Ronaldinho

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Imagine being told that your dad has died from a terrible heart attack. Wouldn't that be tormenting? Of course it would be. Ronaldinho had to fight through living without a dad since the age of eight. He came from a poor family and wanted to give up but he didn't. His way to escape was to play soccer.'' I was surrounded by soccer since I was born" -( Biography.com)

Ronaldinho's family helped him throughout his struggles even when his dad died. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born on March twenty-first, 1980. He was born in Port Alegre, Brazil. He was a soccer player who is one of the greatest ever and has played for many soccer teams. His life when he was younger was very tough because his dad died when he was eight years old.

Sometimes struggles are for the best and are helpful later in life. His father died when he was eight years old. "My dad was my hero and it was the hardest struggle that ever happened to me".-( Biography.com) He was very poor and lived in a dangerous area where there were a lot of criminals. He also had a bad education and often times missed school because where he lived it was very unsanitary. He was often made fun of because of how small he was.

Ronaldinho worked very hard, and it paid off. Ronaldinho is one of the greatest soccer players ever. He won three of the biggest awards imaginable in soccer.-( Biography.com) He won at least twenty awards in soccer and some outside of soccer.

He may not be a hero to most people but he is a hero to me. He came from a bad home and was able to turn his life around. Ronaldinho shows personal bravery because he didn't live a dangerous life but he tried to advance his life and make his own life better. He also shows courage because he pushed through many obstacles in life such as his dad dying from a young age. He also shows many other kinds of bravery. He also helped his family members by working many jobs and taking dangerous risks so that his family could live a more comfortable life. He also donated to many Brazilian charities.

Ronaldinho is important to me because he changed many ways of soccer. He once said, "God gives gifts to everyone. Some can write, some can sing, some can act..God gave me the gift to play football and I'm making the most of my gift and so should you"- ( A-Z quotes) He showed that you should make the most of things because his dad died and he used that to motivate himself to become better at soccer.