I was ready to give up football, but I lifted my head, and I went to Belo Horizonte with just the money for an outward ticket for the last trial I had, with America MG. If I didn't make it, I had no money to get home to Espiritu Santo, 600 kilometres away. I gave my all that morning, and I passed.
Richarlison
I haven't got enough fingers to count the number of clubs who rejected me.
The pigeon dance came from a group from Rio de Janeiro who had a song in around 2012. A trend was started when I did the dance at home. Everyone started copying me.
I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.
I feel really good at Everton. My team-mates are helping me with my confidence on the field, and that is vital. And being part of the Brazil national team has been really important for my morale and a positive thing for my confidence.
I had the yellow mohican when I was 13, 14. I didn't quite pull it off, though, because I didn't really have the right hair products. It would stay up for five minutes and then just flop down.
I had no trainers to play, so I went barefoot. Everyone else had trainers. I also remember running 9 km. to training one day with ripped trainers. The sock kept coming out of the shoe, so I'd have to stop and tuck it in.
I went to school in the afternoon and worked in the morning. Sometimes I went out into the fields with my granddad.
Teams are already marking me individually: they are putting two players there on my side. Unfortunately, it's difficult, but I'm doing what I can. I'm facing them. I'm making assists. I'm trying to score my goals.
I used to sell candy and ice creams in the street, and I worked in the fields to help my parents.
I used to work selling ice lollies and sweets on the road. I worked at a car wash as well.
I want to have a lot of success with Everton.
I'll never forget this memory: I was at home, and suddenly my father came home with 10 footballs for me. I lived by a football pitch, so every day, I'd take the ball and practice shooting.
I feel at home and very happy with the national team. Even with the responsibility, I am very proud I can go and be in that environment.
I always want to do whatever it takes - whatever I possibly can - to help my team-mates on the pitch.
I am intending to work hard, score goals, and get assists.
I go quite often to David Luiz's house, and Willian usually joins us, as they are close friends. We have a barbecue, play video games, and we cannot live without samba.
Mum obviously did not earn much money to feed me and my siblings. She worked hard to raise us, but there was always something missing.
Yerry Mina's a great guy. He's also a great dancer! When he played for Palmeira,s he'd always celebrate with a dance. We became friends, and I speak to him regularly.
I think my dad is the proudest of anyone that I made my debut for Brazil.
Neymar makes difficult games easy.
I never thought that I'd be playing in the biggest league in the world.
I am aiming high. I want to achieve a lot here, make history here, and make a name for myself at Everton.
I remember walking on the street, and they would call me a stupid lil' punk, little criminal. Thank God I haven't become a criminal like they said.
Everybody wants financial security for their family, and when a player says otherwise, he's lying.
Neymar has been an idol of mine since childhood. I've always tried to mirror myself in the way he plays, and I've also tried imitating some of his haircuts.
I was always, always running. I was running since I was small. And it is something I also learned from watching my father because he never gave up on the pitch and was looking to score the goal.
Everton have put their faith in me, and I intend to honour this shirt and demonstrate on the pitch why I came here.
I am a calm person, and I know my responsibilities. I will show it on the field.
I just want to thank Everton for the opportunity and Watford for having opened the doors for me in England.
Now I'm at the Premier League and help my family. That's all that matters.
There's no doubt God gave me a gift, and I've taken advantage of it.
I thought about the problems I had growing up: how I prioritised football over school, but people were telling me I wouldn't make it, that it wasn't possible. The thing is, I did make it, thanks to my own will and determination and the help of some people I had around me in my hometown.
When I was a kid, I would mess around on the streets with my mates, winding people up and making them angry. It got to the point where someone called the cops, and we had to run away. But to be honest, now I am a calm guy.
To be honest, I knew pretty much nothing about Watford as a town or a club. But I feel so comfortable - the players, the staff, the board, and the fans have made me so welcome.
I want to be the top scorer of the league, take Everton back to the Champions League, and reach the Brazilian national team.
I'm a guy who always seeks the goal.
I like playing video games, so I spend a lot of relaxation doing that, and I live in a big house with a pool, so that is also good fun.
When it comes to understanding how to talk in English about football, I always watch 'Match of the Day.'
It is a very, very difficult thing to get into the Brazil national team, so when you achieve that, it makes you really happy, and you want it to continue for as long as possible.
Living in Rio is dangerous sometimes.
I did not think twice when the offer from England came because it was always a professional goal of mine. I want to make history in Watford and score lots of goals.
I organised a charity game in my hometown, and we collected three tonnes of food for the people of the town.
Some of my friends said I wouldn't have a future in football, as did some of my family, but I still believed in the potential I had. My mum would tell me I needed to get a proper job, but for me, I didn't want to be anything other than a footballer. That led to some tension and frustration between us.
It is a dream from my childhood: I always wanted to play in the Premier League, which is one of the best leagues in the world.
I don't speak a lot of English, of course, but I do try to express myself, and usually, I can get across to people what I am trying to say.
I want to continue to score goals.
I give my life to football.
God has made everything perfect for me.
I don't have the words to describe what the fans have done for me.
