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"

That you deserve something does not mean that they will give it

to you, sometimes you have to take what is yours." In

Coach Carter

, translated into Spanish as

Game of Honor

,

Samuel L. Jackson

stars in the true story of

Ken Carter

, the basketball coach of

the Richmond Institute

, in

California

, who decided to suspend the training sessions and the games of his team due to the bad academic grades of the players. The film, turned into a life lesson, is one of those feature films that are always recommended in sports academies. It helps to understand the importance of maturity, study and head when developing in the world of sports. Perhaps the fact that

Coach Carter

, and no other, is

Vinicius Júnior's favorite film

can help to understand the Brazilian footballer's sporting explosion in recent months.

A player who had

problems in front of goal

, who had added

14 goals in 6,276 minutes

since his debut with Real Madrid in 2018, and who from August to December has scored

12 goals in 1,813 minutes

on the pitch. A statistical outrage that is the result of a

natural

sporting evolution

, the confidence of

Carlo Ancelotti

and the

mental

click

of the young striker, who has become the right eye of the Bernabéu fans and one of the greatest jewels in world football. "

Work, work and work,

" they insist in their surroundings. A job that is

sporting and also psychological

, although not with big talks or sessions, but with an attitude when facing the problems that come from adolescence.

His particular 'Coach Carter'

On the pitch, the Brazilian has not lacked

the character and mentality

of his great idols:

Michael Jordan, Lewis Hamilton and LeBron James

. Born in

2000

, Vinicius has always identified with them on and off the field. He has not lacked an attitude to

withstand the pressure of Chamartín

during his early years, when things did not always go well for him, nor now, when he has to endure

very critical environments

outside of Madrid, such as his last visit to the Camp Nou. And beyond football, the forward has been infected with the

social commitment

of his idols, exemplified in the

ViniJr Institute

that he launched this summer in

Sao Gonçalo

, the

Rio suburb

where he grew up. "If I could go back to my time as a child, what would I do differently?

The time has come to make my dream come true

," he said last July. Mixing

technology, sports and education

is his next goal in the neighborhood where he was born.

An attitude that is also explained from the figure of

his father Vinicius

, "

his great reference

", admit those who know him best.

His

private

Coach Carter

who moved to Sao Paulo to work while his son studied and played at the

Flamengo

facilities

in Rio. With him, with his mother

Fernanda

, with his uncle, with his brothers, with his niece and with three friends he lives in his house in Madrid, focused on football and away from parties during the season. Now the loaded football calendar prevents you from doing

double training sessions

he was doing a couple of months ago, first in Valdebebas and then at home, and he is focused on rest, as Sergeant

Antonio Pintus

, head of Madrid's physical preparation, establishes.

A great derby, the pending subject

Thanks to this recovery work, Vinicius has reached December at an exceptional time both statistically and physically.

He is the

fourth footballer with the most minutes

in the squad, only behind

Courtois, Militao and Alaba

, accumulates

20

consecutive

starts

, adds

five goals

in the last six league games and tonight he will once again be Madrid's main offensive weapon against a

Athletic

who, for the moment, has not been very good at it.

He has played

230 minutes against the rojiblancos

, divided into eight games (4 wins, 3 draws and one loss), and has only been able to produce

one assist

.

He still has many things to achieve on the football planet and reigning in the Madrid derby is one of them.

"

I know I have to work a lot,

" he said this week.

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