Ronaldinho

My heroes were always soccer players.

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I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.

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The toughest opponents for me are the defenders who are tough in the way they play - where you can't see a way through.

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Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.

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My best has to be for Barcelona against Villarreal in 2006 - that is the one I am asked most about, and it is the one I am most proud of. Xavi chipped the ball to me, I chested it down, twisted and hit an overhead kick. It was the final goal in a 4-0 win.

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I am ugly, but what I do have is charm.

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I grew up in a house that was always happy, and my family was always music, music. I started playing percussion very young, because I had some uncles who were musicians and all my aunts were singers.

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I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players.

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For me soccer provides so many emotions, a different feeling every day. I've had the good fortune to take part in major competitions like the Olympics, and winning the World Cup was also unforgettable. We lost in the Olympics and won in the World Cup, and I'll never forget either feeling.

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Of course, I follow Bollywood. In fact, it's widely followed in Brazil.

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Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country.

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Quotes by Ronaldinho