my neighborhood, I am not a "famous football player Savanier ", but only Teji a boy from the neighborhood. They ask me how it is with football, what are the transfers, so I tell them everything. I feel proud while representing them.
He is 30 years old and still has a dream to be called up to the French national team, and last summer he had the opportunity to feel part of that atmosphere. After an impressive Montpellier shirt, he became one of three players over the age of 23 to travel to the Tokyo Olympics.
They were eliminated in the group stage, but that tournament changed his life.
"It was a completely crazy experience, something I could not even imagine. I had lunch with Novak Djokovic. "If I could repeat something like that, I would accept it without a doubt."
His performances for the national team affect not only his career, but also the overall image of Roma that Teжиi wants to change.
"We all know that the Roma community is perceived negatively. When Gypsies are mentioned, what do you think? Chicken thieves, savages who would never let them into the house ... We spend a lot of time outside, but that is our way of life. As in any community, there are good and bad people. I am a good Roma, known for my work and I try to change my image as a Roma. The neighborhood I live in is "dangerous" and many do not understand what I live there. "In a way, I am the spokesperson for all Roma in France and I am proud to represent them."
Link: https://mondo.rs/Sport/Fudbal/a1636457/Tezi-Savanije-o-susretu-sa-Novakom-Djokovicem.html
