Re: Nene Hilario changes name to Nene?

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 18:31:22 GMT, Gary Collard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>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 :)

Not at all -- Brazilians knew his as Oscar. Only gringos used his full name.

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