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The main number 7 of football, Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world. He has proved his worth in different leagues against the best players and best teams. He rose from the streets of Madeira and conquered the World. Juventus witnessed an unimaginable ROI for a 34-year-old athlete. He is the most popular male figure on social media for all the good reasons and sometimes criticism. He only needs one non-performing match to be chewed by media globally and an entire high-performance tournament to seal the lips of the critics, who are waiting for 'that one match' again. He is often called as arrogant and selfish. He is claimed not to be a natural footballer like Pele, Maradona, Ronaldinho, and MESSI. Sometimes 'pundits' start comparing him with Paulinho as well, I hope you are not that guy.
Cristiano is a very normal player who scores penalty, can't score from his God-Hands & he was awarded offside as well. Here is a list of 7 life lessons you can learn from the consistent, hardworking, enthusiastic, 34-year young boy from Portugal:-
1. Every time you fall down, dust yourself and come back stronger
This picture was published in a Spanish newspaper in January 2016 with the headlines 'FINISHED' and football pundits started explaining how. Every year he gets finished and he comes back and finishes the criticism. Since then, Cristiano has won 2 FIFA The Best, 2 FIFA Player of the Year, 3 Ballon D'ors, LaLiga, 2 FIFA Club World Cups, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 Euro, and many other individual awards & honours. We all go through ups and downs in life but make sure you rise up higher every time you fall down, just like him. He is doing pretty good for a finished athlete and he has achieved more than the entire careers of some very big names in football.
2. Be a team player and a leader at the same time
Nobody does it better than Cristiano, when the team is in trouble he is the saviour in any manner possible. Just in case you don't watch football, search google for 'Euro Final 2016' and watch the highlights.
3. Always be hungry and always be humble
This picture speaks for itself. 5 time Ballon D'or winner Cristiano breaks down in tears after receiving the red card on his UCL debut for Juventus. It was his first red card in overall 154 appearances in UCL. At the age of 33, Andreas Iniesta & Fernando Torres bid farewell to the serious football and playing in China. Like them, Kaka was playing few minutes for Orlando City, Beckham was playing few minutes for Milan, Ronaldinho was playing for Minerio & Queretaro, and like most of the players, these legends were also warming the bench. Cristiano, he is winning Champions League scoring most number of goals with the best goal ratio in the season, he was destroying the world's best defence & future of goalkeeping, in World Cup against Spain, scored the best & most athletic goal of his life. All this doesn't stop his child-like enthusiasm to work harder and be better. No alcohol or smoking, no parties, & pure hard work for his vision like he is still a 12-year-old kid at Sporting CP with everything to prove.
4. Have the 'CR7' confidence
Believe in yourself, no matter how tough the situation is. Start working to make it better. Sometimes expressing self-confidence might be associated with your ego and arrogance but to be the best you have to start thinking like the best. Like he says, 'In my mind, I am the best player in the world'
5. Don't let haters and naysayers demean you
Cristiano is also one of the most hated athletes on the planet. According to his haters, he is not a naturally skilled footballer but he uses the hate as fuel, every year he silences millions of haters and adds the number to his billions of die-fans around the globe. Cristiano never takes the hate seriously but he takes his haters seriously, he always disappoints them. He truly believes in the people who believe in him.
6. Enjoy the pressure
He enjoys the pressure. Bigger the game, better the performance. No matter what level he is playing it never affects his attitude to conquer. He is never scared of any opponent but the opponents are scared of Cristiano Ronaldo. He scores, he celebrates and buries them with his wink, SIIIIIIIUUUU & smile.
7. Fit & healthy lifestyle
Cristiano Ronaldo has just 7% body fat, better than professional bodybuilders and an incredible 50% muscle mass as Juve medical reveals he has the physical attributes of a 20-year-old.
His profession needs him to be fit and healthy but he is on another level. Pure dedication and hard work which makes him unstoppable. He is the best in football and definitely giving a tough competition to pinnacles like Bruce Lee & Arnold Schwarzenegger. He loves fitness as much as he loves his job. He doesn't drink, doesn't smokes, or doesn't party. He doesn't have any tattoos on his body so that he could donate blood on a regular basis. His fitness makes him one of the most marketable athletes on the planet.
Thank you for reading. Let me know your thoughts.
And please avoid writing Messi is better than Ronaldo. I love Messi for his brilliance and magic. Also, it is possible to love them both.
