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01-Jan-05: COCORICO ...  Oh
come on, I’m allowed to have a little victory shout, aren’t I?How many times in the history of squash did we have a World Champion who was also World Number One? From the top of my head, I would say, Jahangir, Jansher, Peter Nicol and Jonathan Power. I was told that Geoff Hunt would probably also qualify… In other words, not many, “la crème de la crème”, as you say over here… Twelve months ago, a lot of people didn’t recognize Thierry as world number one, although he reached the position fair and square, mostly because at the time, he hadn’t won any major tournaments. Well, the feeling this time around is all together different.  When
I was in Pakistan, most of the players came to me to tell me how glad they
were that Thierry was now World Champion and World Number One, as he had
been extremely consistent for these past months, and rightfully deserved
the supreme ranking.Of the seven tournaments in a row Thierry took part in, he won five of them: Super Series, Hong Kong, Super Gerrard, Canadian Classic, and of course, of course, the World Championship in Qatar. Not bad for a frog, now, is it....? For a few months now, I’ve learnt to know him, and all those around him who have made him the great young man he is today. I’m glad to say that to know him is to love him. With Thierry, what you get is what you see, and what you see is what you get. There is no pretence, no game, no hypocrisy, only who he is. Plain and simple. His perfect attitude on court and his kindness, his simplicity and generosity, his determination and love of the game, have made him, like a lot of other players of the circuit, a perfect ambassador for the sport of squash. Ladies and Gentlemen, the new World Number One, Monsieur Thierry Lincou. Framboise
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