BORN TO FLY
The Vinícius Júnior Story: From the Favelas of Rio to the Heart of the Santiago BernabéuBy REGINALD A. ROSCOE
Length1h 53m
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BORN TO FLY
The Vinícius Júnior Story: From the Favelas of Rio to the Heart of the Santiago Bernabéu
He was never supposed to make it out of São Gonçalo.
Just another gifted kid on a cracked concrete court, one face among thousands of Brazilian children who dream the same impossible dream every single day. But Vinícius Júnior didn't just make it out. He flew.
From futsal courts in a forgotten corner of Rio de Janeiro to a record-breaking transfer that made him a teenager under a global spotlight… from years of brutal public doubt in Spain to the night he silenced Anfield's ghosts and lifted the Champions League trophy… this is the full, unflinching story of one of the most electrifying and most targeted athletes on the planet.
Because talent was never the hardest part of Vinícius's story.
Surviving what came with it was.
BORN TO FLY takes you inside:
- The poverty, sacrifice, and stubborn belief that built a superstar from nothing
- The record transfer fee that made him a marked man before he'd played a single European minute
- The seasons of merciless criticism that almost buried him and the deliberate, unglamorous work that rebuilt his game from the ground up
- The racist abuse hurled at him from stadiums across Spain and his refusal to ever take it quietly
- The Champions League final goal that changed everything
- The Ballon d'Or snub that sparked a walkout heard around the world
- The philanthropy, the family, the fire that still drives him today
This is more than a football biography. It's a story about what it actually costs to rise and what it takes to keep rising when the world keeps trying to knock you back down.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Other
Length1 hr 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
15Chapter Eleven: The Chants From the Stands
2Born to Fly
16Chapter Twelve: Refusing to Stay Silent
3A Note on Sources and Method
17Chapter Thirteen: Kings of Europe
4Introduction: The Boy Who Refused to Slow Down
18Chapter Fourteen: Numbers, Trophies, and Debate
5Chapter One: A City Across the Bay
19Chapter Fifteen: Wearing the Yellow of Brazil
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6Chapter Two: Small Feet, Big Dreams
20Chapter Sixteen: Under the Brightest Lights
7Chapter Three: Wearing the Red and Black
21Chapter Seventeen: Life Beyond the Pitch
8Chapter Four: The Kid Everyone Was Talking About
22Chapter Eighteen: Giving Back
9Chapter Five: First Team Flamengo
23Chapter Nineteen: Setbacks and Second Winds
10Chapter Six: A Once in a Generation Fee
24Chapter Twenty: Unfinished Business
11Chapter Seven: Landing in a New World
25Conclusion: The Wings He Gave Others
12Chapter Eight: Learning the Hard Way
26Selected Sources
13Chapter Nine: Rebuilding a Game
27About This Book
14Chapter Ten: A Manager’s Trust
28About the Author
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