Summary
Olivier Guez: Praise for dodging
Dribbling was not born in Brazil by chance. The first black players began to dribble to avoid contact with white defenders, as well as the possibility of fights, on the field or after the game. Dribbling developed on beaches and fields, with cloths or small rubber balls. It is a movement from the hips, similar to the movement of samba and capoeira dancers - playful, acrobatic, which is the hallmark of the greatest soloists. Neymar's motto is "Audacity and Joy". Soccer is sublime, childish, and if it evokes so much emotion, it is largely because of Brazilian dribbling: a free art, joyful and passionate, alive in words.
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