On the evening of Tuesday, August 20, the first part (of two) of the interview that Cristiano Ronaldo gave to Joaquim Sousa Martins , from TVI.
Quotes coming up.
Quotes coming up.
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"During this vacation I went with Junior to the house where I was living in Lisbon, his reaction was: 'Papa, did you really live here?' He couldn't believe it."
"During this vacation I went with Junior to the house where I was living in Lisbon, his reaction was: 'Papa, did you really live here?' He couldn't believe it."
Cristiano:
"Now it’s all easy, the houses, the car & everything but to become a great footballer you can’t think that everything falls from the sky. It’s not the talent that reaches you, you have to grab it You have to work hard & that’s what I’m trying to make him understand."
"Now it’s all easy, the houses, the car & everything but to become a great footballer you can’t think that everything falls from the sky. It’s not the talent that reaches you, you have to grab it You have to work hard & that’s what I’m trying to make him understand."
What would you be worth now?:
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"It's difficult to calculate. Today, they bet a lot on potential. The business of football has changed. Leaving aside the case of Joao Felix , any player is worth 100 million, even without having shown anything."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"It's difficult to calculate. Today, they bet a lot on potential. The business of football has changed. Leaving aside the case of Joao Felix , any player is worth 100 million, even without having shown anything."
Cristiano:
"Today, it seems like any player could be worth 100 million, without demonstrating it. There's more money now. A centre-back and goalkeeper could be worth 70-80 million. I don't agree but that's the world we live in. Have to respect that,"
"Today, it seems like any player could be worth 100 million, without demonstrating it. There's more money now. A centre-back and goalkeeper could be worth 70-80 million. I don't agree but that's the world we live in. Have to respect that,"
Cristiano:
“We were never hungry, we had a normal life because my brothers worked so hard and my parents too. I didn't have brand-name like I have today but I've always been well dressed and clean.”
“We were never hungry, we had a normal life because my brothers worked so hard and my parents too. I didn't have brand-name like I have today but I've always been well dressed and clean.”
"When asked if talent was enough to succeed?"
Cristiano Ronaldo:
“All Nobel laureates, whether for medicine or peace, are great workers. They all had great talents but they always worked hard, if I didn't work I wouldn't be where I am today."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
“All Nobel laureates, whether for medicine or peace, are great workers. They all had great talents but they always worked hard, if I didn't work I wouldn't be where I am today."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"The Juventus project has enticed me. I played against them many times in the quarterfinals or semifinals. it was always a team that I liked, that always struggled."
"The Juventus project has enticed me. I played against them many times in the quarterfinals or semifinals. it was always a team that I liked, that always struggled."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"Juve has always been a fighting team, it's the best in Italy, one of the best in the world. It was a new challenge. I had won in England, Spain and could win in Italy. No player had ever done that but I did it and hit another record."
"Juve has always been a fighting team, it's the best in Italy, one of the best in the world. It was a new challenge. I had won in England, Spain and could win in Italy. No player had ever done that but I did it and hit another record."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I don't like being in the comfort zone. At Real Madrid I was too comfortable, I had already won so much that each new title was just one more, and the routine always the same."
"I don't like being in the comfort zone. At Real Madrid I was too comfortable, I had already won so much that each new title was just one more, and the routine always the same."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"Obviously leaving Real Madrid was difficult because I spent 9 years, 60% of my career was there, so you feel it. But I came to a different challenge and I'm very happy to be here. I wanted a new challenge."
"Obviously leaving Real Madrid was difficult because I spent 9 years, 60% of my career was there, so you feel it. But I came to a different challenge and I'm very happy to be here. I wanted a new challenge."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"Win the Champion League with Juventus? All clubs always want to win it. Many people think that having the best players can win you the Champions League, but it's not always like that."
"Win the Champion League with Juventus? All clubs always want to win it. Many people think that having the best players can win you the Champions League, but it's not always like that."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"Money is not everything; it helps, of course, but it is not everything. It's also about luck, or the opponents you're drawn with and whether or not a team has many injuries, as it was a problem for Juve last season."
"Money is not everything; it helps, of course, but it is not everything. It's also about luck, or the opponents you're drawn with and whether or not a team has many injuries, as it was a problem for Juve last season."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I believe we could have gone through against Ajax, but there were two or three players that if they were available our chances would have been much higher."
"I believe we could have gone through against Ajax, but there were two or three players that if they were available our chances would have been much higher."
CR7:
“Everyone wants to win the CL, us included, but we mustn’t treat it as an obsession. We must things take their course & go step by step. After that, we must remember that money doesn’t make the teams great. Look at how many years Barca, Bayern or PSG haven’t won the CL.
“Everyone wants to win the CL, us included, but we mustn’t treat it as an obsession. We must things take their course & go step by step. After that, we must remember that money doesn’t make the teams great. Look at how many years Barca, Bayern or PSG haven’t won the CL.
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"The match against Atletico Madrid in Turin?I didn't believe I was going to score three goals, but I knew Juventus could win because when playing at home Juventus is a very strong team.”
"The match against Atletico Madrid in Turin?I didn't believe I was going to score three goals, but I knew Juventus could win because when playing at home Juventus is a very strong team.”
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I remember playing for Real Madrid here and it was very difficult; one of the hardest places to score goals. For that game against Atletico I felt that we would reverse the situation and we managed it.”
"I remember playing for Real Madrid here and it was very difficult; one of the hardest places to score goals. For that game against Atletico I felt that we would reverse the situation and we managed it.”
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"It was a big change to go from Madrid to Turin, but I had no major difficulties adapting. Italian is not a difficult language. I speak Spanish well, I speak English, and everyone at the club also speaks English and Spanish, so it wasn't too hard.”
"It was a big change to go from Madrid to Turin, but I had no major difficulties adapting. Italian is not a difficult language. I speak Spanish well, I speak English, and everyone at the club also speaks English and Spanish, so it wasn't too hard.”
Cristiano Ronaldo:
“I was worse in defeat a few years ago. If I lost, sometimes I didn’t have dinner, I’d go into a room and left the next day. With maturity, I learned that the most important thing in life wasn’t football.”
“I was worse in defeat a few years ago. If I lost, sometimes I didn’t have dinner, I’d go into a room and left the next day. With maturity, I learned that the most important thing in life wasn’t football.”
Cristiano:
"Georgina knows nothing about football and I’m happy about that. She thinks like me and supports me in my choices, like coming to Turin."
"Georgina knows nothing about football and I’m happy about that. She thinks like me and supports me in my choices, like coming to Turin."
Cristiano:
“I could end my career next year, but I could also play until I’m 40, 41. I don’t know, but what I always say is that you have to enjoy the moment. The present is excellent and I must enjoy it."
“I could end my career next year, but I could also play until I’m 40, 41. I don’t know, but what I always say is that you have to enjoy the moment. The present is excellent and I must enjoy it."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I never thought i would be where i am today. I surpassed my dream, no doubt about it. My dream was to be a professional player because I had the talent and i thought i had the ability to get there."
"I never thought i would be where i am today. I surpassed my dream, no doubt about it. My dream was to be a professional player because I had the talent and i thought i had the ability to get there."
Cristiano:
"Everyone who played with me and those who faced me would say, 'Cris, you will get there because you are a playmaker.' Listening to that made me believe, but i never thought of winning the Ballon d'Or even if someone had asked me."
"Everyone who played with me and those who faced me would say, 'Cris, you will get there because you are a playmaker.' Listening to that made me believe, but i never thought of winning the Ballon d'Or even if someone had asked me."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"When I started playing for Manchester United at the age of 18, 19, it was the moment I thought I could go further. I was as good as the other players already and i realized: 'I'm close to reaching big things."
"When I started playing for Manchester United at the age of 18, 19, it was the moment I thought I could go further. I was as good as the other players already and i realized: 'I'm close to reaching big things."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"Of course I was young and had a lot to learn - and I learned a lot from them -, but I was in the world of stars. I felt that if I was well underway and worked, with the talent I had, I could go on to be the best player in the Premier League, for example. "
"Of course I was young and had a lot to learn - and I learned a lot from them -, but I was in the world of stars. I felt that if I was well underway and worked, with the talent I had, I could go on to be the best player in the Premier League, for example. "
Cristiano:
“I am where I am because of Sir Alex Ferguson. I learned so much from him. He did what he always said he would, he always kept his word. I learned to give him that same respect in return. I owe a lot of my success in football to him & i am forever grateful for that.”
“I am where I am because of Sir Alex Ferguson. I learned so much from him. He did what he always said he would, he always kept his word. I learned to give him that same respect in return. I owe a lot of my success in football to him & i am forever grateful for that.”
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I always work thinking about winning collective titles so that I can also win individual titles. That's my motivation, my way of looking at football. I'm a success-obsessed person, in the good sense of the word."
"I always work thinking about winning collective titles so that I can also win individual titles. That's my motivation, my way of looking at football. I'm a success-obsessed person, in the good sense of the word."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"Observing athletics you learn about running techniques, footwork, knee work… It's a different world. You can always perfect something. If you think you already know everything, you can never get to the level I've reached."
"Observing athletics you learn about running techniques, footwork, knee work… It's a different world. You can always perfect something. If you think you already know everything, you can never get to the level I've reached."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"To play at a high level you have to work hard, rest well and take good care of your body, which is your working instrument, otherwise it will end."
"To play at a high level you have to work hard, rest well and take good care of your body, which is your working instrument, otherwise it will end."
Cristiano Ronaldo:
"I still feel very good and motivated to win important things both individually and collectively. If not for that I would have stopped."
"I still feel very good and motivated to win important things both individually and collectively. If not for that I would have stopped."
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