Kaka: Q&A

Was there a moment when you really started to believe that you could be one of the best players in the world?
Honestly, no. I like to have my objectives. The first was to become a professional, then to win a regular place in the Sao Paulo team but as time goes on these objectives change. When I got to Milan that was when my objectives really started to change. To win the Champions League, to become a great player, to take on more responsibility at the club. I won that responsibility but at the time that wasn't a goal, that came after I established myself at the club.

There is a story that you gave yourself 10 goals as a player, is that true?
Yes, it was in an interview with a Brazilian magazine and they asked me for my goals and I listed my short term goals. And I achieved them all within two years – much quicker than I imagined.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.