there were three men at a diplomatic function: a Frenchman, an Italian and a Russian. They were discussing between them what, how or who they would like their life to be if they had such a capacity. The Frenchman said he would like to be like Zidane Zadane the great soccer player. They Italian said he would like to be like Pavoroti, a great opera singer. The Russian said simply that he wished his neighbours horse was dead.