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This is the south of Brazil.

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That's why they call me Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

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We are from the south, we are gaúchos.

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This is my house,
where I throw my parties,

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listen to pagode.

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I have a soccer field,
where my friends have fun.

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I have a footvolley court.

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I have my animals.

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It's raining today, so they're all…

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But I have them.

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Pigs, chickens, cows, horses…

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oxen.

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A little bit of everything.

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I really like it here.

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Here, I don't have neighbors,
I don't have…

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I can make as much noise as I want.

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We have another
Tropa do Bruxo music video out today,

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which is a project that I love.

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Where we can
give opportunities to new talent.

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Where we can make
a lot of people known to the world.

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So I'm very happy, very happy.

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RONALDINHO: THE ONE AND ONLY

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EPISODE 02
THE BEST IN THE WORLD

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Tonight, Ronaldinho is expected to play

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his last game in Parisian colors.

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A year ago, nothing could have
suggested such a hasty exit.

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-Let's keep talking, all right?
-Sure, let's talk while we have coffee.

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So…

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Not a problem?

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It was an important stage.

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It was a continuation
of what we were already, uh…

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experiencing.

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Everybody knew
Ronaldinho wouldn't stay in Paris.

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We knew we couldn't keep him long,
even under contract.

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Ay, ay, ay…

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Laurent Perpére
is another father figure I had.

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I have so many wonderful things
to say about him.

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I'll say nothing about the other guy.

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He wasn't as happy anymore.
He was short-tempered.

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It wasn't easy to deal with him,
so it was time to leave.

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There was, at a time,
several clubs were interested,

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because we had won the World Cup.

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Many clubs were interested in me.

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He was a Brazilian world champion star.

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Everyone wanted him, it was his moment.

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We were in very advanced negotiations

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with Manchester United.

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BARCELONA
SPAIN

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Blue-and-black members
voted for the most radical change.

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I had my misgivings
regarding the club's feelings.

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We thought the club needed a change.

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When I ran for president, I was 39.

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Barcelona was going through
a very difficult time.

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They were saying
they were going to sign Beckham.

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For the transfer of soccer player
David Beckham to FC Barcelona.

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But Beckham signs with Real Madrid.

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It didn't matter to me,

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because I was closing
with Manchester United.

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Our favorite,
and we've always said it, was Ronaldinho.

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It was our first option
from the beginning.

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We were lucky enough
to have Sandro Rosell on the board,

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who'd worked with him
on the Brazilian national team.

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Sandro Rosell and I had
already worked together at Nike.

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He said he was going to run
for president of Barcelona,

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and that if I went to Barcelona,
he would take me.

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He said, "Don't sign with Manchester,
come to Barcelona."

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But it was a tough negotiation.

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He's not allowed to go paragliding,

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skiing, rock-climbing,

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take performance-enhancing drugs
or substances

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which are incompatible
with professional soccer rules.

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Say how much,
because if you push, they'll push.

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It's a bad deal.

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It's bad to make him part of the deal.

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I went to watch matches
at Camp Nou many times.

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I looked at that stadium,
I walked past the Sagrada Família,

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I went all over the place,
and I think I planted a seed there,

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'cause I always said,
"This is the place for my brother."

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There was no other place for him to go.

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The city, the beach,
it had everything that we liked.

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It was a place for Brazilians.

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It was that moment in Barcelona.
We arrived at just the right time, man.

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There was no way it could go wrong.

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Welcome!

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The Brazilian player
leaves PSG to sign with Barça.

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The price of the transfer?
Thirty million euros.

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And, unfortunately,
my father couldn't be there…

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…to watch our victory,
to be a part of that moment.

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I felt like he missed out on, uh…

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a part of the story, you know?

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BARCELONA
SPAIN

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You're my idol! You're my idol, man!

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Legend! Legend!

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Hey, Ronaldinho!

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We're so pleased
to inaugurate the Walk of Stars

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with someone as great as Ronaldinho,

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who showed great passion for our city

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when he was with Barcelona FC.

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I'm so grateful
Ronaldinho is the first star

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in our Walk of Stars, in Castelldefels.
Thank you, Ronaldinho!

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I've always liked it.

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It was a club that was historic for me.

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My idols had also played for Barcelona.

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Barcelona has always been
a great soccer school.

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Very similar to the Brazilian style.

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They play beautifully.

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And life in Barcelona
was also much easier.

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You could find parties everywhere,
but the beach…

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The city of Barcelona needed joy.

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Barcelona was going through a dry spell.

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They weren't getting anywhere lately.

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And for such a big, historical club
to go through that, it's chaotic.

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Ronnie was key.
He kicked off Barça's renewal period.

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Even though Barcelona wasn't doing well,

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they had, uh,
a plan for the future that I really liked.

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A new coach, new players.

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He could be a decisive asset to compete

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with the other great Spanish team,
Real Madrid, with Zidane and Beckham.

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To overcome
that depression Barcelona felt,

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Beckham was not enough.

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Because it wasn't only about
Ronaldinho's soccer, but about his joy.

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Ronaldinho!

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His debut was amazing.

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He did what he was always used to doing,

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but we weren't used to seeing it.

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And it was crazy.

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Not even Laporta or Rosell expected
what he would mean for the club,

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and the world.

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I was welcomed with so much love.

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I hadn't even played yet,
and at my introduction,

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there were already
so many people showing me affection,

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before my first game.

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It's one of
the greatest thrills of my life.

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The first game was…

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I couldn't have had a better debut.

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It was a completely different game.

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I think everything
in my career was very different.

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We had to play an international game.

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We weren't even in the Champions League.

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And the Federation wanted us
to play on a Sunday.

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And we said, "No, on Saturday, please,

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because we're playing on Tuesday
and we need that time to rest."

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We didn't know why the Federation
wouldn't let us play on Saturday.

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So we said, "If it has to be on Sunday,
then we get to pick the time."

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"Well, then it'll be on Sunday
at 00:01 in the morning."

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It was midnight, or something like that.

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I don't think there was
another game at that time.

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Is this… Is this normal here?

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There was a huge uproar!

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At last, Barça introduced Ronaldinho,

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the media-famous signing
they've wanted so much.

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It's 12:05 in the morning!

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There was a lot of excitement
around that game,

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because Ronaldinho's promise was so great,

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everyone was anticipating it.

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I thought nobody would show up
at midnight. It was packed!

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Ronaldinho, the magician, was there,
but he had to show it in the field.

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I remember that game was tough,
'cause I had to go against young Reyes.

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He gave me a hard time.

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For the first six months,
we found it very hard to win.

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We were always so close!

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We were down 1-0,

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Ronnie gets the ball in midfield,
moves up a little…

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Here comes
the Midnight Express, it's Ronaldinho!

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Cuts inside, keeps going.
Still going, Ronaldinho.

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Oh, he's put it in,
it's a goal, it's a goal!

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From a full 35 meters,
is the nothing this man can't do?

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I got the ball, dribbled past one,
past another, shot from outside the box,

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and scored a great goal.

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After having put
so much on the line, I was very happy.

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So it was the best debut possible.

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It made people excited
and eager to start a new project

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and build something great.

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He brought back
the optimism that we had lost.

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It wasn't only his talent,
which was superb,

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but also his charisma,
his energy, his smile.

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That Brazilian side
brought that joy back to the club.

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Because joy is contagious.

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Joy changes people's mood.

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The feeling that night,
lights, everything,

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it felt like a stellar night!
Something stellar.

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Everything was buzzing.
All of Catalunya was buzzing.

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The Fabra Observatory
has detected seismic activity

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around 1:00 in the morning.

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I always joked about this. I said,

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"The game is at midnight,
of course it will work out for me."

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Everyone seemed to be sure.

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"The guy who will help us has arrived."

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Welcome to the 2003/2004 League.

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And this year, Barça is coming for it all.

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Renewed from the presidency,
to the bench, to the field.

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The 2003/2004 season was difficult.

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New coach, several new players.

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They finished the first round
in sixth place.

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In the second round
of the Spanish Championship,

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we did very well.

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Valencia were champions,
and we finished second,

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qualifying for the Champions League.

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The goal was to get Barcelona
back in the Champions League

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and make more money
to bring in other players

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and build a stronger team.

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We'll have a great team.

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Players coming in
must understand our club's philosophy.

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I think Deco,
Eto'o, Larsson, and others came in

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and added a lot of value to the team.

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Edmílson, Belletti, Rafa Márquez,

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the ones who came in, and the ones
who were already here, like Ronaldinho.

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Deco and Ronnie's relationship was key.

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At first,
everyone thought it wouldn't work.

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"They both play in the same position."

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He was coming off
a fantastic period at Porto,

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where he was the team's number 10.

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Then he came here,
"How come you're both playing number 10?"

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But right away he said,

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"I'll play a little more to the side,
so we can play together."

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A team was taking shape
that people would fall in love with,

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and its leader,
the face of this team, was mainly Ronnie.

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They were an incredible team.
They played so well together.

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Welcome to Camp Nou! Ronaldinho… Goal!

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Ronaldinho…
Ronaldinho goes for it. He shoots!

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What now?
Barça is close to the league title!

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Goal! Goal! Goal!…

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Go! Go!

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Fucking go!

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At that time, younger soccer players
sat on the other side.

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The locker room was like this,
we'd sit there.

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Until he came up to me and went,

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"Come sit with us on this side,
you don't have to stay there."

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He welcomed me in an amazing way.

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Messi, take one. Marker.

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He was the star of that dressing room.

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And the way he approached me,
how he treated me from day one,

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made everything much easier for me.

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Made me relax
and enjoy my time playing there,

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sharing the dressing room at that time.

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I'm so thankful to him for everything,
and he holds a special place in my heart.

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He was already talented.

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He was already standing out
on the youth team.

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And when he arrived,
our friendship just happened naturally.

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We got along well, on and off the field.

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Messi is coming in.
He's just 17 years old.

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Every minute he plays is a joy to watch.

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Look, there he is! Offside!

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Velasco Carballo,
let us have this goal. Please, man!

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I'd scored a goal,
but they said it was offside.

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Ronaldinho making
the most of his minutes with Messi.

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There's Messi… Goal!

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Goal! An amazing goal by Messi!

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It was wild.

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My debut on that field,
scoring my first goal.

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He may've done it on purpose,

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done everything he could
for me to score that goal at that moment.

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I know him, and it's very much like him.

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I think it was
such a remarkable, meaningful gesture.

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The best player in the world
is the first one to welcome

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the one he believes
could be his successor.

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And then we just had
a very spontaneous, natural celebration.

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We were there,
he gave me a piggyback ride.

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It was crazy, I couldn't believe it.

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It was a dream to score at Camp Nou,

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to be there in that moment!

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So, I got on his back and…
it made a big impact.

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Barça and Real Madrid
are fighting for the title

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of this exciting league.

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If Real Madrid ties
and Barcelona doesn't lose,

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Barça can be named
the champion after five years.

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Javi Navarro scores!

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Real Madrid 1, Sevilla 1!

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And that day in the League,

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we were all obviously
very excited for that game.

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The day I become champion, then…

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I'll feel like a champion.

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I think we're close,
but we're not there yet.

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SPANISH LEAGUE 2004/2005

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I think we only needed a draw,
given the other results.

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We went into the game saying,

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"Calm down,
let's hold on for a bit, a draw is fine."

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Then, all of a sudden,
a Levante player made a move,

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and smashed a shot off the post.

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He kicks!

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It was a game-changer.

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He shoots and scores! Levante just scored!

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It's normal in a title-deciding match,
you're always a bit tense.

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A game that you know can win you a title
is always more nerve-racking.

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Here comes Ronaldinho, and it's out!

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Ronaldinho complains,
gets irritated, asks for a foul.

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Yellow card for Ronaldinho!

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Closing a game is not easy.

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We knew we were there,
we could be champions.

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Márquez with the ball.

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Ronaldinho for the challenge,
and gets tackled!

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The game is heating up!

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The nerves of potentially
becoming champion were at stake.

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And none of us had ever done it.

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Xavi takes the corner kick,
here comes Eto'o…

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Goal!

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The crowd at the
Ciudad de Valencia stadium is in ecstasy.

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When the referee blows the final whistle,

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Barça will be champions again
after five years.

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Champions, champions, champions!

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Being champions was everything we wanted.

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It was the culmination
of everything we'd already worked for,

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everything we had dreamed of.

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So from then on,
we started to feed our dreams

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of wanting to win
the Champions League too,

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of winning other things.

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So that was a very important step.

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"BARCELONA CELEBRATES AGAIN! "

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The feeling of relief, of finally winning,
of happiness, all mixed together.

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We felt all of that through the fans.

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Every day,
people on the streets would say,

18:45.207 --> 18:47.709
"Thanks for coming, Ronnie!
Thanks for this joy!"

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But it was the opposite.
He wanted to thank the people.

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They made it possible
for Barça to win again,

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and for people
to fall in love with us again.

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MANISES AIRPORT

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ARRIVAL IN BARCELONA

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EL PRAT AIRPORT

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We arrived in Barcelona to a huge crowd.

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It was around midnight, one o'clock.

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The whole city had taken to the streets.

19:11.567 --> 19:13.569
I'd only seen something like that
in the World Cup.

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It was the beginning of an incredible era.

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I felt fulfilled, you know?

19:21.285 --> 19:25.414
I felt like I'd made the right choice,
and came to the right place.

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Everybody, good evening, everybody!

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It was a magical moment, you know?
Every time you win a title, it's magical.

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When a player begins
winning titles at a very young age,

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they develop a taste for it,
and they want to win every year.

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WORLD PLAYER GALA
FIFA 2004

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Ladies and gentlemen,
the result in a few seconds.

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Ronaldinho!

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If I could share this award,

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I'd give each of you a little piece.

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Thank you.

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The first time he was named
the best player in the world,

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my mother and I were crying,
hugging each other.

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I think moments like that make you say,
"Man! We made it."

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Ronaldinho's life has changed.

20:34.191 --> 20:35.901
João has been born.

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The son of the star, who lives in Brazil,

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and who has been named
after Ronaldinho's father.

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We both agreed.

20:45.494 --> 20:49.414
His mother also really liked the name.

20:58.215 --> 20:59.967
Something I really regret

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is not being there
the day my son was born.

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This is something that,
if I could go back,

21:08.141 --> 21:09.726
I wouldn't do it again.

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I was playing.

21:13.563 --> 21:14.898
I was playing.

21:17.317 --> 21:19.987
It was game day. So…

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I was playing.

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My name is João Mendes de Assis Moreira,
and I'm Ronaldinho's son.

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LONDON
ENGLAND

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Birthdays were the hardest, of course.

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Because we always wanted to be together,

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but either he was in another country,
or he had a game, or he had to practice.

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And as his son,
yeah, we lived through that.

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We know how difficult that part is.

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His mom and I are not together,

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so we live our lives
somewhat far apart. So…

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We always try to be together
whenever we have the chance.

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But he's a normal kid,
he has a normal childhood, like I did.

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He likes soccer.

22:09.286 --> 22:14.499
He's always… joking around.
He's the best thing in my life.

22:17.836 --> 22:21.798
I think my mother tried to make
my childhood as normal as possible,

22:21.882 --> 22:26.094
knowing that who my father is,
it wouldn't be so normal.

22:28.680 --> 22:31.099
I've always feared that when he grew up,

22:31.183 --> 22:33.894
he wouldn't understand
why I wasn't around,

22:33.977 --> 22:35.979
why I missed some of his birthdays,

22:36.063 --> 22:38.732
why I missed… …his birth.

22:38.815 --> 22:43.987
Why I missed when he…
Many things, many situations.

22:44.988 --> 22:48.575
Today,
working as a soccer player, I understand…

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how much you end up missing in life.

22:55.248 --> 22:58.877
I think that now,
he's going through the same thing I did,

22:58.960 --> 23:00.837
it'll be easier for him…

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to forgive me and understand me.

23:04.841 --> 23:06.218
I'm happy…

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that he's going after his dreams.

23:09.805 --> 23:13.308
He knows how much I love him,
regardless of my mistakes.

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And our relationship today,

23:18.438 --> 23:22.609
besides being father and son,
is also a friendship.

23:22.692 --> 23:23.819
We're really close.

23:23.902 --> 23:27.948
We like listening to music together,
playing footvolley together.

23:28.448 --> 23:31.409
So, beyond being father and son,
we've become good friends,

23:31.493 --> 23:32.994
and we have things in common.

23:35.288 --> 23:37.332
He's there for me, he supports me.

23:37.416 --> 23:39.042
I like hearing his opinion,

23:39.126 --> 23:42.212
"Oh, this place is bad,
or this place is not the best."

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I also talk to my uncle.
He helps me make decisions.

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It's a wonderful relationship.

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And my granddaughter's on her way!

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Today, I wouldn't miss my son's birth

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for any game in the world.

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MADRID
SPAIN

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3RD SEASON IN BARCELONA

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Barcelona is in second place
in the Spanish Championship.

24:17.164 --> 24:19.875
This match could be decisive.

24:19.958 --> 24:22.586
Everything changes
in the week leading up to a derby.

24:22.669 --> 24:26.756
People behave differently,
the managers behave differently.

24:28.258 --> 24:29.759
That game was unreal.

24:30.343 --> 24:33.513
It was one of those things
you would've never seen coming.

24:34.097 --> 24:37.809
We have a lot of respect for Madrid,
but tomorrow it'll be a duel.

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Against a team like Madrid,
you may win, you may lose.

24:41.855 --> 24:46.693
Everyone said they were the Galácticos,
the most iconic and historic players,

24:46.776 --> 24:48.153
all playing together.

24:48.236 --> 24:51.823
Ronaldo, Raul, Figo,
Zidane, Roberto Carlos…

24:51.907 --> 24:53.825
Beckham! Oh my God!

24:53.909 --> 24:56.244
Let's go!

24:56.912 --> 25:00.499
At that time, Real Madrid
really transformed world soccer

25:00.582 --> 25:02.876
into a very powerful industry.

25:02.959 --> 25:05.504
First year, European champion.

25:05.587 --> 25:08.506
Second year,
we won the Spanish Championship.

25:08.590 --> 25:11.551
Our opponents wanted
to play against Real Madrid.

25:11.635 --> 25:16.431
It was so nice to say,
"The Galácticos have no chance."

25:18.225 --> 25:19.893
There'd be no one left.

25:21.561 --> 25:23.730
Let's enjoy this quintessential 90-minutes

25:23.813 --> 25:25.565
at Santiago Bernabéu.

25:25.649 --> 25:27.943
The classic Spanish derby.

25:28.026 --> 25:31.446
What a hostile welcome for FC Barcelona.

25:31.530 --> 25:34.366
People kind of underestimated us.

25:34.449 --> 25:39.204
So, being able to show
that we could defeat the Galácticos

25:39.287 --> 25:41.831
was beyond…

25:42.791 --> 25:43.959
beyond motivating!

25:44.042 --> 25:46.044
And Barça kicks off.

25:46.127 --> 25:47.879
Watch Ronaldinho.

25:47.963 --> 25:50.090
In comes David Beckham.

25:50.674 --> 25:54.261
We knew exactly that we had to defend,
we had to control the game.

25:54.344 --> 25:58.098
And that Ronaldinho, at some point,
would do something magical.

25:58.181 --> 26:00.392
There goes Ronaldinho. He shoots!

26:00.475 --> 26:02.602
The ball hits the wall. The rebound.

26:02.686 --> 26:06.189
Let's watch the counterattack.
Messi with the ball, Messi keeps going.

26:06.273 --> 26:07.732
He passes to Eto'o, he shoots…

26:07.816 --> 26:09.859
Goal!

26:10.443 --> 26:15.115
Eto'o scores, and you can see
that Real Madrid fans are not happy.

26:15.198 --> 26:18.702
Florentino Pérez
definitely does not look happy.

26:18.785 --> 26:20.537
-This is bad.
-Why?

26:20.620 --> 26:22.497
'Cause Madrid can't come back from this.

26:22.581 --> 26:26.793
He faces Ramos.
There's Ronaldinho with another epic play.

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Let's see if Ramos is able to block him.

26:29.754 --> 26:33.174
Ronaldinho keeps going.
Straight onto Messi's head.

26:33.758 --> 26:36.011
Still a one-goal difference.

26:36.511 --> 26:38.930
The feeling you got at times
during the games

26:39.014 --> 26:41.725
from the defenders
going against Ronaldinho,

26:41.808 --> 26:43.143
is that they were afraid of him.

26:43.226 --> 26:45.353
Before the game, I hugged him and said,

26:45.437 --> 26:47.772
"Play on the other side.
Leave my left side alone."

26:48.648 --> 26:51.318
The Galácticos
are struggling to attack Barça.

26:51.401 --> 26:52.652
Watch Ronaldinho.

26:52.736 --> 26:53.987
Let's see what he's made of.

26:54.070 --> 26:56.823
Ramos is coming.
Ronaldinho dribbles past him.

26:57.324 --> 26:59.701
We actually took the ball,
and I passed it to him.

26:59.784 --> 27:01.286
Then he did what he did.

27:01.369 --> 27:03.538
I saw him running,
and the defender's running after him.

27:03.621 --> 27:05.832
And he kept going with everyone after him.

27:05.915 --> 27:08.043
Goal!

27:08.126 --> 27:11.588
What a goal by Ronaldinho!

27:13.298 --> 27:17.969
A spectacular play by Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

27:19.554 --> 27:20.889
And he scores a great goal.

27:20.972 --> 27:22.390
An unforgettable goal.

27:22.474 --> 27:24.768
I'm going home now, man.

27:25.935 --> 27:29.773
I'm heated. I'll have ten whiskies
and go straight to bed!

27:31.983 --> 27:33.943
Watching the goal back today,

27:34.027 --> 27:37.906
I regret not having dribbled
past Roberto Carlos too.

27:37.989 --> 27:40.033
Imagine if I'd dribbled past him too.

27:40.116 --> 27:42.202
It would've been even more beautiful!

27:42.285 --> 27:45.163
But at the time,
I didn't even think about it.

27:46.414 --> 27:48.083
I tried to cut him off but couldn't.

27:48.166 --> 27:51.503
He dribbled past Sergio Ramos
and got face to face with Iker.

27:51.586 --> 27:53.588
I tried to stop him, but he was too far.

27:53.672 --> 27:56.216
He knew exactly where to put the ball.

27:56.299 --> 27:59.469
Roberto would still be slipping.

28:01.012 --> 28:04.307
I liked scoring and I liked dribbling.
I enjoyed both.

28:04.391 --> 28:07.977
But my objective was always
to dribble to create a goal,

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or to provide the assist that led to one.

28:10.522 --> 28:13.858
Ronaldinho is completely on his own.

28:13.942 --> 28:17.070
And then he would take off
from one side to the other at full speed.

28:17.153 --> 28:18.405
He was practically unstoppable.

28:18.988 --> 28:21.116
Ronaldinho breaks through the defense.

28:21.199 --> 28:23.702
Ronaldinho. Goal!

28:24.327 --> 28:30.417
He does it again! Ronaldinho,
Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho Gaúcho!

28:30.500 --> 28:32.836
Even Madrid fans
are celebrating Barça's goal!

28:32.919 --> 28:35.797
Well deserved, they're a better team.
So much better.

28:35.880 --> 28:40.552
I was looking around,
and Real Madrid fans were like…

28:41.094 --> 28:44.347
It's the famous image
of that man with the mustache

28:44.431 --> 28:47.267
who got up
and started applauding Ronaldinho.

28:48.268 --> 28:51.104
The Bernabéu is applauding Ronaldinho!

28:51.187 --> 28:53.064
This has never happened before,

28:53.148 --> 28:55.233
and it's because of Ronaldinho!

28:55.316 --> 28:57.777
The Bernabéu is applauding the best!

28:59.195 --> 29:01.906
He put on a show
with an incredible performance

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that I was able to witness
from the field with great sadness.

29:07.370 --> 29:08.788
What made me the happiest

29:08.872 --> 29:12.167
was the 80,000 people standing
and applauding him.

29:12.250 --> 29:15.086
They got to see what Brazilian player is.

29:15.170 --> 29:17.797
At the time of the game,
I didn't even realize it.

29:17.881 --> 29:21.176
Especially because
I was playing an away game

29:21.259 --> 29:25.930
and the stadium was full of opposing fans,
so I didn't even think about it.

29:27.474 --> 29:29.559
The next day,
they started talking about it,

29:29.642 --> 29:32.187
"Even the Madrid fans were applauding."

29:32.270 --> 29:34.856
Then I checked the TV, I saw…

29:34.939 --> 29:37.692
the comments, but not during the game.

29:39.152 --> 29:42.655
With Ronnie, we were not only better,
we were also loved.

29:44.949 --> 29:48.828
Very few players have the chance
to experience something like this

29:48.912 --> 29:50.079
in their career.

29:50.163 --> 29:52.499
So it's a moment I'll never forget.

29:52.999 --> 29:55.168
I played a hundred games for Barcelona,

29:55.251 --> 29:58.463
but this is the game
I can show my grandchildren and say,

29:58.546 --> 29:59.631
"I played in the game

29:59.714 --> 30:04.219
where Ronaldinho put on a show so good
that even the Madrid fans cheered."

30:15.188 --> 30:17.482
-Ronaldinho!
-Ronaldinho!

30:18.608 --> 30:20.777
-Ronaldinho!
-Deco!

30:23.488 --> 30:25.657
Ronaldinho is one of a kind.

30:27.575 --> 30:30.203
It's been ages
since we've had such a good player.

30:32.997 --> 30:36.751
He's creative.
His moves, his passes, his goals.

30:43.007 --> 30:45.426
I think he's the greatest of all time.

30:45.969 --> 30:47.971
Ronnie!

30:50.306 --> 30:52.725
We had a lot of talent,
we won, and that was all great.

30:52.809 --> 30:54.686
But most of all, we had fun.

30:57.897 --> 31:03.069
When we celebrated a victory or a title,
they would invite me to the celebration.

31:03.653 --> 31:06.614
And that's where I saw
a more human side to each player.

31:06.698 --> 31:10.368
When everybody was letting loose
away from the soccer field.

31:13.705 --> 31:17.333
Soccer is joy, soccer is music.
You have to enjoy it on and off the field.

31:17.417 --> 31:19.794
It's the Brazilian way of life.

31:20.378 --> 31:22.505
When you become a pro soccer player

31:22.589 --> 31:24.465
you wanna take advantage
of what you missed out on

31:24.549 --> 31:26.384
And going out at night is part of that.

31:27.760 --> 31:30.179
We went out a lot.

31:30.263 --> 31:33.057
My place, his place. It was chaotic.

31:33.141 --> 31:35.351
I'm not gonna talk about that.

31:39.355 --> 31:41.399
But we didn't just go to clubs.

31:41.482 --> 31:44.402
We threw a lot of parties.
Good parties, private ones.

31:44.485 --> 31:48.031
We would rent out
an entire club for 600 guests.

31:48.114 --> 31:49.824
The parties were good, they were good.

31:49.908 --> 31:51.326
The best.

31:56.706 --> 31:59.834
When I was playing soccer,
people would always say,

31:59.918 --> 32:02.295
"You're always singing
because you're always going out."

32:02.378 --> 32:03.630
And when I didn't play well,

32:03.713 --> 32:06.758
they would say, "Of course,
he's always out at night,

32:06.841 --> 32:08.301
always making music."

32:09.302 --> 32:12.764
I never stopped living my life
and doing what I love, because

32:13.348 --> 32:15.767
what I loved the most was playing soccer,

32:15.850 --> 32:17.685
so I was always happy.

32:17.769 --> 32:20.980
And to play soccer happily,
I always need music.

32:21.064 --> 32:25.276
So my two passions have always
gone hand in hand my whole life.

32:30.573 --> 32:32.241
Barça wins the League.

32:32.325 --> 32:34.452
Barça is having a great moment.

32:34.535 --> 32:39.040
Ronaldinho and Maxi,
inseparable when it comes to celebrating.

32:39.123 --> 32:41.125
Always in the first row.

32:43.127 --> 32:45.213
Throw your hands up in the air

32:45.296 --> 32:47.882
IN THREE WEEKS, BARCELONA DECIDES
EVERYTHING IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

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What would you do
if Barça won the Champions League?

32:53.262 --> 32:56.224
Throw a big party.
A party that lasts an entire week.

32:56.307 --> 32:57.684
For sure.

32:57.767 --> 32:59.936
-Call me, okay?
-Yeah.

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You bet.

33:04.691 --> 33:06.734
The team was built, step by step,

33:06.818 --> 33:10.738
until we had a strong team
for the Champions League.

33:10.822 --> 33:12.448
Ronaldinho, and it's a goal!

33:13.241 --> 33:15.910
That team was incredible,
we played very well.

33:15.994 --> 33:19.747
It was Eto'o, Ronaldinho,
Deco, Xavi, Iniesta.

33:19.831 --> 33:22.333
The year before, we'd played very well
in the Champions League

33:22.417 --> 33:25.545
but were eliminated
in a controversial play against Chelsea.

33:25.628 --> 33:28.005
We came back much stronger the next year.

33:28.089 --> 33:30.425
And we got to play against Chelsea again.

33:30.508 --> 33:32.802
So it was… a rematch.

33:33.386 --> 33:37.223
Here are the main characters
of the match, FC Barcelona versus Chelsea.

33:37.306 --> 33:38.641
Ronaldinho takes the free kick!

33:38.725 --> 33:40.768
Goal! Goal! Goal!

33:42.145 --> 33:45.732
I got injured in the round of 16,
and then I couldn't play anymore.

33:45.815 --> 33:49.610
Ronaldinho attacks,
he keeps going and he scores!

33:49.694 --> 33:52.196
Ronaldinho! It's over!

33:52.280 --> 33:56.284
Ronaldinho is the star of the game.

33:57.452 --> 33:58.828
The semifinal against Milan.

33:58.911 --> 34:01.039
One of the greatest Milan teams
of all time.

34:01.122 --> 34:03.041
That's when Ronaldinho Gaúcho killed it.

34:03.124 --> 34:07.587
Ronaldinho faces Gattuso,
he fakes him out. Gattuso blocks him.

34:07.670 --> 34:09.756
What a perfect pass to Giuly!

34:09.839 --> 34:15.011
Goal! Ronaldinho makes an impossible shot!

34:15.094 --> 34:17.597
He was the decisive,
inspired, and creative player

34:17.680 --> 34:19.140
who took us to the final.

34:25.480 --> 34:27.982
The Champions League final was in Paris.

34:28.065 --> 34:32.820
It was wonderful to go back to Paris
to play the Champions League final.

34:32.904 --> 34:36.949
My friends who I had left in Paris
all went to the stadium

34:37.033 --> 34:38.367
to watch the game.

34:41.370 --> 34:43.164
It was a very important game for us

34:43.247 --> 34:46.918
because it had been 14 years
since Barça had won a Champions League.

34:47.001 --> 34:51.589
We wanted to leave this legacy
for the club.

34:52.089 --> 34:54.008
I remember Arsenal also had a great team.

34:55.676 --> 34:58.721
That was a difficult day
because we were going to face Barcelona,

34:58.805 --> 35:00.348
which was the team of the moment.

35:01.015 --> 35:04.685
Barça was the superior team.
They had to show it from the beginning.

35:04.769 --> 35:06.354
But they came in doubtful,

35:06.437 --> 35:08.981
because there were players
who had never won

35:09.065 --> 35:11.109
a Champions League final before.

35:12.360 --> 35:16.322
That final game started
with a few unexpected problems.

35:16.405 --> 35:19.951
He passes to Ronaldinho,
Ronaldinho tries to change the pace.

35:20.034 --> 35:25.456
He speeds up. Danger, danger.
Come on, come on, goal!

35:25.540 --> 35:28.376
The referee calls a foul,
I can't believe it!

35:28.459 --> 35:32.213
Giuly scored,
but the goalie had hit Eto'o just before,

35:32.296 --> 35:35.007
so he gets a red card
and Arsenal loses a man.

35:35.091 --> 35:37.218
I can't believe it.

35:37.301 --> 35:40.471
He's called a foul.
He just disallowed the goal.

35:41.848 --> 35:44.183
We ended up with one extra player.

35:44.267 --> 35:46.769
Let's see if there's justice in soccer.

35:46.853 --> 35:51.440
Ronaldinho is about to hit the ball
at Almunia's goal to make it 1-0,

35:51.524 --> 35:55.153
a result that Barcelona
so clearly deserves.

35:55.236 --> 35:58.156
Ronaldinho felt the… the responsibility.

35:58.239 --> 36:01.284
I remember he looked like
he was holding his breath.

36:01.367 --> 36:04.996
Ronaldinho kicks the ball.
Ronaldinho. Damn it!

36:05.079 --> 36:06.289
It almost went in!

36:07.331 --> 36:10.084
We weren't playing our best game.

36:10.168 --> 36:12.086
And then they score with a header.

36:12.587 --> 36:15.631
Goal! It's over.

36:15.715 --> 36:19.302
Ronaldinho was important,
he was the heart and soul of the team,

36:19.385 --> 36:21.429
but they needed more than that to win.

36:21.512 --> 36:24.640
Samuel Eto'o gets the ball,
Eto'o passes to Iniesta.

36:24.724 --> 36:26.976
Deco tries to shoot and he does it!

36:27.059 --> 36:31.147
Eto'o, Eto'o, Eto'o, goal!

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We felt that there was no way
we weren't gonna win.

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Let's go, Belletti runs after it.

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It started pouring.

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I think the rain came just
to make the game a little more exciting.

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And here comes Larsson.

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Larsson gets it,
rolls it to Juliano, and Juliano scores.

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He just…

36:58.216 --> 36:59.508
It was spectacular.

36:59.592 --> 37:03.763
Juliano, what a ball.
He just sent it. Belletti, Belletti, goal!

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Barcelona!
Barça just scored 2-1! What a crazy move!

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Barça now takes the lead!

37:11.270 --> 37:16.025
Arsenal had gone ten games
without conceding a single goal!

37:16.108 --> 37:18.903
Belletti just scored the second one.

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I don't think Belletti had even
scored a goal at Barcelona yet.

37:23.241 --> 37:25.701
He ended up hitting the shot.
It was amazing.

37:26.285 --> 37:28.162
I fell down after kicking the ball.

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And I could see it going into the goal.

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You don't get to be a soccer champion

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when a player only thinks about himself.

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And in that celebration,
you could see that we're a team.

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The game is over!
Barça is the European champion!

37:43.761 --> 37:46.722
FC Barcelona is the Champion!

37:48.516 --> 37:50.059
It was a very complete team

37:50.142 --> 37:52.561
and it deserved
to win the Champions League.

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What a year for Barça and for this man!

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It had been many years since
Barcelona had won the championship, so…

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it was a dream come true.

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Barcelona is the European champion!

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We know that we're making history
for the club, and that's the best part.

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Ronaldinho may be
the fourth Brazilian playing for Barcelona

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to win the Ballon d'Or.

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When we get the Ballon d'Or,
we already know we're going to win.

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It's not like
the FIFA World Player of the Year award.

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It's different.

38:45.448 --> 38:47.658
You get tense wondering
if you're going to win or not.

38:48.826 --> 38:50.161
With the Ballon d'Or,

38:50.244 --> 38:53.539
you're relaxed because
you already know you've won, so…

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there's no stress at all.

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PARIS
FRANCE

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50 YEARS OF BALLON D'OR

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Ronaldinho!

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This award isn't only mine,
it's also for all my teammates.

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I dedicate it to the entire Barça family

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and all the Brazilians.

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I was shocked when I saw my mother
giving me the trophy on the field.

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I didn't expect that.

39:25.237 --> 39:27.948
It was a wonderful surprise.

39:28.783 --> 39:34.497
The person I love the most
handing me the most important trophy.

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Ronaldinho is down-to-earth.

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That's why he's an example.
An example to be followed.

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Where does that come from?

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I don't know where it comes from.

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What I can say is
that we always taught him

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that life is about moments,

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and that he should always
keep his feet on the ground.

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People will always be around,

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and we shouldn't think
we're better than anyone else.

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So you have to stay grounded.

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[music continues

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My mom is my best friend, my buddy.

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My mom was friends with my friends. So…

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It's different.

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Usually, when a friend's mom shows up,
everyone like…

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At my house, it was the opposite.

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My friends, even if I wasn't home,
they would go visit my mom.

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So my mom was always a friend,
besides being a mom.

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My mom was the best.

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This is the first time
Ronaldinho Gaúcho is playing a World Cup

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with the title
of best player in the world.

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He knows the world expects of him
something that only geniuses can offer.

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I think Ronaldinho was the player
who stood out most during the last year.

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He'd won the Ballon d'Or,
he'd won everything,

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and he had an incredible future ahead.

41:13.262 --> 41:16.223
The group in 2006 was better than the '02.

41:16.307 --> 41:20.769
Ronaldinho Gaúcho, with Kaká,
Ronaldo, Adriano, it was a magic combo.

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And others, like Roberto Carlos, Cafu.

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And not to mention
the others players as well.

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Everybody on that team
was really top notch.

41:31.530 --> 41:34.533
I remember after a training session ended,

41:34.617 --> 41:37.912
I was there to watch
and record my commentary.

41:38.412 --> 41:39.330
I called him over.

41:39.914 --> 41:42.416
Grabbed him by the shoulders and said,

41:42.500 --> 41:46.837
"Do you really understand
what you mean in this World Cup?"

41:49.089 --> 41:51.717
He looked at me
with that look of his, like,

41:51.800 --> 41:54.094
"What's this guy going to say?"

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And I said, "This World Cup is yours."

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He was a bit taken aback.

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In any competition,
everyone expects Brazil to win.

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Especially when it comes to soccer.

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If you're there,
you have to be prepared for that.

42:09.985 --> 42:13.948
Brazil had never been
so heavily favored in a World Cup,

42:14.031 --> 42:18.327
and never had things gone
so wrong as they ultimately did.

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BRAZIL VS FRANCE

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The ball is sent into the box…

42:21.956 --> 42:24.750
Goal!

42:24.833 --> 42:27.127
Well… It was a free kick,

42:27.211 --> 42:28.337
we couldn't defend that ball,

42:28.420 --> 42:30.714
so we hesitated,
and Henry ended up scoring.

42:31.257 --> 42:36.470
After the goal, there were several fouls
near the box taken by Ronaldinho and me.

42:36.554 --> 42:39.515
Crosses blocked by Barthez,
France's goalkeeper.

42:39.598 --> 42:43.060
He gets it into the box,
Robinho has a shot, but misses it!

42:43.143 --> 42:44.520
Zé Roberto approaches.

42:44.603 --> 42:47.439
Ronaldinho breaks through
and sends it wide.

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Fifth shot, the fifth off target.

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It's the final whistle in Frankfurt.

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France 1… Brazil 0.

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The dream of a sixth title
is over for Brazil.

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The Brazilian team is heading home.

43:05.499 --> 43:07.209
We should've at least
made it to the final.

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I'm so sad the team didn't come
to play the World Cup today.

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The team confused
self-esteem with arrogance.

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Why wasn't this Ronaldinho's World Cup,

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as you expected and,
I think, everyone expected?

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There were huge expectations
around the team,

43:22.057 --> 43:24.602
that they had to win and play beautifully.

43:24.685 --> 43:26.812
just winning wasn't enough.

43:28.188 --> 43:30.941
There were protests
from fans who were unhappy

43:31.025 --> 43:34.820
with the defeat against France
and the elimination in the quarterfinals.

43:34.903 --> 43:38.449
Ronaldinho Gaúcho's statue
was burned last night.

43:38.532 --> 43:41.869
The monument was almost 8 meters tall

43:41.952 --> 43:44.788
and had been built especially
for the World Cup.

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Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

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But that's soccer.

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1 MONTH LATER

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Tonight’s top sports story.

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Delays involving Brazilian players
from Real Madrid and Barcelona.

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And what's worse,
troubling news from Brazil.

44:10.564 --> 44:13.525
Ronaldinho arrived in Barcelona a day late

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and didn't know
if Rijkaard was counting him in.

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When I get there,
I'll talk to the coach and he'll decide.

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Monaco hosts the Super Cup final.

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And for the first time ever,

44:25.913 --> 44:29.208
two Spanish teams
are fighting for this title.

44:29.917 --> 44:32.503
Víctor Valdez blocks the ball, goal!

44:32.586 --> 44:33.545
Goal!

44:33.629 --> 44:35.506
Ronaldinho is going to take the shot.

44:35.589 --> 44:38.842
Let's see Ronaldinho.
He kicks it but it's no good.

44:38.926 --> 44:40.678
Víctor Valdez stops it but it's a goal!

44:41.261 --> 44:42.513
Goal! Goal!

44:42.596 --> 44:43.472
Come on, Ronaldinho.

44:44.973 --> 44:46.975
And the shot…Goal! Goal!

44:47.059 --> 44:49.478
Sevilla will win the European Supercup.

44:49.561 --> 44:52.523
Unthinkable for this club, unthinkable!

44:53.273 --> 44:58.404
After winning titles came moments
where we didn't see any results.

44:58.487 --> 45:00.280
They were difficult times.

45:00.864 --> 45:03.617
There were, uh… very hard defeats.

45:04.201 --> 45:07.955
Ronaldinho, Xavi. Ronaldinho. Vieira.

45:08.038 --> 45:10.249
Ronaldinho is ready to score,

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but that might not be enough.

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He might not make it.

45:13.961 --> 45:16.839
I'm doing my job trying to help the team

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and doing my best in the match.

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Ronaldinho hits the post!

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It's not Barça's day today!

45:23.470 --> 45:26.890
We lost the league
at home in a draw against Betis,

45:26.974 --> 45:29.226
and then against Espanyol,

45:29.309 --> 45:32.146
which was also a last-minute draw.

45:32.229 --> 45:34.189
These moments were… tough.

45:36.817 --> 45:39.611
Madrid is the Spanish League champion.

45:40.195 --> 45:42.531
We weren't champions, and as always,

45:42.614 --> 45:43.949
when you're not a champion,

45:44.032 --> 45:46.034
there are criticisms and complaints.

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You're an embarrassment!
Shameless bastards!

45:49.538 --> 45:52.583
With all the money you make!
You're useless!

45:55.669 --> 45:57.546
You should be working a 9 to 5!

45:58.130 --> 45:59.798
-Stop partying!
-Low lives!

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Stop going to nightclubs!

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And that's part of the pressure.

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When you don't do well,
you suffer a little.

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It's part of it.

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We haven't seen Ronaldinho,
the Barcelona player,

46:09.767 --> 46:13.020
who hasn't showed up
to train for a whole week now.

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And there's nothing new about that.

46:15.355 --> 46:18.692
When you make it
to the top and you succeed, well,

46:18.776 --> 46:22.529
people become obsessed
with tearing you down.

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And since his youth,
Ronnie has had it all.

46:26.408 --> 46:28.452
He was used to being a loved, fun guy.

46:28.535 --> 46:33.916
And he suffered heavy attacks
from the media, and intense scrutiny.

46:37.044 --> 46:40.506
Who will be crowned king of 2006?

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He won the first, he won the second,

46:43.842 --> 46:46.553
and he didn't win the third
'cause we lost the World Cup.

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Fabio Cannavaro!

46:49.515 --> 46:51.099
I didn't think it was fair.

46:51.183 --> 46:54.186
I think the best player of the World Cup
should be one player,

46:54.269 --> 46:56.772
and the best player of the year, another.

46:57.356 --> 46:59.691
Usually, the player
who stands out at the World Cup

46:59.775 --> 47:03.028
is the one who ends up competing
to be the best in the world.

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I never thought that was fair.

47:05.447 --> 47:08.450
The player who stands out the most
throughout the entire year

47:08.534 --> 47:10.953
should be named the best of the year.

47:11.036 --> 47:13.121
While the one
who stands out in the World Cup

47:13.205 --> 47:16.208
should be named
the best of that competition.

47:16.875 --> 47:20.045
But you have to respect it.

47:20.128 --> 47:22.631
Rather than remain
the world’s best soccer player,

47:22.714 --> 47:26.093
Ronaldinho chooses to be
the world's biggest party boy.

47:26.176 --> 47:28.095
-He parties a lot.
-That's a shame.

47:28.178 --> 47:29.930
We'll have to let him go.

47:30.013 --> 47:33.141
And then they started
saying all this nonsense,

47:33.225 --> 47:38.063
things like, "Oh, when he was winning,
he was the best. And now he's not."

47:38.564 --> 47:41.775
The easy thing to do
would be to blame everything

47:41.859 --> 47:43.193
on the man who didn't hide.

47:43.277 --> 47:46.947
"And be careful, if Ronaldinho goes out,
he'll take Messi with him."

47:47.030 --> 47:49.575
We hadn't heard
from Ronaldinho for a while,

47:49.658 --> 47:51.743
and today he's all over the news.

47:51.827 --> 47:55.914
Reports say he went to a dinner at 10 p.m.
and was out until 5:00 in the morning.

47:55.998 --> 47:58.000
That's a lie.

47:58.875 --> 48:02.879
The recurrent substitutions
and Ronaldinho's famous night outings

48:02.963 --> 48:05.090
put him in the eye of the storm.

48:06.216 --> 48:12.097
It's not my job to control
what the players do with their…

48:12.931 --> 48:14.433
personal lives.

48:14.516 --> 48:17.978
Son of a bitch!

48:18.061 --> 48:22.107
I felt like I owed everyone a lot,
but especially him,

48:22.649 --> 48:24.610
for all he'd done for me.

48:25.110 --> 48:27.362
And to see him going through that,

48:27.446 --> 48:28.488
it hurt.

48:28.572 --> 48:30.157
But I was also very young,

48:30.240 --> 48:33.368
and there were things
that went over my head.

48:33.452 --> 48:36.663
When the team doesn't do well,
some may take it out on him.

48:36.747 --> 48:39.416
When he scores,
he's the best in the world.

48:40.083 --> 48:42.586
For a long time,
Barça stood up for Ronaldinho,

48:42.669 --> 48:45.422
even though his private life
was undermining his performance.

48:46.048 --> 48:48.342
Worst of all,
the player won't listen to anyone,

48:48.425 --> 48:50.802
at the cost of his prestige.

48:51.303 --> 48:52.721
When we started losing,

48:52.804 --> 48:56.350
the press started looking
for every possible explanation.

48:56.850 --> 49:01.438
And honestly,
it's easier to blame it on that.

49:02.648 --> 49:05.901
All soccer players
have their lives. It's normal.

49:05.984 --> 49:09.112
But you have to know the limits.

49:10.572 --> 49:13.200
If you win, you can have fun.

49:13.283 --> 49:16.703
If you lose… you can't.

49:16.787 --> 49:21.917
You better stay quiet
because you have no reason to celebrate.

49:22.918 --> 49:24.336
How can you celebrate defeat?

49:24.419 --> 49:27.047
Never! That's not part of…

49:27.631 --> 49:29.424
a winner's life.

49:30.008 --> 49:31.176
Uh…

49:32.177 --> 49:35.097
That's what my brother taught me.

49:35.889 --> 49:38.475
No matter how much
he wants to go out at night,

49:38.558 --> 49:41.103
a soccer player
has to go to training camp.

49:41.603 --> 49:43.981
They have games two or three times a week.

49:44.064 --> 49:47.859
The guy isn't free to go out all the time,
that's what I'm trying to tell you.

49:47.943 --> 49:51.905
So you can't say they go out every night.
But everyone does, don't you?

49:55.534 --> 49:58.412
The first year of his decline, uh,

49:58.495 --> 50:02.290
I told Ronnie that
everyone was asking me to end it,

50:02.374 --> 50:05.168
but that I thought Barça owed him…

50:06.253 --> 50:07.129
everything.

50:07.754 --> 50:11.049
He said, "I just need one more year
and I'll be number one again."

50:11.133 --> 50:13.635
Well, that year he got injured.

50:14.136 --> 50:16.471
He can't be injured. It's a mental thing.

50:16.555 --> 50:21.101
I'll never forget.
He had some abductor pain, an injury.

50:21.184 --> 50:25.105
People said he was lying,
so he wouldn't have to train or play.

50:25.605 --> 50:30.736
And he trained even though he was in pain.
and ended up tearing his abductor.

50:30.819 --> 50:35.115
He knew it could happen,
but he did it to prove he wasn't lying.

50:35.198 --> 50:37.200
Those were difficult times.

50:37.701 --> 50:40.245
We could see that Ronnie wasn't happy.

50:40.829 --> 50:43.373
I don't know if it was
because of the news in the press,

50:43.457 --> 50:45.834
I don't know if it was something personal.

50:45.917 --> 50:48.045
I think he was upset.

50:50.213 --> 50:52.799
I saw him suffer and it wasn't fair,

50:52.883 --> 50:57.804
because he was the reason
Barcelona rose to the top again.

50:58.555 --> 51:02.100
Keep Ronaldinho.
Don't do the same thing you did with…

51:02.601 --> 51:03.769
yours truly…

51:05.645 --> 51:09.024
And with Rivaldo, and with Ronaldo,

51:09.107 --> 51:13.278
Romário, Figo, and so many other players

51:13.361 --> 51:17.449
that Barcelona let go of, out of jealousy.

51:17.949 --> 51:20.577
Because the ones who lose are the fans.

51:22.120 --> 51:26.333
Finally, the day came,
one the saddest days of my life.

51:26.416 --> 51:28.335
The saddest thing for a president

51:28.418 --> 51:31.963
is to tell a person
who's given you everything

51:32.047 --> 51:33.256
that it's over.

51:33.340 --> 51:36.093
I told Ronnie, "This can't go on."

51:36.593 --> 51:41.056
The three of us broke down crying.
Deisi, him, and me.

51:41.139 --> 51:42.641
That was the end.

51:43.475 --> 51:46.728
We talked and decided
to move on to another stage.

51:47.312 --> 51:50.065
Ronaldinho is always very competitive,

51:50.649 --> 51:53.276
but he really didn't have
that same joy that…

51:53.777 --> 51:55.904
he used to have in earlier times.

51:56.488 --> 51:59.616
I think that when someone starts lying

51:59.699 --> 52:03.370
and accusing you
of something you didn't do,

52:04.746 --> 52:06.373
anyone would be upset.

52:07.207 --> 52:10.085
And as a normal human being
like anyone else,

52:10.168 --> 52:14.422
every time people lied about me,
it really upset me, I got really mad.

52:16.258 --> 52:18.009
We've enjoyed you so much.

52:18.093 --> 52:21.012
Now you should go
where you are better loved.

52:21.096 --> 52:22.931
You deserve to be happy.

52:23.014 --> 52:25.684
I told him, "Thank you. Thank you again."

52:26.268 --> 52:28.687
"I saw you re-write Barça's history."

52:28.770 --> 52:30.021
"The club was in the pits,

52:30.939 --> 52:33.900
and suddenly, your smile lit us up."

52:34.442 --> 52:37.195
He changed the story of our lives.

52:44.286 --> 52:48.790
I think I had already achieved
pretty much everything with Barcelona.

52:49.958 --> 52:54.087
His contract isn't due until 2010.
That's all I can say.

52:54.171 --> 52:56.298
I just woke up and read the news.

52:57.883 --> 53:00.969
It is said
that Chelsea's owner, Abramovich,

53:01.052 --> 53:03.388
might have hired the Brazilian player.

53:03.889 --> 53:05.932
Here in Italy we're reading the headlines

53:06.016 --> 53:08.894
about a next move in the next two weeks.

53:08.977 --> 53:11.438
We need to relax,
everything's fine. It's all good.

53:11.521 --> 53:14.149
He said, in two weeks,
you'll play for Milan.

53:14.232 --> 53:15.233
I don't think so.

53:15.317 --> 53:17.277
My brother would never
say something like that.

53:18.612 --> 53:23.074
Ronaldinho has openly stated
that if Barcelona transfers him,

53:23.158 --> 53:27.829
the only team he will play for
will be the world champions, Milan.

53:31.708 --> 53:32.751
10 YEARS LATER

53:35.545 --> 53:36.755
PARAGUAY

53:36.838 --> 53:41.384
Ronaldinho and his brother
are in custody of the Paraguayan police.

53:42.510 --> 53:46.806
I think being detained in Paraguay
was the worst moment.

53:47.390 --> 53:48.475
No doubt.

53:49.059 --> 53:54.064
I take responsibility for that,
because I should have been more vigilant.

53:54.648 --> 53:57.359
Maybe I should have
taken a different stance,

53:57.442 --> 53:59.569
but I was negligent.

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Outside, inside, we don’t stop
Global, worldwide, we don’t stop

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From the bottom to the top
We don’t stop

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From the birds to the block
We don’t stop

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Outside, inside, we don’t stop
Global, worldwide, we don’t stop

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From the bottom to the top
We don’t stop

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From the birds to the block
We don’t stop

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I’m ’bout to blow
Like a fully-loaded TEC-9

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Turn the lights out
Go and tell ’em “bedtime”

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Gotta steal the show
Everywhere we go

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Got a superego, but now a hero

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I keep the flow hot
Like it came from below

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The people say
“Gee, oh man, he’s dope!”

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“He got a little swag
But I heard he’s broke”

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Well, money ain’t the thing
That brings me peace, though

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I’ve been lookin’ for more lately

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The cars and whores, daily
The like you couldn’t afford, baby

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Just put some new hubs
On my new Accord, baby

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Got a determination
You couldn't reward, baby

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The vision don't come with ease
You gotta learn it

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Ain’t nothin’ in life free
You gotta earn it

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We the winners
It's already determined

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Bars on, a thousand degrees
I'm 'bout to burn it

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Outside, inside, we don't stop
Global, worldwide, we don't stop

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From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

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From the birds to the block
We don't stop

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Outside, inside, we don't stop
Global, worldwide, we don't stop

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From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

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From the birds to the block
We don't stop

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Dress too sharp
I might shank ya

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Check the resumé, I'm gangsta

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Payend on me, I might thank ya

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Green is natural colour
Let me paint ya

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A picture that's worth more
Than a thousand words

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I'm so gifted, prolific
Don't miss it

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So different, who we care
There ain't no competition

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I got a proposition for my opposition

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Smooth as the horns
When they comin'

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Beatin' like the man
On the drummin'

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I am the light
If you wanna let the sun in

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I could make a hit
Like a boxer when he punchin'

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I could make a hit
Like a lineman runnin'

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To the kicker when he puntin'
You won't owe nothin'

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No matter where we are
Aye, we runnin'

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Up, down, left or right
It doesn't matter

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Outside, inside, we don't stop
(Ah, yeah)

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Global, worldwide
We don't stop (C'mon)

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From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

55:59.439 --> 56:01.691
From the birds to the block
We don't stop

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Outside, inside, we don't stop
Global, worldwide, we don't stop

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From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

56:08.740 --> 56:10.533
From the birds to the block
We don't stop

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We don't, we don't, we don't stop

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We don't, we don't, we don't stop

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We don't, we don't, we don't stop

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We don't, we don't, we don't stop

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We don't, we don't, we don't stop

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We don't, we don't
(Alright) We don't stop
wide, we don't stop