The World Motivation
To wear the number 10 for your country is a very special thing. This was not only my dream, but the dream of every single Brazilian.
“To wear the number 10 for your country is a very special thing. This was not only my dream, but the dream of every single Brazilian.”
To wear the number 10 for your country is a very special thing. This was not only my dream, but the dream of every single Brazilian.
In the Premier League, they don't give a foul even when it is a foul. We can't dive or pretend things.
Every football player, or every person who works, wants to earn money to help their families.
The fans are really good in China - not only Shanghai; wherever I go, everybody who stops me is super nice.
The most important thing is to be happy, regardless of the place.
When I was a young teenager, it was all about The Clash for me and that sort of English punk stuff. Then the Clash led me to all these other kinds of music: classic rock, Stevie Wonder, world music, and Brazilian music. I got serious about jazz when I was probably about 14 or 15.
The Brazilian circuit is very different. There are no easy fights, every gym only puts in their best guys to fight.
I want to construct a better country for each Brazilian: pacified, just, without hate or rancor.
Today, I'm Brazilian, born in Rio de Janeiro, but my second home is Paris. Nobody can change that.
I've liked Real Madrid since the days when Zidane, the Brazilian Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, and Fernando Hierro were around. I've been following them religiously since then.