2006 a kid arrived at Chelsea with a dream in his heart, boots too big for his feet, but belief from the start. Fast forward to 2026, still wearing the same blue shirt with the same fire inside. This club raised me, shaped me, and gave me a place to call home. Through every game, every battle, every lesson I’ve grown. Now the journey rolls on, the dream still true. Extended till 2032… and still bleeding blue.
Alexandre Pato: "Man … those were the days I thought I’d make it to the very top.
The expectations were so great, you know? I was the supertalent, the sure thing. I was already playing for Brazil. The press writes about you, the fans talk about you, even other players hype you up.
PATO WILL BE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
PATO WILL WIN THE BALLON D’OR.
I loved the attention. I wanted to be talked about. But you know what happened?
I began dreaming too much. Even though I was still working hard, my imagination was taking me all kinds of places. In my head I was already holding the Ballon d’Or. You can’t help it, man. It’s very hard not to get affected. Also, I had suffered like hell to get there. Why should I not enjoy it?
When I became the Golden Boy as the best young player in Europe, in 2009, I didn’t think about the Ballon d’Or. I was just having fun and OPA! — a prize.
I was unstoppable when I was living in the present.
But my head got stuck in the future."
If I see you at the gym, I don't care if you're big, small, slow, fast, in shape out of shape, obese or skinny.
If you're at the gym, I'm rooting for you.