''Adrenaline: My Untold Stories'' () is the second autobiography by the Swedish footballer

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and Volley (association footba ...

, after '' I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović'' (2011). The book was written alongside ''

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'' journalist Luigi Garlando and first published in Italy in December 2021. The book has been translated into other languages, including an English version to be released by

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in 2022.

Synopsis

Ibrahimović opens the book by saying "OK I give up. I'm forty years old. I'm a god but a god who ages". He describes the title of the book,

adrenaline Adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, is a hormone and medication which is involved in regulating visceral functions (e.g., respiration). It appears as a white microcrystalline granule. Adrenaline is normally produced by the adrenal glands a ...

, as "the key word of my life". He reflects on his period at

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, describing them as having a "small, closed mentality" despite their wealth and prestige; he alleges they docked one pound from his wages for drinking a juice from a hotel minibar. He considers

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to have lacked discipline, and says that he offered to replace Leonardo as their

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. Ibrahimović claims that his

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teammate

Hakan Çalhanoğlu Hakan Çalhanoğlu (, born 8 February 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Inter Milan and captains the Turkey national team. Çalhanoğlu began his career at German second division club Karlsruher ...

exploited a tragedy to move to rivals

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, namely the opportunity opened up by

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's cardiac arrest in 2021; he considers both Çalhanoğlu and

Ante Rebić Ante Rebić (; born 21 September 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie A club Lecce. Mainly a winger, he can be deployed at any forward position. Rebić began his senior career at RNK Split, and in 201 ...

to be players who can only play well with him on their team.

Release

''Adrenaline'' topped the bestsellers list in Italy in December 2021, ahead of releases by

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and Donato Carrisi. In the same month, it was released in Sweden by

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and topped the non-fiction charts ahead of a biography of deceased Swedish DJ

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References

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