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Edinson Cavani is one of the stars of the Uruguayan national team at the 2018 World Cup, his efficiency placed him at the top of the best forwards in the orbit World. Today, the PSG striker plays his fourth world cup and advanced with his selection in the second round. At the beginning of this round a letter written by the front itself began to circulate where the addressee is himself but when he was 9 years old .
This letter was published by the portal "The Tribune Players" in extensive writing, the Uruguayan attacker speaks of various topics, such as the precarious life that he has lived as a child, and where he describes himself as "pelado", nickname that was said in his neighborhood. Uruguay took the ticket for the round of 16 when it will face Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal on Saturday
We share the entire text written by the Uruguayan player
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Dear Edinson of nine years
I write these lines at boy who in the neighborhood everyone calls "Pelado" .
When you were a baby, you did not have too much hair. And this has developed little by little. A shit, but there was not much to do about it. So, thanks to the creativity of your family, you were always "Pelado".
Well, I'm happy to tell you that in the next 20 years, football will change your life in many ways. Some very good, some not so much. But football will help you get rid of this annoying nickname.
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There is a player who called Gabriel Batistuta . You still do not know, because the only program you have the patience to sit and watch on TV is Tom & Jerry. Your older brother, Nando, will be the first to be inspired by Batistuta. He will start refusing to go to the hairdresser. And to use the conditioner for your mother's hair. And little by little, he will begin to look like the beautiful Batigol . When you run on a playground, with your long hair pulled back and held by an elastic, it will be the best you've seen.
There will come a time when it will be you who will tell your mother: "No more haircuts."
You live your life on the outside, with a bullet on your feet . In the South American way. You do not know anything else. And also, what is there to do inside? Nothing fun Nothing interesting. There is no PlayStation . There is no big TV. You do not even need to take a hot shower. There is no heating either. In winter, your heating system will be four covers. When you need to take a bath, you will have a thermos with water that you will heat in the kerosene kitchen. It is very important to understand how to combine cold water and hot water. Standing in the bathtub, you will learn to be an alchemist.
And yet, it will be a luxury for you. Or do not you remember your first home ? The one who did not have a bathroom. This house where every time you had to relieve yourself, you had no choice but to go out and go to the little shed!
Can you let me tell you a secret ? When I remember this picture now, I do not feel bad at all. For some reason, it fills me with energy. It gives me courage. It's a good memory.
Do not worry about what you have in the house. You must continue to live your life in the sun, Pelado.
Also, what is the reason why football posters were stuck on the wall? Every two or three years, when you change jobs or your family can not pay rent, you have to move somewhere else. But do you know what is the best? That in every new home, no matter where it is, you will always have a small field on the outside. And there will also be a bullet . There is no owner in the world who can take this away, I guarantee it
What matters most in your life right now, if I remember correctly, is the purpose of the cream ice.
Gollado del Ilado is something magical. I have to talk to someone from PSG about the purpose of ice cream . It's great. It's pure motivation. The idea was for the organizers of the Salto youth championship. How are you motivated for a group of six-year gurises, no matter how the game unfolds?
Put the rule that the guy who makes the last goal of the game gets an ice cream .
The result could be 8-1, but it did not matter. It was a race against time. Score the last goal of the game. And the feeling by listening to the technician who whistled to mark the end, when you put the goal of the ice cream … unbelievable! A huge joy. Will it be chocolate? Are you going to get one from Mickey Mouse? Whatever it is, all day long you will be the king.
Of course, you are not a child of the capital, Pelado. The boys of Montevideo live in a different world. A world that you do not even know exists. A world of adidas boots car trips and green grbad. In Salto, everything is different. For some reason, everyone wants to play barefoot. Some children start the matches with shoes, but at half-time, all the booties are stacked on one side and everyone runs barefoot. If I close my eyes at this moment, I can still feel the mud on the soles of my feet. I can still feel my heart beating, chasing the ball, dreaming of ice.
You will carry these feelings with you throughout your life, because you are South American. From Uruguay . Jumping You live football in a different way.
The blessing and curse for Uruguayans is that we can never relax. It is the history of our football, it is the history of our country. When we put the heavenly we feel the pride of our history, we must go for all, give, give, give. And it's gone.
What are your dreams, Pelado? I do not even remember them exactly. Time has turned them into diffuse memories
Your dream is to play Montevideo, like Nando? You'll get it, and when you do, you'll feel like playing the Champions League .
Dreaming of playing in Europe? You will get it too, and you will earn enough money to change the life of your family.
Your dream is to play for Uruguay? You will do it, and you will have experiences that will make you cry with joy and sadness.
Your dream is to play a World Cup? (I will not spoil the surprise, I will just tell you that the year 2010 will be El Loco )
Your dream is to have a lot of money, drive beautiful cars and sleep in elegant hotels? Well, Pelado, you will have all these things. But I have to tell you something. They will not necessarily make you happy.
What you have now, with 9 years old, is something I miss a lot now. You do not have a hot shower. You do not have any weight in your pocket. You do not even have good hair. But you have something else. Something that is priceless. You have your freedom .
As a child, you live your life with an intensity and pbadion that will be impossible as an adult. We try to keep that feeling when we grow up, but it starts to disappear. It slips between our hands. There are too many responsibilities. Too much pressure. Too much life has lived.
Do you know how is life now at 31?
You go from a hotel to a bus and from there to a training camp. After training camp a bus and a plane. From the plane, you go to another bus. From this bus you go to a stadium .
In many ways, you live in a dream. But in many others, you are also a prisoner of this dream. You can not go out and smell the sun. You can not take off the slippers and play on the field. There will be things going on that will complicate your life. It's inevitable.
When you are a child, you have the feeling that the person who does the best is the one who has the most things. When you grow up, you realize that the most successful person is the one who has the wisdom to live life.
When you reach it in professional football, you will have everything you can dream of. And for that, you will have to be extremely grateful. But I must be honest with you, Pelado. There is only one place where you can have this total freedom. And that lasts 90 minutes, if you are lucky.
When you wear booties, it does not matter if you play in the Campito de Salto in the green pasture of Napoli or in front of Millions of people in a World Cup. I want to remind you of your father's words
What does he always say to you every time you play a game?
I know you know.
He says: The moment you cross the linden line and enter the field, it's just football. Nothing that happens outside this line will help you understand what is going on inside. Nothing else exists. "
If you listen to these words and really believe in the spirit of what they say, even if the pressure is immense, even if you play in front of millions of people … you will come out on the ground and you will feel playing barefoot
You will feel the mud stuck on the soles of your feet
You will feel your heart beat and you run to the search for the balloon, as s & # 39; it was the biggest trophy in the world, as if you were playing for ice
Regards,
Edi
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