Bernard Martin was born in 1952 in Rabat, Morocco. He has French and American citizenship and is married with two children. Retired from the French government, he has lived in Bradenton, Florida since 2001. He loves film, travel and reading, but his real passion is sports: he loves all sports but especially soccer, tennis and of course Pétanque (Bocce Ball American Style) that we will discuss today. He has been practicing pétanque since the age of five. A few more statistics? His favorite color is blue, his favorite number is 10, his favorite dishes are duck’s breast and couscous; and his favorite cities are Paris and London.