Rob Gronkowski Says 'Yo Soy Fiesta' To ESPN Deportes After Patriots Win (VIDEO)

Que gracioso! New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has given us an early and unlikely nominee for sports interview of 2012 when he spoke with ESPN Deportes following the Patriots' AFC Championship Game triumph over the Ravens on Sunday.

Gronkowski, who finished the game with a team-high 87 receiving yards, made an attempt to flex his Spanish skills while being interviewed by a bi-lingual reporter -- and the results were muy entertaining.

ESPN Deportes correspondent John Sutcliffe asked each question in Spanish -- leaving the former University of Arizona standout appearing visibly confused while trying to keep up -- before posing it again in English. Gronkowski began his response to the initial query "What does it mean today that the defense really got the W?" by saying "Hola, me llamo Roberto."

The highlight of the exchange occurred when Gronkowski was asked if he would celebrate the victory, to which he responded with what is sure to instantly become a commonly used saying, "Si. Yo soy fiesta."

For those who opted for French class in high school, Gronkowski said, "Yes. I am party."

Yes you are, Rob Gronkowski, yes you are. With any luck this won't be Gronkowski's last spanish language television appearance as "El Gronko" truly sounds like it could be a great Lucha Libre name.

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Comments

[Instanttees]

05:40 PM on 02/01/2012

I just saw this quote "Yo soy fiesta" on a Tshirt site! http://www.instanttees.com/products/yo-soy-fiesta I'm definitely rockin this for the Superbowl!

[SpeakupNation]

01:09 PM on 01/26/2012

Yo soy aburrido...

[CatfishJohn]

08:30 PM on 01/25/2012

As someone who actually won the 1975 " Spanish Language Student Award" from Mr. Nicotera at Gronkowski's high school ( Williamsville North, outside Buffalo) , I am simply mortified!

[bumblebeemoi]

08:53 PM on 01/31/2012

Why are you lamely trying to bring attention upon yourself for an award won over 35 years ago? You are mortified? Oh, excuse us all! What a burden it must be upon you to hear such broken Spanish. You, the internationally acclaimed "Spanish Language Student Award" winner should not have to endure this man tripping and stumbling through his Spanish.

Anything else you wish to brag about? In the meantime, the overwhelming majority of people who have heard this appreciate his humor and charm. I suspect that most Spanish speaking people also appreciate his attempts to speak their language. You? You'll be mortified in some corner.

[darrienramp]

08:08 PM on 01/25/2012

Lmao he didnt know how to say "your welcome" in spanish at the end

[loke22]

02:09 PM on 02/01/2012

Well, you seem a bit challenged with the English version as well.

[darrienramp]

07:18 PM on 02/01/2012

The same goes for you too, never capitalize the word "english" unless it's pertaining to the group smart one

[blueken60]

02:51 PM on 01/25/2012

When you are that big, strong, fast and got good hands, that makes you El Perfecto in my book. I will never forget the image of him dragging a defender hanging on to his leg from the 5 yard line into the end zone.

[Monk2001]

12:51 PM on 01/25/2012

He just wanted to become an internet meme. Well played sir.

[SheikArbusto]

07:10 AM on 01/25/2012

Is that the kind of man
you need? Loquacious type?

[hcinco]

12:41 AM on 01/25/2012

I give him lots of credit. Shows that he is a good sport, too.

[luminafitness]

11:15 AM on 01/24/2012

Yes you are, El Gronko!

[HockeyGirl74]

10:52 AM on 01/24/2012

Love me some Gronk. What a guy, and what a beast on the field.
El Gronko. I like it. His face when the guy was speaking Spanish to him was hilarious. LOVE IT.

[Consequence]

10:33 AM on 01/24/2012

"I am party?"

Well, you gotta give him credit for trying.

[Zloki]

03:08 PM on 01/24/2012

He is the party. Sounds reasonable to me.

[TruthOrDare1984]

09:47 AM on 01/24/2012

Who says you have to be articulate to play football? Psh! Love this guy.

[Gigity]

09:18 AM on 01/24/2012

Love that dude. Especially after the incident where he tweeted a pic of himself and a pornstar wearing nothing but his jersey. I hope he plays in the SB.

[ninjacb]

10:54 AM on 01/24/2012

ja. kraft loved that as well. NOT.

[Spartan112]

03:41 PM on 01/24/2012

Actually we don't know that she was wearing nothing but the jersey.

[Mister President]

10:59 PM on 01/24/2012

Damn straight. Gigity makes her look like some sort of shameless floozy.

[Gigity]

12:14 AM on 01/25/2012

True, she may have had a buttplug. My bad.

[sonnysaggese]

08:40 AM on 01/24/2012

That was awesome. Gronk's been a breath of fresh air this year with his interviews. Met him at at Charity event. he's a wicked nice guy