Adrianohoz, ez most jott velem szembe.
Adriano about his life and career: "I know what it feels like to be a promise, and also an unfulfilled promise. I am the greatest waste in football. I like that word: 'waste', because I’m obsessed with wasting my life. I’m fine like this, in a frantic waste, I enjoy that stigma.
I don’t do drugs, as they try to claim. I don’t like crime, even though I could have gone down that path. I don’t go to nightclubs. I always go to the same place in my neighborhood. I drink every two days, yes. And on the other days as well. I drink because it’s not easy being a promise that is still in debt.
They call me ‘Emperor’. A guy who left the favela to receive the nickname of Emperor in Europe. How do you explain that? I didn’t understand it until today. Maybe I did a few things right.
One of the things that surprised me the most when I moved to Europe was that the streets were so quiet. People don’t greet each other. Everyone stays apart. The first Christmas I spent in Milan was hard for me. New Year's is a very important time for my family. We gather everyone together.
When I went to Inter, I felt a strong blow that first winter. Christmas came, and I was alone in my apartment. It’s really cold in Milan. That depression that hits during the freezing months in northern Italy. Everyone dressed in dark clothes. The streets deserted. The days are very short. The weather is damp. I didn’t want to do anything. All of this combined with the nostalgia, and I felt like shit.
Seedorf was an incredible friend, he and his wife prepared a dinner and invited me. Everything was really nice and delicious, but the truth is I wanted to be in Rio de Janeiro. I didn’t even spend much time with them. I apologized, said goodbye quickly, and went back to my apartment. I called home. 'Hi, mom. Merry Christmas,' I said. 'Oh, my son! I miss you. Merry Christmas. Everyone’s here, the only one missing is you,' she replied.
I could hear the laughter in the background. The loud sound of the drums my aunts play to remember when they were little. I could see the scene in front of me just by hearing the noise over the phone. Damn it, I started crying right away.
I cried so much. 'It’s okay, mom. Enjoy then. Have a good dinner. Don’t worry, everything’s fine here.' I was broken. I grabbed a bottle of vodka. I drank all that crap alone. I cried all night. I passed out on the couch because I drank so much and cried.
I tried to do what they wanted. I negotiated with Roberto Mancini. I tried a lot with José Mourinho. I cried on Moratti’s shoulder. But I couldn’t do what they asked of me. I stayed strong for a few weeks, avoided alcohol, trained like a horse, but there was always a relapse. Over and over again. Everyone criticized me. I couldn’t take it anymore.
People said a lot of nonsense because they were all embarrassed. 'Wow, Adriano stopped earning seven million euros. He gave up everything for this crap?' That’s what I heard the most. But they don’t know why I did it. I did it because I wasn’t feeling well. I needed my space to do what I wanted to do.
All I seek in Vila Cruzeiro is peace. Here, I walk barefoot and shirtless, just in shorts. I play dominoes, sit on the street, remember my childhood, listen to music, dance with my friends, and sleep on the floor. I just want to be at peace and remember my essence.
Here, they truly respect me. I see my father in every one of these alleyways. Vila Cruzeiro is not the best place in the world, but it’s my place."
Via The Players Tribune
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Adriano about his life and career: "I know what it feels like to be a promise, and also an unfulfilled promise. I am the greatest waste in football. I like that word: 'waste', because I’m obsessed with wasting my life. I’m fine like this, in a frantic waste, I enjoy that stigma.
ha csak a tehetségét és az adottságait nézem-nagydarab mégis robbanékony de nem darabos a mozgása, technikás, jól helyezkedik, ostor bal láb-akkor bőven kinézett neki egy Aranylabda is akár, a válogatott új kilencese lehetett volna Ronaldo után. Fejben gyenge maradt, kár érte.