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Whatever the circumstances, playing alongside the best in the world is something I can tell my kids about.
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When I was a kid, I used to love playing football so much that I genuinely wouldn't be able to fall asleep at night.
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Ever since I was five years old, running around the streets of Zona Norte with a football, my mother has been by my side in every situation.
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I left Brazil at 17 years old in order to give my family a better life, but when I returned home two years later, I was completely disillusioned with football.
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You have to go to sleep at night staring at the wall, thinking, 'Damn, I can't wait for it to be morning so I can have the ball at my feet again!' You can only play your best football in these conditions.
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A lot of people felt it was difficult for me to come to Barca because I was playing in China. Nevertheless, I have achieved my dream and I am enjoying each day.
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I have always fought to play for great clubs and to play for the Brazilian national team.
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When the transfer window opens, every player can leave his club and find another challenge.
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It really is one of my qualities, moving into different areas of the field, picking up opponents as well as helping to attack.
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I'm certain I can fit in at Barca and prove that all the effort they made to get me here was worth it.
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I've played football my entire life, all over the world, and the one thing I've learned is that the important thing is to enjoy your work.
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You are told before coming to Europe that big teams here quite often rotate players. I respect this culture but it is instinctive for me to get annoyed if I don't play every game.
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I've always been this kind of player: since youth level I've been a midfielder who can arrive and finish.
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One minute I was with Tottenham, the next came a proposal from China. I took a step back to think about it and decided it was the right time to move.
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My first game with Pochettino I played in my position. But after that I played in every single position but mine.
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I suffered racial abuse in Lithuania, and in two games the fans were making monkey noises and throwing coins at me.
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In a year with him I played in my position two or three times and I played well. But that's not to say that I had a problem with Pochettino. It was his decision.
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I want to take advantage of every year I have at Barcelona. I don't see any other place where I'd be better off.
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In Lithuania they had racially abused me, in Poland they hadn't paid me, and I thought: 'I don't need this.' I said to my family: 'I'm not playing football again.'
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If you are not playing in your position in a league as competitive as England then it is difficult.
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I am very happy that a great club like Barcelona is interested in me, as that is priceless.
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I wouldn't say it was a relief to leave Spurs but it was clear I had to. It was a difficult time.
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Fans who showed me a lot of affection during my three years at Corinthians continue to follow me.
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You can lose a game by two or three and say: 'Oh we made this mistake, we made that mistake, we lost.' But if you lose 7-1 what can you say?
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What I always say is when I am at a club I am enjoying what that club has to offer.
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When I went from Tottenham to China a lot of people said that was it, my career was over. I had a couple of other offers at the time but they were both loans and I would have had to go back at the end. I just wanted to play.
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When I came to Barca, I know some people doubted me. They weren't totally convinced. But, and I've said this before, that never really bothers me.
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I've always looked at what Lampard does, and to me is a huge phenomenon - the way he hits the ball, what positions he takes up - he really is incredible.
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Tite gives me absolute freedom to do what I have always done throughout my career.
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I have always been very calm and with all the triumphs I have had I have always been sure to thank my colleagues and take things in a humble way. It is only because of this humility that I have achieved so much.
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We are not going to compare one player to another but my way of playing is a lot more Lampard than Busquets.
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When I was 19 years old, I quit football completely. For about a month, I stayed at home in a depression. This was in the summer of 2008.
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I'm happy to be scoring important goals in the national team and here in Guangzhou, too.
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I've heard it said that I'm silencing the critics so many times but it's not that: I don't have to prove myself to anyone.
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In my second season at Tottenham, things didn't go as I wanted but I accepted the offer from Chinese football and there I recovered my confidence and I won titles.
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