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Neymar explains his outrageous flops that became a meme in new ad

'When I act like a brat it isn't because I'm a spoiled child...'

 

David Britton

Internet Culture

Posted on Jul 31, 2018   Updated on May 21, 2021, 9:46 am CDT

During this year’s World Cup, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, better known as simply Neymar, became a worldwide sensation for his athletic abilities—as well as his outrageous flops and overacting, Now the Brazilian football star has issued an explanation of sorts for his behavior in a new Portuguese language ad for Gillette razors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=lJRjk0SGcqQ

In the ad, Neymar says, [translated from Portuguese] “You may think I overreact, and sometimes I do,” as well as “When I act like a brat it isn’t because I’m a spoiled child… but because I still haven’t learned to deal with my frustrations.” He also added that he “took time to look at myself in the mirror and become a new man.”

The fact that he was undoubtedly paid loads of money for the ad seems to have cheapened the statement for many people, and the ad has been roundly mocked on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/DMXBH/status/1023929314562252800

https://twitter.com/Grimes_Baby/status/1024223507545239553

And, naturally, some of the old memes showed up.

Although a few people did jump to his defense.

https://twitter.com/Kate77NG/status/1024300086841536513

Neymar ends the add by saying, “I fell. But only those who fall can get up. You can keep throwing rocks at me, or you can throw your rocks away and help me get up. Because when I do get up, buddy, the whole country gets up with me.”

It seems as if Twitter has decided to keep throwing rocks, so Neymar may to need to get up on his own this time.

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*First Published: Jul 31, 2018, 3:22 pm CDT