“Mom eating the old corn broth. Dad sleeping under the locker. Mom crying in the bathroom. Dad crying on the couch. The life we’re living now it didn’t come from nowhere“says an excerpt from the letter of Endrick Felipe to his little brother in The Players’ Tribune.
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“Dear Noah, I love you. This is first, above everything else. Since the first day, I felt like we had a special bond.“, thus begins the sincere message to his 4-year-old brother about everything that the Felipe Moreira de Sousa family has had to overcome to now enjoy family and economic stability that has been achieved thanks to the love that their parents have always transmitted to them… and the daily sweat and work to achieve a goal that they were clear that they were going to achieve.
Born in Brasilia (07/21/2006), Endrick moved to Sao Paulo with his mother, while his father stayed in Brasilia trying to earn some money playing soccer, and thus send it to his wife to buy what he needed (food, hygiene products, etc…) to move forward. He couldn’t always get it… but once they were able to meet in Sao Paulo, Endrick entered the Palmeiras youth ranks and togetherthey began to dream of the possibility of having a better future for the whole family.
The clock was ticking, and mom and dad were wondering what you were waiting for
Endrick
“At that time I was going to play an important match, when I was only 13 years old, but you still didn’t want to enter this world. The clock was ticking, and mom and dad were wondering what you were waiting for. Then suddenly Dad received a call from his friendwho was at the party. He said, “Douglas! Douglas! Endrick just scored!”“, he explains about the first tournament that made him shine with his own light in Brazil. “When I arrived at the hospital, I gave you a birthday present. I didn’t have money to buy a toy, but I brought you the golden ball from the tournament”, he assures. “In our family, We were not born into abundance, we were born for football“.
Endrick’s story
“In the next few months, I will go to Spain to play for Real Madrid; yes, the team I always choose on the PlayStation when you see me play“He continues telling before starting with the story of his family, one that has served to end up fulfilling his dream of playing for the white club. “A ball made of duct tape. Some socks. A basketball. It did not matter. If it was round, or even square, I wanted to shoot it“, he says about what he never had as a child, a simple soccer ball that would have helped him do what he likes most: “I just wanted: ‘Ball, ball, ball’
Endrick: “I dream of the Bernabéu, but I think day by day…
“…And what’s your name? Boy. Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa, FORWARD. They laughed at me, you know? What a cute little boy… but brother, I was serious,” he tells a funny anecdote. “They say we were poor, that we didn’t have food. They don’t know Mom, you know? She always tells people, ‘I’m too much of a woman to leave my children without food.'”, opens up completely about her mother’s sacrifices for her children. From that day on everything changed for Endrick, who stopped watching football as a child… to try his best with the plan to help his family: “Dad says I would sit on the couch and tell him, ‘Don’t worry. I’m going to be a footballer, and I’m going to get a better life for us. “Football became our path to a better life.”.
Endrick, how the hell did you get a Coke? You haven’t fucked anyone, have you?
Endrick
“I know it’s hard for you to imagine mom sleeping on the floor., but it is the truth. On the good days, when the money came in, Mom would cook chorizo for the other kids. But most days, we only had to eat, and she felt very guilty cooking at home, because The smell of meat reached them too, and they asked if there was any for them too, but… What could we say? There was nothing left“, he says in detail.
His father’s goal
“He was not able to achieve his dream, but he really gave everything to achieve it”, tells about his father’s hard work to help his family. “Dad used to see me after games and he would say to me: “Endrick, how the hell did you get a Coke? You haven’t taken it from anyone, have you?” explains about a ‘trick’ that he practiced to try to earn some whim. “No, no. At the bar, Dudu won 10 Reales. He bought me a Coca-Cola for helping him win his bet.”.
2024-03-25 14:07:19
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