Brazil star Neymar has opened up on the struggles of his upbringing and revealed how a lack of cookies gave him motivation to become a rich and successful footballer.


The world record signing, who joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for £198million, was once in an environment where every penny counted and food was in scarce supply.

And in an open and honest interview with YouTube channel O Primo Rico, the PSG forward recounts one particular story about being owed cookies from his mother and how that fueled a fire inside him to become a rich and successful player.



He said: 'There's a story with my mum and I think most people know it. I really wanted to eat cookies but we didn't have any, so my mum said: "Son we don't have more money, there's no way. I'll owe you this week, maybe next week when dad gets his payment, we can buy it."'.

'At the same time I told her, "mum it's OK. One day I will be very rich. I'll buy a cookie factory so I can eat whenever I want."'

'My mum cries when she tells that story because it was really touching for her.'


Neymar quickly honed his skills and began to attract lots of attention as a teenager in his home country. It didn't take long before European scouts took an interest.

'I think it was by the time I was 14 or 15 years old that I realised I wouldn't lack anything anymore if I did things right, if I had my parents take care of everything.'

https://www.reportminds.com/2018/12/lack-of-money-and-food-pushed-me-to.html?m=1

Hmm.... Different strokes for different folks...

Adonbilivit

Rubbish

Who cares

BUHARI must go

It is fun and sweet when u over come ur challenge s and stand out financialy without doing Yahoo yahoo

Groovenaija360:
Rubbish

Who cares

BUHARI must go

Even on Neymar's thread?!

No be only you o.

Lack of nice skills will make my United finish you in UCL

Every success has story...

Make our helper locate us Amen � the year isn't too late baba Take Charge and pull them here.

...Ogbeni, if you know the number of boys wen 'Lack of Money and Food' dey drive for Nigeria, you go throway this your talk...

#Just Dey Thank God Say Things Work in your Favour.

It's good it pushed you into doing something positive
Not like some that it's pushing them to do yahoo and prostitution

Hustle right and legit. It will come one day. Just don't stop.

Groovenaija360:
Rubbish
Who cares
BUHARI must go

buhari......neymar hw e tk relate....

let jus imagine you have sense now

The road to the top for the right people has never been all rosy for them all.
Consistency and discipline is the watchword.

So the power of Owu is universal...?

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....
Naija na to go do Armed robbery

Buhari sef
Wicked

Successful people's stories always seems touching
My friend real touching stories are from the poor
Anyway its motivation

Hunger and poverty coupled with the desire to escape from it is the root of all evil.

Where I come from, we get rich or we die trying.

abdulaz:
Hunger and poverty coupled with the desire to escape from it is the root of all evil.

...

In Naija ba

and yet he is the most controversial player when it comes to humility and extravagancy....dis life sha