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In daily life Florent is studying to become either a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_education physical education] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_education PE]) teacher or an overall teacher at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_school elementary school]. He studied 5 years in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angers Angers], 1 year in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le Mans Le Mans] and from 8 September 2008 onwards he will study 1 year in his city of birth, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes Rennes]. One thing is certain, whoever his students are going to be, they don’t stand even the smallest chance of winning when they play against their teacher in [[SMK]], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] for that matter…
In daily life Florent is studying to become either a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_education physical education] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_education PE]) teacher or an overall teacher at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_school elementary school]. He studied 5 years in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angers Angers], 1 year in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le Mans Le Mans] and from 8 September 2008 onwards he will study 1 year in his city of birth, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes Rennes]. One thing is certain, whoever his students are going to be, they don’t stand even the smallest chance of winning when they play against their teacher in [[SMK]], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] for that matter…
== The Federer comparison ==
== The Federer comparison ==
Much to the amusement of a lot of people in his environment (and not in the least place to his own amusement), Florent’s appearance resembles that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer Roger Federer] (the greatest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player in history, a global sports icon) like two drops of water. With both Roger and Florent being dominant forces in their respective competitions and Florent being an avid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player himself, his peers soon nicknamed him “the Roger Federer of SMK”. The comparison doesn’t stop with their appearance, love for tennis and dominance in their game though. Like Roger, Florent is a graceful champion loved by supporters and rivals alike and a great ambassador of his sport. For example he hosted the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]of 2006 in his appartment as a last resort to save the event from cancellation and creates a variety of [[SMK]] related promotion videos, such as fast lap compilations, [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] trailers, year summaries and more (you can watch some of his videos [http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351 here]).
Much to the amusement of a lot of people in his environment (and not in the least place to his own amusement), Florent’s appearance resembles that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federer Roger Federer] (the greatest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player in history, a global sports icon) like two drops of water. With both Roger and Florent being dominant forces in their respective competitions and Florent being an avid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis tennis] player himself, his peers soon nicknamed him “the Roger Federer of SMK”. The comparison doesn’t stop with their appearance, love for tennis and dominance in their game though. Like Roger, Florent is a graceful champion loved by supporters and rivals alike and a great ambassador of his sport. For example he hosted the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]of 2006 in his appartment as a last resort to save the event from cancellation and creates a variety of [[SMK]] related promotion videos, such as fast lap compilations, [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] trailers, year summaries and more (you can watch some of his videos [http://www.youtube.com/user/Neo351 here]).
== Message Board personality ==
== Message Board personality ==
Besides [[SMK]], Florent is also ranked in [[Mario Kart Double Dash!!]] ([[MKDD]]) and [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] ([[MKSC]]) and is therefore also ranked on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks]. He is currently ranked #28 on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks], just outside the top 300 on [[MKDD]] and 19th at [[MKSC]]. The highest position he ever reached in [[MKSC]] was 10th. He also tried playing [[Mario Kart 64]] ([[MK64]]), but found it a horrifying experience, therefore he never obtained a full set of times there.
Besides [[SMK]], Florent is also ranked in [[Mario Kart Double Dash!!]] ([[MKDD]]) and [[Mario Kart Super Circuit]] ([[MKSC]]) and is therefore also ranked on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks]. He is currently ranked #28 on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/combinedranks/ Combined Kart Ranks], just outside the top 300 on [[MKDD]] and 19th at [[MKSC]]. The highest position he ever reached in [[MKSC]] was 10th. He also tried playing [[Mario Kart 64]] ([[MK64]]), but found it a horrifying experience, therefore he never obtained a full set of times there.
== Other games ==
== Other games ==
Florent is a not a typical gamer and does not play a wide variety of games. Apart from the various [[Mario Kart]] games he loves playing [http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_review/rcircuit.htm Circuit Breakers] and recently [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer Pro Evolution Soccer], but more for fun than to really excell in them. He is however one of the best in the world at another classic Nintendo game, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. Super Mario Bros], being within seconds of the speedrun WR and holding the French Record.
Florent is a not a typical gamer and does not play a wide variety of games. Apart from the various [[Mario Kart]] games he loves playing [http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_review/rcircuit.htm Circuit Breakers] and recently [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer Pro Evolution Soccer], but more for fun than to really excell in them. He is however one of the best in the world at another classic Nintendo game, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. Super Mario Bros], being within seconds of the speedrun WR and holding the French Record.
== Future ==
== Future ==
With his all-round [[SMK]] ability many people expect that he will keep on winning the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] for years to come (with the influx of competitors from outside of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] will be known as CDE from 2008 onwards; CDE being an abbreviation of Championnat d’Europe, meaning Championship of Europe in English). With him being the man to beat now, he is in a totally different position then the one he was used to be in. It will be interesting to see if he can withstand this added pressure of living up to these expectations and keep on controlling the [[SMK]] scene for years to come.
With his all-round [[SMK]] ability many people expect that he will keep on winning the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] for years to come (with the influx of competitors from outside of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] the [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF] will be known as CDE from 2008 onwards; CDE being an abbreviation of Championnat d’Europe, meaning Championship of Europe in English). With him being the man to beat now, he is in a totally different position then the one he was used to be in. It will be interesting to see if he can withstand this added pressure of living up to these expectations and keep on controlling the [[SMK]] scene for years to come.