Exist or not exist?
This question lingered in Mrs. Dolores Aveiro’s mind when she discovered she was pregnant with Ronaldo. Originally from a poor family in Portugal with 5 children, Ms. Aveiro had an alcoholic husband while she struggled to raise the whole family. The doctor refused an abortion and Ronaldo was born into the family’s helplessness and poverty. His name was given to him by his father after President Ronald Reagan at that time.
While not having any truly outstanding achievements in class, CR7 shows an outstanding passion for football. Realizing this, Mrs. Aveira convinced her husband to take Ronaldo to the local football team Andorinha, where he worked as a cleaner, to play football.
During his teenage years, CR7 experienced many ups and downs when he was oppressed by opponents and teammates at football academies or clubs. Coming from a poor family with little cultural capital, young Ronaldo became a laughing stock for everyone.
However, because he had to be independent from a young age when his family had no means, CR7 always wiped away his tears and stood up to fight. At the end of each practice session, when his friends have all gone home, he always stays behind to diligently practice new techniques. It is thanks to this perseverance and dream that Ronaldo has gone far in his future career.
At the age of 14, CR7 convinced his family to focus on football after spending time participating in youth clubs and being highly appreciated for his talent. Due to lack of money for transportation, this young man had to leave home alone and wander to the city to participate in training at the club. Ironically, CR7 had a heart rhythm problem at the age of 15 and was diagnosed with the possibility of having to give up his dream of playing football.
Regardless, CR7 still decided to have heart surgery and returned to practice just a few days later.
At the age of 17, CR7 signed a contract with Sporting Lisbon and then moved to Manchester United and then Real Madrid. Since then, CR7 has scored 500 goals at club level and helped the Portuguese team win Euro 2016.
It can be said that with countless titles, championships, advertising contracts as well as reputation, CR7 is at the peak of his career. However, what people admire about this player is the way CR7 achieved those successes with his tireless and tireless efforts.
In addition to the fact that the mother had intended to have an abortion because she was too poor, Ronaldo’s father was traumatized by the war and was a heavy drinker. He passed away when CR7 was 19 years old while his mother had to rent laundry to feed the family.
Even at the age of 14, Ronaldo threw a chair at his teacher because he said insulting words to his family.
For CR7, difficulty or poverty is not a factor that prevents him from succeeding, it is just a necessary stepping stone to further hone his future dreams.
Brand CR7
How many of us still remember December 26, 2004, when the historic tsunami in the Indian Ocean devastated Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and India?
Perhaps no one remembers the image of 8-year-old Martunis, who miraculously survived 18 days when the tsunami swept away. This boy especially impressed 19-year-old player Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, a star who had just signed a contract for Manchester United (MU) at that time.
It was this player who tried to find the boy, pay tuition so he could study football at Sporting Lisbon academy as well as contribute money with his teammates to rebuild his family. Now 18 years old, the boy Martunis, who once claimed to be Ronaldo’s adopted son, is living a dream life playing football and being with his relatives.
Of course, the person he is most grateful to is Manchester’s number 7 player who is willing to help those who are more difficult than him even though he has never met them.
Many people have worn the number 7 shirt of Manchester United, but people remember CR7 Ronaldo more than David Beckham or George Best. In fact, CR7 has become a brand, a legend in the football industry as well as globally.
Initially, Ronaldo’s playing style relied heavily on speed and self-taught techniques with famous turns and twists of the opponent’s ribs. However, his ability to handle the ball in the final stages is still indecisive and does not have his own style.
This makes many of his teammates uncomfortable and experts do not appreciate Ronaldo’s future. In addition, wearing the legendary number 7 shirt of Manchester United, a number many famous players have worn, makes him be compared. Even the fact that he had the same name as the famous Ronaldo Nazario (fat Ronaldo) at that time was discussed and no one appreciated CR7.
It wasn’t until 2006 that the incident at the German World Cup was truly the turning point for this talent. In the quarter-finals, Ronaldo fell, causing England’s Wayne Rooney to receive a red card, but the camera lens showed that CR7 was not really in pain even though he hugged his face and the media rushed to “bite” him.
It was thought that this young talent would collapse, but in the end all his teammates at Manchester United were surprised to see Ronaldo return to his athletic body, escaping from the image of being tall and slim with crooked teeth. Yellow.
Ronaldo’s classic celebration
From here, CR7 determined his path to becoming a striker when he was big, strong and durable enough to score goals.
Yes, this is Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7), who won the European Golden Ball in 2008-2016-2017. He is also the player who won the FIFA Golden Ball in 2013-2014 and the best FIFA player in 2008. This player also achieved many records, including scoring the most international goals in 2012, scoring the most Top goal in European club competition…
With countless noble titles, Ronaldo is considered one of the best players in the world of all time.
Besides his successes in his football career, Ronaldo also reaps countless benefits from commercial contracts. He is always among the top earning players in the world with 93 million USD in 2017.
In addition to the huge salary from the club, Ronald also receives advertising contracts from many brands such as Nike, Castrol, Armani, Clear… In particular, Ronaldo’s CR7 brand is used and sold on many products. , from sports clothes to souvenirs, thereby creating a large source of income for him.
However, what makes experts, media as well as young people today crazy about Ronaldo is not the huge wealth or awards he owns. Instead, Ronaldo’s relentless efforts despite failures, difficulties, and criticism are what make people respect him.
Ronaldo vs Messi: Effort and natural talent
People often compare Ronaldo with Lionel Messi, a natural genius with the ability to control the ball in scary narrow spaces and a skillful combination of the ability to score, support teammates, and magical dribbling techniques. sad.
However, if you follow Messi from the beginning of his career until now, you will see that his playing style and body shape have not changed much. Meanwhile, Ronaldo, when he first started playing football, had a performance-oriented playing style and a slim body, but now he has completely changed with tall physical strength, speed and hammer-like shots.
Even though he is an opponent on the field……but Ronaldo still receives respect from Messi
To reach the current level, CR7 had to go through an extremely hard training process, always changing, trying to train to perfect himself even though he did not have as much talent as other stars. litter. If Messi’s talent is God-given, then CR7’s success is definitely due to hard work.
When he first returned to MU in 2003, few people thought that the CR7 player could score 50 goals per season. Almost everyone at that time just thought that this was another new football talent of the club, nothing more.
However, when seeing CR7’s rigorous training, many people had to reconsider their assessment of Ronaldo. This player has an extremely strict regimen of training, rest, nutrition and therapy. Even when other teammates go home to rest after practice, Ronaldo still diligently goes to the gym to train his muscles and improve his physical strength.
Many people believe that Ronaldo’s strength and solid body give this player an advantage when competing for the ball as well as taking full advantage of his speed. However, these factors do not come naturally.
“I’ve never seen a player who practices as hard as Ronaldo. Ronaldo is always the first to arrive at the training ground and the last to leave. He spends 3-4 hours a day exercising” – Coach Jose Mourinho.
When he was in his twenties, while many talented players indulged in parties or other useless hobbies, Ronaldo was very clear between entertainment and career . He is present at events that attract the media but does not attend too many parties to maintain his training regimen and competition fitness.
In addition, the fact that his father passed away from alcoholism also partly influenced CR7’s hatred of alcohol.
Each training session, on average, Ronaldo lifts a total weight equivalent to 16 Toyotas. The average amount of fat for world supermodels is 13.8%, while Ronaldo’s is less than 10% thanks to a strict diet.
Even though he is 1m85 tall, he is not enough in aerial combat and Ronaldo has trained to be able to jump 78cm high, which means he can jump higher than basketball players. If he has momentum, he can jump up to 2m63 and “stop in the air” to compete with goalkeepers.
Ronaldo’s stunted body…
Thanks to strict compliance with this training regimen, the CR7 brand shines globally today.
Although he started out as a winger, Ronaldo possesses the qualities of a striker. He can shoot with both feet, always takes good free kicks and is a good shot with a header. Even in the friendly match with Bournemouth, Ronaldo’s free kick from 35 meters away broke the wrist of 11-year-old Charlie Silverwood, who was standing behind the goal at the time.
With skillful feet, Ronaldo has very good personal technique but can only really develop when there is space. His running speed is also terrible at 33.6 km/h, among the top 5 fastest players in football. At his peak, CR7 could push the ball 60 meters and run past 4-5 players.
Thanks to his diligent training regimen, Ronaldo has an extremely good physical foundation. On average, each season during his 6 years at Manchester United, he played 49 matches and never had to miss more than 15 days, even when injured. love.
If you look at Ronaldo, everyone has to admire him for maintaining his strength and will to fight even though he is no longer in his prime.
Loneliness is the friend of success
Similar to other stars, CR7 became the focus of media attention. However, with his big ego and strong personality, Ronaldo is sometimes not liked by the press. In 2007, “I hate Ronaldo” became the most searched phrase on Google.
However, those who have long contact with Ronaldo will have to have a different view of him when work principles are always put first by this player.
Many people look at CR7’s flashy, colorful appearance and think that Ronaldo likes to party, when in reality it is completely the opposite. After football practice, it’s time to go to the gym, then go home, eat, swim and sleep. The process is closed and almost continuous in CR7’s football career.
With a professional training schedule and serious attitude, Ronaldo has a lot of time to socialize and expand relationships. He spends most of his focus on practice sessions and playing football because CR7 understands that his success comes from hard work and not based on talent.
Even Ronaldo himself has quite high demands on his teammates when playing football and this makes those who play with him feel admired.
Perhaps it’s because of his big ego and his lack of communication that Ronaldo doesn’t have many friends and makes people misunderstand him. Practicing hard and living alone makes this player love himself more, but that’s not arrogance. All players who are close to CR7 must have a different view of him.
“He’s not arrogant. He has to endure the reputation of being a shy player, but honestly, he’s the most professional player I’ve ever played with. He never gives up easily and always takes the lead in everything, anytime, anywhere. Even if you play table tennis with him, Ronaldo will not give up easily. In life, he is a good person. He is quite normal. “weird, likes to tease people. In fact, I think he’s quite similar to David Beckham,” player Patrice Evra, a teammate of Ronaldo, commented about him.
In addition, despite having a big ego, CR7 also knows how to listen and learn if he finds it useful. Many former MU players such as Gaddy Neville or Ryan Giggs have given feedback on Ronaldo’s colorful playing style and when he realized that it was not beneficial to his career, CR7 limited the unnecessary moves when passing the ball. .
CR7 himself also realized that it is difficult for him to receive love from everyone. For Ronaldo, the results he achieves through hard training and always trying to maintain his passion will be the best proof for everyone.
