The pride of being Mexican is something that keeps beating in my heart every day Edson alvarez. And he’s the defender Ajax it is clear that he wants to put the name of our country in Europe, so he dreams of hanging the flag Tricolor on the chest at the end of the season accompanied by the league title Netherlands.
“I really want to be a champion, it’s an ambition I have, I work every day for that, because I want to put the Mexican flag in front of me and shows the world that I’m the first Mexican in the Ajax winning trophies. It’s something that excites me a lot, I want to stay in the history of Ajax like this: as the first Mexican to win the Eredivisie in Ajax “, said the youth team of America.
(…)Alvarez, on the day of the flag, confessed the feeling he generates being Mexican, having the opportunity to play with Selection and above all the way he perceives the people of his country.
“Being Mexican is a pride, you feel strong; When I go to the national team and put on your shirt, it’s like you know I’m going to warWhen I wear it, it gives me a lot of security. The pride of being Mexican is for people, the kindness of people, how warm they are.
“Many times, as a country, we are not very well, I want to say that there are people who do not have many opportunities, suffer a lot, people who do not have work, saddens me, but despite this, those people, if you the Mexican always sees the positive side of things, no matter how complicated things are, the Mexican is always happy and willing to face life as it comes and this is Mexican and fighting adversity, “he added.
The neighborhood taught him not to give up
Edson he remembered that his childhood it was marked by football and the street, Where he began to forge his character, just like today, makes him compete in European football, because it is clear that there he learned not to give up.
“I lived all my childhood outside, on the streets, with my friends, I went to school in the morning like every child, after I arrived from school all afternoon I was to be on the street playing football. I’ve always played with boys older than me and it has shaped my character a lotBecause I was always the most talented in the neighborhood, so sometimes they hit me and I cried and I didn’t want to play anymore.
“My brother was behind me and told me that I have to keep going, that I have to learn, that this will make me stronger, showing them that you are better than them. That I learned from the neighborhood, to never give up, to always follow“, he finished.