Re: Nene Hilario changes name to Nene?

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:
> 
> One day, s_knight8 wrote:
> 
> > Commenting on Nuggets forward Nene Hilario, who has legally changed
> > his name to Nene, Barkley said, "Nene is going to be a great player,
> > but you can't give yourself one name until you've accomplished
> > something."
> 
> His name was Maybiner, not Nene'.
> Nene' is a nickname and it means "little boy".
> BTW you don't need to be Pele or Ronaldo to be known only for your
> nickname in Brazil, EVERY player has only one name.

Brazil's greatest player Oscar Schmidt must be surprised to hear that :)

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