Growing Up Thierry Henry (Reebok Ad)

This is kind of a cool ad/video from Reebok, in the up-close-and-personal mold of last year’s “Impossible Is Nothing” Adidas ad campaign. The subject is Barcelona and France striker Thierry Henry, and on what it was like for him growing up in a rough banlieue outside of Paris. (Listen closely. The accent is difficult to understand, but worth it.)

Henry has a reputation for being a bit hard-headed and egotistical. This kind of ad is a reminder that there tends to be more to most stories than we can see from the outside.

(This video was previously posted on the Euro2008 page at World Cup Blog, which should, of course, be your main stop for all of your Euro ‘08 coverage.)

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