KAKA – I Am Nothing Without Jesus

Kaká does not drink or chase women. He said that he was a virgin until he married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico. He describes the birth of their first child – and his “victories and conquests” in football – as gifts from God.

Being baptized at 12 was an important milestone for Kaká and one that had a profound effect on his young spiritual life. “Little by little, I stopped simply hearing people talk about the Jesus my parents taught me,” he says. “There came a time when I wanted to live my own experiences with God.”

Kaka said before hanging up his Boots

“It may seem that I have everything,” he says. “Due to my wealth and fame, some people ask why or if I still need Jesus. The answer is simple: I need Jesus every day of my life. His Word, the Bible, tells me that without Him, I can’t do anything. I really believe that. The ability I have to play football and all that has resulted from it are gifts from God. He has given me the talent to use for Him, and I try to improve on it every day.”

When he won the FIFA World Player of the year in 2007, he didn’t bathe it in champagne, go clubbing.

One Incident almost claimed his life, but  he believes God saved him and he was not lucky but Grace found him

Relaxing at a swimming club, he plunged down a waterslide and hit his head on the bottom of the pool. He had broken one of his vertebrae and the doctors feared the injury might leave him paralyzed. Within weeks, he was back on the pitch, a recovery that to this day he believes had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with God.

“Many people think that I became a Christian after the accident, but that is not true,” Kaká says. “My parents always taught me the Bible and its values, and also about Jesus Christ and faith.”

He flew back home to São Paulo, where it was given pride of place in a special exhibition at the evangelical movement’s city center headquarters. And for years, as the former São Paulo youth team player progressed from local hero to a Star he regularly gave a portion of his earnings to his church.