The pride of being Mexican is something that keeps beating every day in the heart of Edson Alvarez. And it is that the defense of the Ajax is clear that he wants to highlight 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 of Netherlands.
“I really want to be a champion, it’s an ambition I have, I work for it every day, because I want to put the Mexican flag in front of me and prove to the world that I am the first Mexican in Ajax to win 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 America.
(…)Alvarez, On the occasion of the day of the flag, he confessed the feeling that generates to him to be Mexican, to have the opportunity to play with the selection and especially how people in their country perceive it.
“Being Mexican is a pride, you feel powerful; when I go to the selection and put you on the beach, it’s like knowing I’m going to war, When I put it on it conveys a lot of security to me. The pride of being Mexican is for the people, the kindness of the people, how warm it is.
“Many times as a country we are not very good, I mean that there are people who do not have many opportunities, they suffer a lot, people who do not have a job, it makes me sad, but still these people if you see it on the street he greeted you with a smile, the Mexican always sees the positive side of things, no matter how complicated the thing, the Mexican is always cheerful and is willing to face life as it comes and that is being Mexican and fighting adversity, ”he added.
The neighborhood taught him not to give up
Edson he remembered his childhood it was marked by football and the street, Place where he began to forge his character, Even today he has competed in European football, as it is clear that here he learned not to give up.
“All my childhood I lived outside, on the street, with my friends, I went to school in the mornings like every child, after coming home from school all afternoon I was on the street playing football. I always played with guys older than me and my character shaped me a lot, Because I was always the one who had a lot of talent in the neighborhood, then sometimes they hit me and I cried and I didn’t want to keep playing anymore.
“My brother was behind me and he was telling me that I had to keep going, that I had to learn, that this would make me stronger, show them that you are better than them. This I learned from the neighborhood, to never give up, to always follow“He finished.