Given choice between $10,000 and meeting Neymar, this girl picked Neymar
A high schooler in Texas just turned down $10,000. Instead of the money, she chose something she thinks is a lot more exciting: an all-expenses trip to Spain to meet Neymar.
Rhiannon Conelley, 16, is the goalie on her school's varsity team and when she heard about the contest in June, she immediately entered. It was hosted by a Brazilian sports drink company, and they wanted photos proving why each person should win. She sent in a few of herself wearing Neymar's jersey while doing trick shots known as "dominadas," according to the El Paso Times.
More than 4,000 people voted for her over the other 2,000 contestants.
“It feels good. I mean to go to Spain and meet your idol, it feels awesome,” she told the El Paso Times.
It doesn't seem like she even considered taking the money, despite family, friends and plenty of strangers on Twitter trying to convince her she should. And so, Conelley, her mom and her coach will travel to Barcelona sometime later this year or early next year to meet the star.
If her family was surprised that she didn't take the money, one can only imagine how the rest of them reacted when she said she was bringing her coach as the third person.
As for what she'll say to Neymar, she blushed. “I’ll ask him if he wants to marry me," she joked. "Or maybe not, I don’t want to scare him too much. I don’t want him to call security to kick me out.”
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