Ronaldinho is one of my favorites. Not only does he score brilliantly on a whim, but also he dances the samba while doing it. He transformed the fundamental football technique of dribbling and shooting into a form of artistic beauty. 

Ronaldinho is best known for his dribbling and goal positioning, giving assists and deceiving defensive players. 

This article features the profile of Ronaldinho from a different perspective. Rather than listing the numerous glistening honors he received, I focused on some of the facts that made a considerable impact on him which is rarely known. 

Family "matter"

Ronaldinho comes from a family with a soccer legacy. His uncles, father and brother were all soccer players. Living in that background, he learned a great deal from them. He tried to devote himself to it more and more with the passage of time. 

He started playing with a club at the age of 7. The field condition there was poor. The only grass on the field was in the corner. There was no grass in the middle. It was just sand. 

Hero's hero

Heroes played an important role in one's formative years, so did Ronaldinho. His first idol was his brother, who was a soccer player. He always dreamed of being like his brother. So he went with his brother to training sessions, and he used to talk about Maradona and Pel and Rivelino too. For Ronaldinho they were superheroes because they were his hero's heroes -- his brother's heroes. Then later Ronaldo, Romrio and Rivaldo were all players he revered. 

What influenced him so much?

Unlike a lot of other players, Ronaldinho grew up playing futsal -- the official five-a-side indoor soccer game. It greatly influenced his development as a soccer player. A lot of the moves he makes derived from futsal and it helps his ball control skills too. 

One of his trademark moves is the moves in which he jabs the ball to his right, wraps his foot around it and swerves left in the blink of an eye. Actually, that's a move he acquired from Rivelino, an old-time Brazilian player. He had already seen that move done on video by Rivelino, and then he practiced it. Ever since he was little, it's one of the moves that he liked best.