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Published 14:43 20 May 2016 BST
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"I didn't have the bus fare to go training [in Uruguay]. I would leave my house two and a half hours before a session so I could get there on foot."At the end of each session, Suarez would embark on the same walk home. Sometimes, if he was lucky, he would catch a lift part of the way from a teammate or coach. Suarez' family moved to Montevideo in order to find steady employment. His father worked in a biscuit factory and his mother was a cleaner in a bus terminal. Still, Suarez admits, if was often hard to put food on a table for a family of nine [he is one of seven brothers]. Suarez states that his frugal youth is a big part of the drive that forces him to chase down loose passes or close down defenders in the 90th minute, even if Barca are leading 4- or 5-0. The full interview is here but you may need some help with the translations:
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