Journey at Olympics 'was extraordinary' - Henry - video Dailymotion

France boss Thierry Henry said their Olympics experience was 'extraordinary' despite Spain defeat in final

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00:00Whether you win or not, it doesn't come down to the final, it comes down to the course.

00:06Especially in the Olympic Games.

00:08What we managed to do is to see the other athletes perform, fight, whether with or without a medal.

00:22You suffer with them, you are happy for them.

00:26What we managed to do is really exceptional for me in general.

00:31I promise you to look at what didn't work.

00:34Of course, there are a lot of things that didn't work.

00:36But in the end, it's just extraordinary.

00:38I think we gave a lot of pleasure to the people.

00:41And they responded in the evening, to be honest.

00:45We were a little further.

00:47We felt this fervor in Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux, Lyon and of course in Paris.

00:51We finished, even if it was the second place.

00:55It's the second place, synonymous, of course, with the silver medal.

00:58To hear the Marseillaise a capella, it was just extraordinary.

01:01Just extraordinary.

01:03Because I wanted to hear it.

01:05I didn't see where the flags were.

01:07In fact, they were behind me, on the corner, on the left, entering the park.

01:12And finally, the supporters made it.