Neymar Santos Jr. – Before
Neymar Santos Jr. grew up in the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, where he was raised by his mechanic father and stay-at-home mother. His family belonged to the lower-middle class, and times were always tough for the Santos family. His father, Neymar Sr., was an amateur soccer player back in the day, but he was in the lowest league and didn’t flourish.
The world would’ve never known who Neymar Jr. was if fate hadn’t intervened. At just four months old, his family vehicle was struck by a reckless driver while on the way to a relative’s home. While his parents sustained heavy injuries, Neymar Jr. was miraculous relatively fine as the collision threw his body underneath the car.