After the Alouettes’ last-second win in the Gray Cup on Sunday evening, Marc-Antoine Dequoy began with “no words” to express his joy.
But it didn’t last long.
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“This is a lifelong dream Male», finally starting the 29-year-old defensive back from Hamilton directly.
Then he got excited and spoke directly to the camera:
“Thank you all. I don’t know what to say. Thank you. All the support. They never believed in us. You look everywhere, it’s written in English. You look at TSN and it says Toronto vs. Winnipeg. You come here and it’s only in English. They Never trust us. You know what, keep your English! Because we’re going to take this trophy and bring it back to Montreal.
The RTS commentators seemed a bit shocked after Tequay’s cry from the heart. After a moment of silence, we asked: “Okay, ah, I’ll let you translate…”, followed by some laughter. The camera then cuts to another interview on the floor.
After his message, Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamonton responded at X: “The victory speech was as epic as the Alouettes victory in this monolingual English Gray Cup. Thanks Marc-Antoine Deguay.
But he wasn’t the only one quick to react. Here’s a selection of the best comments: • “Ben Keep It Your English”: Reactions to Diguai Release Hilarious
Check out Marc-Antoine Deguay’s appearance on the microphone here (or above):
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