Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian business owner, president of La Liga club Real Valladolid, and a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed in Portuguese O Fenômeno (“The Phenomenon”), he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been the influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. His individual accolades include being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times, and winning two Ballon d’Or awards. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. He joined Barcelona in 1996 for a then world record transfer fee, and at 20 years old he was named the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year, making him the youngest recipient of the award. In 1997, Inter Milan broke the world record fee to sign Ronaldo, making him the first player since Diego Maradona to break the world transfer record twice. At 21 he received the 1997 Ballon d’Or, and he remains the youngest recipient of the award. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country, however after a series of knee injuries and recuperation he was inactive for almost three years. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 and won the 2002–03 La Liga title. He had spells at A.C. Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011 having suffered further injuries. May these Ronaldo Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “I’ve learned a lot in life, travelling, living abroad, just in the school of life.” Ronaldo
2. “Paolo Maldini. He was tough, tough, every time we played against each other. And I played against him many times. He’s a very good friend.” Ronaldo
3. “I was always a simple guy. I was never one for extravagances.” Ronaldo
4. “Football is great because you always have another opportunity to change history.” Ronaldo
5. “Criticism is nonsense. TV shows and newspapers just want to fill the space.” Ronaldo
6. “I never had a problem with technique.” Ronaldo
7. “I love Messi with the ball at his feet: he scores goals and does all the rest, too. But Cristiano’s numbers can’t be ignored. It’s a cruel comparison. Both of them deserve respect.” Ronaldo
8. “I trained really badly during the first 10 years of my sporting career.” Ronaldo
9. “It’s inevitable that you feel scared when you don’t have control of a situation.” Ronaldo
10. “At Real Madrid, there will always be people who score goals. They are a team and not a single player, no matter how much one appears more than another.” Ronaldo
11. “Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I’d tell her I was going to school but I’d be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet.” Ronaldo
12. “With his incredible attitude, with his incredible winning mentality, Cristiano Ronaldo is a unique player.” Ronaldo
13. “I’m ready to help China realize its football dream. I think China can be a major player on the world stage one day.” Ronaldo
14. “My life has always been a series of challenges and I’m psychologically-prepared but this is the biggest challenge of my life.” Ronaldo
15. “The two goals in the 2002 final were, for me, the best feeling. It was beautiful.” Ronaldo
16. “To associate my name with the United Nations is the best thing that could have happened to me.” Ronaldo
17. “To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.” Ronaldo
18. “I don’t think I would have any problem at all playing in England. I’d love it.” Ronaldo
19. “I have ambitions I want to fulfil, to enjoy more success with Brazil.” Ronaldo
20. “I think all great players set a target for themselves in their careers. Mine was to win a world title with Brazil, which I did twice.” Ronaldo
21. “It will take time for us all to understand what has happened to us, but it is a joy to be surrounded by such happiness.” Ronaldo
22. “Zico was my idol. He was a very good player from Flamengo, and I was a Flamengo supporter from Rio de Janeiro. I was always looking for him and saying I want to be like him. He’s my big hero.” Ronaldo
23. “The best team I played in was the Brazilian one in 2002; we felt that we could always score. It was a team without any vanity – or individuals.” Ronaldo
24. “I am very ambitious. I want to enjoy this and then really go for it.” Ronaldo
25. “To play a soccer game, you have to be in very good shape.” Ronaldo
26. “Teams are a collective expression.” Ronaldo
27. “The Fort Lauderdale Strikers is a team with history, tradition.” Ronaldo
28. “I am much more grateful and linked to Real Madrid than to Barcelona.” Ronaldo
29. “I’m here to score a lot of goals. It’s my speciality, that’s what I’ve been brought here to do, and I want to score plenty; like I did with Barcelona. And here, there’s every reason to think I can do it.” Ronaldo
30. “The national team is part of my life. I have an incredible history, of many conquests and also many defeats. But to play for Brazil, I have to have a club and play well. I’m not going to be picked on my past or because of my sponsor, as many have said.” Ronaldo
31. “I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.” Ronaldo
32. “There are many ways to see football and interpret it.” Ronaldo
33. “I am tolerant. I want to understand other points of view.” Ronaldo
34. “I hope to maintain my credibility after I stop playing.” Ronaldo
35. “I had an injury in my leg, and everybody was talking about that. I decided to cut my hair and leave the small thing there. I come to training, and everybody saw me with bad hair. Everybody was talking about the hair and forgot about the injury. I could stay more calm and relaxed and focused on my training.” Ronaldo
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