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When Life gives you lemons Eagerness is growing ahead of the FIFA World Cup. However, for some injured players, the anxious battle of recovering in time must be at its peak. Amongst these players is one of the world’s most highly paid footballers, Neymar, who suffered a fracture to his fifth metatarsal and a sprained ankle. The Brazilian star underwent an operation before beginning the progress of reintegration and it is said that he was operated on by the same doctor who operated on, Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima. Ronaldo suffered an injury in 1999-2000, when he snapped a tendon. After his recovery, he suffered another shattering obstruction when in his first game back he suffered a complete rupture of the tendon in his knee. However despite all of these setbacks, in 2002 he went on to win the world cup for Brazil and become one of the world’s best players! Behind his victory was hours of hard work and determination. The question now is, will Neymar also make a victorious return and win for his team? It is said that Neymar’s condition will be re-evaluated around mid- April, to see whether he can return to training or not. The race against the clock to be fit for the World Cup in June has begun. Neymar, however, seems to have adopted an optimistic attitude, as shown by some of his social media posts. If, like Neymar, you are facing a setback, and life is playing a prank on you, remember always to keep a positive outlook on life. Your mind and your thoughts hold immense importance over how you handle a situation. If you believe that the worst possible outcome will prevail in your situation, then the odds are that you’re setting yourself up for failure. On the other hand, if you keep an optimistic outlook, no matter what the consequences, you will never feel defeated. Remember, for every setback, God has a major comeback and here at the UCKG we teach you about an intelligent faith. To learn more about this come and join us for our main meetings every Sundays at 10am, where we disclose tips on how to use faith in an intelligent way. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ football/article-5508627/The-stars-facing-race- fit-World-Cup.html https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/foot- ball/690144/Neymar-Brazil-PSG-injury-bro- ken-metatarsal-WAG-girlfriend-Bruna-Marquez- ine-sportgalleries https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ news/neymar-shows-dancing-skills-protec- tive-12218310 http://www.goal.com/brasilglobaltour/ en/news/5457/brasil-glob- al-tour/2016/09/21/27753172/how-far-could- ronaldo-have-gone-without-his-injuries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_(Brazil- ian_footballer) LOCAL NEWS | UCKG.ORG | 020 7686 6000 7