English translation:
Goalkeeper Ricardo presenting his book in July 2004. The book is about Ricardo's experiences in the Euro 2004 and includes a message to goalkeeper Vitor Baia.
Narrator: Now the goalkeeper is presenting a book that talks about the dream [Euro2004] he lived.
00:12 Goalkeeper Ricardo: "This book mainly talks about the magnificent experience we have and went through, and the people around us. They are part of this, the journalists, colleagues. It's obvious that we Portuguese feel that sometimes we face injustice and that things don't match reality."
00:32 Narrator: In the book, Ricardo leaves a message for Vitor Baia. It's a response to an interview done during the last world cup. Baia had said at that time that he deserved to play and deserved to be tested in the training sessions. The Portugal team #1 plays down these statements but reveals:
00:50 Goalkeeper Ricardo: "I am not a person that holds grudges. It hurt me a little professionally, not personally. I never said, or would say that to a colleague. Unless, it would be to praise him, and try to help him."
Narrator: Luis Miguel Pereira took the initiative to create this book. He put Ricardo's memories on paper, especially those of the Euro 2004.
01:12 Luis Miguel Pereira: "It was my idea. I think that a sports achievement of this magnitutde derserved to be substatially documented. There's nothing better than documenting it in a book."
01:37 Narrator: Many people attended Ricardo's book presentation. Some had special memories of Ricardo. Ricardo's dream has something in common with the dream of all Portuguese.
01:50 Goalkeeper Ricardo gets a little emotional when he says the word win. "We know you go went through many things to support us. We wanted to get to the final and win. We weren't able to, patience."
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