His views changed dramatically after Luffy schooled him.
This is how he talked to Drake about Luffy, and we already saw him tearing up and simping Goofy’s greatness in the princess tea party.
It’s kinda obvious how Oda is going with this.
His views didn't actually. Infact it's on the exact same path actually.
He stated that he wants to be luffys friend and loves to see him succeed because it further pushes him to make his a reality.
He told luffy in water 7.
1. We will meet in the New world and when we do we will be strong. Now both of them are currently in the New world
2 that he wants to become an admiral in which Luffy says he will have to be in order to face him.
3. Zoro Co-signed cobys dream by telling Luffy that by inspiring coby more that he actually made a powerful enemy for them in the future
Nome of this luffy has ever had with Smoker lol