Gilberto Silva, Brazil's World Cup-winning footballer and part of the Arsenal Invincibles, on how to train your mind to be successful
Gilberto Silva wasn’t Ronaldo or Denis Bergkamp, his Brazilian and Arsenal teammates, respectively, when it came to the limelight. But his role in a football team was perhaps no less important. Leading Brazilian magazine Veja said the Brazilian midfielder “carried the piano for Ronaldo and Rivaldo to play their tunes on”. Silva was included in the starting eleven of the 2002 Fifa World Cup as a last-minute replacement for captain Emerson, who picked up an injury on the eve of the tournament, and ended up playing throughout, ending up winning the Cup. An expert on Sports18 and JioCinema's Fifa World Cup coverage panel, Silva sat down for a one-on-one with Forbes India. Edited excerpts: