
The Zianimal story
CHILDHOOD
Son of Algerian emigrants, ninth in a family of 13 children, he grew up in the district of Vert-Bois, in Saint-Dizier in Haute-Marne, between violence, trafficking and a tense climate. He wanted to get out of this atmosphere, and discovered the NBA at 16. A fan of MJ above all, he began to dream, from his height of 79 meters, to be able to dunk himself too, and to fly, to emancipate himself. With his career, he shows everyone that even if you come from a disadvantaged neighborhood, anything is possible, if you believe in it and give yourself the means. "When he can rise into the air, a man realizes that there are no more barriers."