Adriano Has A Story to Tell | The Players' Tribune

“I think I am one of the most misunderstood footballers on the planet. People don’t really understand what happened to me. They have the story all wrong.”

Adriano in his own words.


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[Youtubersdude]

After watching this, I realized why the older players were better. The money was never the focus but to be playing the beautiful game with people we love and to be great with them. Now it’s all about the self and dinero.

[Bodybionic]

The young ones need to understand how great this guy was, even zlatan ibrahimovic said he has never seen anything like him

[TheSpanjaMan]

One of the best interviews.
I love this man!
A legend.

[u-felt-it]

The photo of Adriano smashing through Maldini and Nesta will always be imprinted in my mind, what a Legend.

[peso]

He has such an intense face, voice and aura. And a great personality and an amazing story. He should be in movies.

[dritanimeraj]

He’s so humble. A real Brazilian, with a golden heart.

[mbell]

When Ronaldo il Fenomeno left Inter I was almost done with football. And then he came along, Adriano l'Imperatore...

[leonardopalomino]

Adriano was for long time Argentina Nightmare, , , thank you Adriano for all the goals, , with the Brazil National Team, , ,

[andersonsantana]

A lealdade com o Morati é o que mais me impressiona. Teve a oportunidade de ser comprado por 100 milhões de euros, mas lembrou que foi o Morati quem o fez próspero e não se vendeu. Bem como não se esqueceu de quem estava com ele no pouco (amigos da favela). Ainda existem homens que não negociam a honra de quem os honrou. Parabéns!! O brasileiro pobre que deu certo; se tornou imperador; conheceu o mundo e tal. Mas para o desespero da imprensa, era na favela que o imperador tornava se comum e nunca entenderão que tem coisas que o dinheiro não compram. Que Deus o abençoe

[ibrahimatmaca]

His story deserves a Netflix documentary

[vikramsc]

Saw him playing for inter. And as Milan fan, this guy was a terror like none other.
He really had all the skillset, everything to surpass phenomenon. What an absolute beast.
Such a good interview, loved his energy, and yes I'll admit I was wrong when I thot he was doing drugs bigtime. Stay healthy emperor.

[joaorogerio]

"A porrada ia comer, Luis Fabiano queria pegar todo mundo, falei vão bora nessa merda" didico ídolo dms

[coxone]

What a great interview. Adriano speaks with such honesty and passion, it's heartwarming. He's often talked about as a footballer who wasted his talent, but one can clearly see here that it's complete bollocks. Yes, he could have achieved more, but footballers are not machines, they're human beings, they have a personal life of their own, they have problems, and he talks about his here with great transparency. After hearing him out, one can clearly see that he did his best all the way, and can have no regrets about his career. He has an interesting story and I'm curious to see the documentary and read the book.
Was not familiar with the Player's Tribune before but I will check out other videos for sure.

[Pablo_AC]

meu deus, olha o coração do didico mano.. não dá.. esse maluco não existe! nois te ama dico

[SuperDorje]

We appreciate you Adriano. Always have. Helped some us grow in motivation and aspiration when growing up alone as a student and athlete in life helping my family growing up. Stay strong, would be great to meet you one day. My Portuguese is getting better as well lol

[VinnyPollo]

I am a AC Milan for about 20 years now but I can say that I saw one a the best player for inter, a true player I loved him even if he was committed to inter. Respect 🙏

[williamwallace]

Made me tear up. He was my first idol. Unfortunately, I'm going through something similar. Not at his level of course and it's related to education, not football. Used to be very studious and the top of my class but then I became lazy. I then lost 3 grandparents in just a year and that was the final nail in the coffin. I'm trying to improve. I should've already finished university last year but I still have 1.5 years left. It happens. I hope I can find happiness again, like he did. Ciao Imperatore, ti vorrò sempre bene.

[frafra]

My childhood hero. What a real human being.

[Mad_Intellect]

L'Imperatore...what a beast, gave me joy watching you play Adriano. May God bless you and your family.

[TheFlow]

This guy made me an inter fan. What a beast. Shotpower 99 on pes 6.