Gabriel Jesus

I come from a poor community, and I still go back there whenever I can, and I think that makes it easier to cope with fame and being on TV. ”

My father left the family right after I was born, so my mother was working every single day to support me and my brothers. ”

I was lucky because my mother worked extremely hard, and our family always had food to eat. ”

My family helps me a lot, and my mum is always picking on me. I have grown used to saying that she is the worst defender I have had to face, but I know she says all that stuff for my own good. ”

I have the best family, and I receive the best guidance. ”

I'm very attached to my family. My mother is hard on me when she has to be, and that makes a huge difference. Their support means I need concentrate only on playing. ”

I have a lot of faith in God. Without him, I wouldn't be anything. ”

When I'm not training or playing, I'm watching football or watching something football-related on my phone, or about our next rival. ”

I played street football from the age of seven and later went into the varzea. Sometimes I'd play as many as three or four matches a day: I couldn't get enough of it. It'd get to the point when my muscles would cramp up. ”

From an early age, I tried to take in all the instructions of all the coaches I had. ”