Since my early days, I've been used to playing with older boys and strong defenders.
— Gabriel Jesus
I have to keep playing and growing and giving my best.
Jardim Peri will be always marked in my life, and I'm always going to bring it with me. It will not only be on a tattoo on my body - but also in my heart.
I have a lot of faith in God. Without him, I wouldn't be anything.
I remember when I was playing for Pequeninos, I'd see some of the kids after the match with their fathers, and I was alone. That was heavy for me. It marked me.
I play to win.
I'm a normal lad. I've always been quite humble, and I like simple things.
If I am helping my team-mates in some way, giving assistance, passing the ball, I'll already be very happy, but of course, in my position, I have to score.
I have always enjoyed working hard, and that's why I try to give my best tactically as well as going forward.
The No. 33 represents my own rise in football. It was the number of the first shirt that I wore at Palmeiras, so I feel a real affection for it.
It was playing on the varzea where I learned to be a warrior, to fight for every ball, and then to never give it away.
I'm very connected to my neighbourhood. If I could, I'd take the entire Peri Garden neighbourhood to form a Jardim Peri in Manchester.
I was lucky because my mother worked extremely hard, and our family always had food to eat.
When I left Palmeiras, it was sad but happy as well, with a title.
When I took the decision to join City, Pep Guardiola's call was very important. He called me, spoke to me about the project, and explained that I was going to be an important part of it. I felt very happy. The prestige of Manchester City's shirt is also very important.
I am a regular kid. I like the simple things, and I always want to improve.
I push myself to the limit to do what I most like doing, which is playing football.
I'm not scared of tough tacklers.
It's always a real pleasure to play at Wembley.
I'm a normal person, and I like living this way - and always with a smile in my face.
Everyone knows Pep Guardiola is a great professional, but getting to know him, I have realised he is an even better person.
I will not lie. When I first came to Manchester City, I felt lost about everything.
I can't put my mind to anything else. I'm not interested in hanging out or partying. For me, it's all about the pitch: training, playing. But even when I go home, afterwards, it's football the whole time. I think I'm obsessed!
I come from a poor community, and I still go back there whenever I can, and I think that makes it easier to cope with fame and being on TV.
I never enter in the pitch under pressure to score goals, but I know my position requires me to score goals.
I grew up very quickly because of the difficulties and responsibilities that I have always had.
Sergio Aguero is a high-quality player. I'm a big fan of his, both of his football and his humility.
My dream in a City shirt is to win titles, to be happy, and to make all Manchester City's fans happy, too.
My father left the family right after I was born, so my mother was working every single day to support me and my brothers.
Whenever I score for Manchester City, my mother calls me. As soon as the ball hits the back of the net, the phone rings. It doesn't matter if she's back home in Brazil or if she's in the stadium watching me. She calls me every time. So I run to the corner flag, and I put my hand to my ear, and I say, 'Alo Mae!'
When I spoke to some players that had already played in the Premier League, they said it was going to be very difficult, but I put in my head that by working hard, you can achieve your goals.
I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.
My family helps me a lot, and my mum is always picking on me. I have grown used to saying that she is the worst defender I have had to face, but I know she says all that stuff for my own good.
I think that many players, just like me, feel a strong desire to play in the Premier League.
I like to define myself as a fighter on the pitch.
I think, as a player, we have to work and fight for our dream, and this makes us grow up. We get old quickly - we leave our families to run for our dreams.
I realised it was very important to show the fans that I'm a normal person.
I know that I need to keep growing as a player.
Aguero is my team-mate, and I'll always cheer for him to score and help the club.
I played street football from the age of seven and later went into the varzea. Sometimes I'd play as many as three or four matches a day: I couldn't get enough of it. It'd get to the point when my muscles would cramp up.
When I was younger, I always saw my friends with their mothers and fathers and felt a little jealous of them for having a father close by.
My whole life has always been football and that only. Since I was six years old, I've only really thought about football. I used to watch it on TV, play video games, and so on. I just love football. Some people joke that I am too into it, but football just sums up my life.
She only praises me if I have done something worthy of praise. I am really happy to have a mum like that, who really cares. She always tells me the truth, and her sincerity helps me a lot.
Everyone knows I care very deeply for my mother and that I love her very much.
I have two idols in my life - God and my mum.
For me, football was everything. The love of the ball was everything.
I want to win titles, and Manchester City is a club that is used to winning.
When I'm not training or playing, I'm watching football or watching something football-related on my phone, or about our next rival.
When you talk about Brazil, we're always going to have high-level players trying to find a place to play.
I have the best family, and I receive the best guidance.
