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He is 26 years old 🇧🇷 Signed with Nike at age 13 Nearly joined Manchester United after they scouted him at just 14 years old As a child, he was so obsessed with football that he would forget to eat and stay out on the streets playing, dreaming of escaping poverty for his family. Moved in with his uncle as a kid to be closer to Flamengo's training ground while his parents worked far away. Founded Instituto Vini Jr. in 2021 to help disadvantaged Brazilian kids with education through tech and sport. Despite considering leaving Real Madrid because of the abuse, he chose to stay so the racists wouldn't "win" and keep seeing him succeed. Became the youngest foreign scorer in El Clásico history at 19 years and 230 days, beating Messi's record. DNA test revealed his maternal lineage traces to the Tikar people of Cameroon. Favorite movie is Karate Kid (Jackie Chan version). He often emphasizes that family and inspiring young Black kids without a voice matter more to him than personal glory on the field. Vinicius even broke down in tears during a press conference describing the emotional toll of repeated racist abuse . . . For a moment, let's put aside the speculations about his current looks, and let's learn something valuable from his life. . . I remember when Vinicius played his first classico match. (Real Madrid vs Barcelona) He came on and he was very energetic on the pitch. For a long time, people criticised his finishing in front of goal and said he has poor finishing. But overtime, Vinicius really worked on that weakness and became so sharp at scoring, that he quickly overshadowed his competitors then (people that were compared to him) . . Today, I want you to take a look at your weaknesses and work on it. Don't leave it alone and say "that's how I am" No no no Work on your weaknesses and you will discover that it was all you needed to go to the next level. Sometimes, our weaknesses hold us back and will continue to, if we don't actively work on them. For you to 10x, then you must have clarity on what exactly you want to 10x This clarity only comes when you are actively working on what you know is holding you back Thank you very much for reading 🫂 . . ✍️ Vincent the Therapist