I've never asked myself that question.
I was born in France, I grew up in France.
It goes without saying that I'd play for France.
(FLAG AND FAMILY)
(LUC ABALO)
(FRANCE, PARIS)
I'm Luc Abalo,
a player on the French national handball team.
I started when I was 14 at Ivry-sur-Seine,
in a club on the outskirts of Paris.
Ivry is a town where handball
has always played a vital role.
There has always been a good handball team in this town.
My favourite memory
is of the 2012 Olympic Games.
That was the hardest tournament for me.
We weren't a very confident team.
Nevertheless, we managed to win.
The Paris Saint-Germain team
represents diverse nationalities and cultures.
Other players grew up differently from me.
Sometimes there are situations where we don't all react
the same way.
That's due to how we grew up
and the country in which we were born.
It also depends on the parents.
I've learned to put myself in their shoes
and to understand how they
live and experience it.
(PSG HANDBALL
(18 ATHLETES - 8 NATIONS - 1 TEAM)
There are differences on the court that you would notice.
But there are in everyday life.
That's where you can feel
that we're not from the same culture.
It wasn't my dream to become a handball player
or a top athlete.
It was my dream to become
a painter or an illustrator.
I think I'll do that after handball.
In photography I like the way
objects are arranged in the frame,
Whether it's painting or photography,
I like portraits best.
I think facial expressions have so much power.
I love... I love faces.
I do a lot of art-related things
because I have a creative drive.
It's like a calling.
A voice inside me says,
"Don't sit around in front of the TV doing nothing."
I'm a little hyperactive,
so I need to be creative.
(CREATIVITY FACTS
(CREATIVITY DOES NOT HAVE A CORRECT ANSWER)
I don't accept borders.
Humanity has its differences:
skin colour, we don't all speak the same language.
But we're all human beings.
It doesn't matter if the jerseys
we're wearing are blue, yellow or red.
When we're on the court, fighting to win,
we don't see the differences in skin colour, nationality,
culture or upbringing.
On the court, we're all just equals.