Welcome to the big interview bite size. I'm Graham Hunter and in each episode

you'll hear an elite footballer tell a story that's guaranteed to brighten your day.

All of them will come from my podcast, The Big Interview with Graham Hunter,

which you can find by searching on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

I wish I could play for, I guess for my own to be honest.

I wish I could play for I guess for my

to be honest he's one of my adults I just love that guy

till today I would say to you till today sometimes in training you know and he did like with the thumb

he scored like this hey dribbo and he scored I still say how Mario and I go

celebrating because he is a part of my, you know, when I play my hood over there,

chew hood in my home. So I always try to be homario, you know,

but I wasn't good enough to do that.

That's why I come to ride back.

When you're growing up, all the time you're growing up, and but also when you're growing up, all the time you're growing up, but also when you're listening to your dad,

who are the, who were the, because Brazil obviously is full of the greatest players in the history of our game. But like between you and your

dad and Fabio, which is the ones that stood out most for you and why of all time in Brazil.

When you're when you're young and you're back at home in Petropoleso in Rio.

To be honest, a couple of in Roberto Carlos is they were like for me I cannot explain how how I enjoy to see them play and how I was happy to see them play.

And after, I say this as well because when I start to play from Nancei,

and I remember this like today, you know, it was like this.

Honoredino play for Barcelona, I had like 13, 12 years old, 14, he makes me love more than I already love football.

I remember all the, we were in like in the built over there with from the nays where all the kids stay in the facilities and everyone, everyone just stopped to see him play. In Brazil it was 4.45 the game start. It was amazing.

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