By Gura Garcia
23 Oct 2024, 09:32 AM EDT
One of the most important figures in Mexican sports in general, and a legend and standard bearer of Mexican soccer.Hugo Sánchez, burst into tears when speaking and remembering the legacy left by Fernando Valenzuela, an immortal of Aztec baseball who unfortunately passed away last Tuesday, October 22; “When we played, we paralyzed the country.”
Memories that will last forever
Hours after confirming the death of Fernando ‘Toro’ Valenzuela, Hugo Sánchez said his last goodbyeremembering what was experienced in the Mexican nation every time he took the field and Valenzuela took the mound in the Dodgers uniform:
“I can’t say good night, it is a sad night precisely because of that news (the death of Fernando Valenzuela), It has shaken our soul and spirit. It is a tremendous loss. He is a person who served as a sporting symbol for us to make a historic time for Mexican sports in which I had the fortune to coincide with him,” commented the former player of the Mexican national team and Real Madrid, during the ‘Futbol Picante’ program. .
Without overshadowing what was done by the legend of Mexican and world boxing, Julio César Chávezand what it represents for Mexico, Hugo Sánchez placed great emphasis on the memory that will have the greatest impact on its history with the ‘Toro de Etchohuaquila’
“Something that amazed us was that when there was a three-way game, the country was paralyzed. Now, Fernando has paralyzed us all.” “He is a person who served as a sporting symbol for us”
Tribute to ‘Toro’ Valenzuela
Sánchez used his social networks to share a publication where he paid tribute to Fernando Valenzuela, with an emotional message:
“Thank you Fernando, for sharing one of the most beautiful stories that Mexico has ever had. Thank you for inspiring us and for having put Mexico’s name so high in the most important baseball league in the world. Goodbye, sports friend.”
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