#5 Pre-match ritual
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The legend, in an exclusive interview with Four Four Two, revealed that he did not have many pre-match rituals and would only listen to high tempo rap music or Zouk music to get him in the zone before a match. Some of his favourite artists are Dr Dre, Snoop Dog, Xzibit, Wu-Tang Klan and Tupac.
Music has always been a big part of Henry’s pre-match plans and the player is glad that coaches and managers are more liberal with its use nowadays.
“It works differently for me because music is always on in my life – whatever I’m doing. When I’m in my house, in the car, out and about. Music takes me back to different places.
“If I want to go back to when I was young and see myself playing with my dad I know exactly what music to listen to. And I know what music to play to put me in the mood for a game.”
#6 His favourite song
Henry has always stressed that music was his way of getting in the zone. But the song that was always on his playlist was Queen’s ‘We are the Champions’. The Frenchman revealed that he would always listen to the song and say ‘I’m not’, but once France won the World Cup, he actually started connecting with the song.
“I’ll always remember winning the World Cup and listening to that song – they’re connected for me.”
