No pressure when you are living a dream, says Neymar

He is playing in the biggest tournament of his life the same way he played in tournaments in Brazil when he was a teenager. And it’s a simple secret that keeps him at ease no matter the stage: He just reminds himself how lucky he is.

Neymar knows he is carrying the hopes of the entire host nation at the World Cup, but says he is not letting that get into his head.

“There is no pressure when you are living your dream,” the 22-year-old Brazil and Barcelona star said. “I’m doing what I’ve always wanted to do since I was a little kid. Today my dream is coming true, I’m playing the matches that I’ve always wanted to be playing.”

He said he knows it’s “an honor” to be where he is, and that he is aware that millions of Brazilians would do anything to be in his shoes.

In just his first World Cup, Neymar is already playing well enough to show why Brazilians consider him one of the country’s best players of all time….