Athlete

My dad was working in the street and my mum was working every day as a cleaner. My life was like that.

I've played for a great club in Corinthians and been successful. I moved to Shakhtar and that turned into a great move too.

If I have to return to Brazil, I'd like to play at Corinthians again. It represents a lot, I was born and raised there, my footballing career began there when I was nine, I've spent my entire childhood there.

Always I say that I want to stay at Chelsea as long as possible, and I am happy to stay here.

Training is always important.

I think Chelsea is Chelsea. No matter the players we have, we have to fight until the end in every competition.

I've been a Corinthians fan since I was little, even before I played there, my family also supports the club.

I wouldn't have any fears about coming to England because I have played against English sides in the Champions League and studied the English game.

I was 15 when I won the World Cup Guarana Antarctica in 2004. It was a very special moment.

If you are a team that wants to win something, you have to play for 90 minutes with concentration and focus.

You mature, you learn things.

I'm happy with the confidence that Tite has shown me. He and his coaching staff have been doing a great job. My relationship with him is the best I can hope for and I always say that he cares about all the players equally, giving the same level of attention to first-team players and reserves.

I believe that everything starts from scratch when changing a coach.

My first impressions of Mourinho were really positive.

Both sides of the game, defensively and offensively, are important.

All us players can do is to win as many titles as possible.

The World Cup is the ultimate moment for any player. It is the opportunity to defend your country in the biggest tournament in the world and the moment the whole world will watch you play.

I don't know how I can explain that moment. But it was the best moment I think in my life when I signed with Chelsea because it was my dream to come here.

I've always been following Chelsea and every time I came to London I would try to see a Chelsea game and see how the team was doing because it's been my dream to come to play here.

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi make a lot of goals, but what Ronaldinho used to do was unbelievable. He used to be amazing on the field, and also scored a lot of goals.