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NaijaBoy213:
No allow Juventus fans see this post

He actually did against ATM but Juve was not ready

The Portugal star has scored his 111th goal in international colours, surpassing every other player to have played the game, with more still to come
Back in 2005, there were not many people who would have predicted that 16 years later Cristiano Ronaldo would be the greatest goalscorer in men's international football history.

One who did, though, was Ronaldo himself.

The then-20-year-old had been at Manchester United for two seasons by that stage, during his first, trophy-laden spell at the club, and was spending the summer in the United States as he recovered from an ankle injury.

While he was there, he met up with former Liverpool and Everton right-back Abel Xavier, and outlined his desires to his former Portugal international team-mate.

“I had gone to a hotel and spoke with him and he looked at me and said: ‘Abel I’m going to be the best player in the world'. That was in 2005!” Xavier tells Goal.

"The way he expressed that. The way he said it, especially when he was injured, showed his mentality even then. Some players can be maybe a little bit down when they're injured but he expressed he was determined he was going to be the best.”

Ronaldo was not wrong.

That desire to be the best ever was born long before 2005, but the injury setback just further enforced his desire to reach those goals.

Rewind to when he was at Sporting CP as a teenager, he was given the nickname 'Noodle' by his team-mates due to his slight physique. Unhappy with the tag, he set about conducting his own weight sessions to build muscle, and he had a similar idea in mind when he signed for Manchester United for the first time in 2003.

Working closely with Mick Clegg, former strength and conditioning coach at United, he asked for help to become the best.

The Portugal international would train with ankle weights in order to improve his game and would practice alone on a pitch behind a hill in order to perfect his tricks without the pressure of being judged if they went wrong.

That is something that has never left him.

“One day, I was in Madrid watching a Champions League game. I think it was Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. They were taking shots at the goalkeepers and, in 20 shots, he missed [only] one,” former Portugal international Costinha tells Goal of a warm-up he witnessed during the five-time Champions League winner's time in the Spanish capital.

“Most other players missed six or 10. When he missed, everyone started joking with him and he became very upset. I was like: 'He only missed one of 20'.

“He then picked up a bag of balls and he went shooting alone on goal. For him, he had to shoot all 20 well. How many players can do that? He was not happy because he missed one. It showed his character and he doesn’t allow himself to miss one chance. This is very important.

"Some people see him upset on the pitch because his pass isn’t good or he does a bad shot and they misunderstand him. His character is just like this. I even asked [Jose] Mourinho after training: 'What happened with Cristiano?' He said: 'Leave him, he will be ready'.”

That fire inside Ronaldo to keep on improving is something he's always had and extends way beyond just football. When compatriot Nani joined Manchester United in 2007 he and Anderson moved in with Ronaldo.

The Orlando City winger recalled the fun and games the three had in Ronaldo's Cheshire home as they settled in to life in England.

"It was great for us, three young players who like to compete every single day and we had everything there to enjoy," Nani tells Goal. "We had a tennis court, ping pong, a swimming pool, we had everything. So we were competing with everything even at home and that was making us better every single day. It was perfect.

"We would even compete as to who was right in situations. Someone would say something and we would argue what was true and who was right."

It is clear whenever you speak to anyone who has worked with the 36-year-old that it is his mentality that has got him to where he is.

“His mental strength and his professionalism is what sets him apart from everyone else,” former Portugal team-mate Nuno Gomes explains to Goal.

“When you go back through his past, you are talking about a strong, mentally focused player and it’s difficult to shift that,” Xavier adds.

“He’s been helped by being able to play for dominant teams and dominant clubs with good coaches, good surroundings but, for me, the most important thing is the mental approach.

"I think your own history adds something more than your characteristics or talent or ability and I think that’s a big part of the big make-up of Ronaldo.”

The extra sessions, drive, dedication to his craft, diet, training techniques and, more than anything else, determination turned him into the beast that has dominated at the top of world football for a decade and a half.

And that desire to win and be better than everyone else was instilled at him at a young age. Nani recalled being at the same youth training camp as Ronaldo and the latter was crying at the side of the pitch because he hadn't been awarded a free-kick after a foul.

"One of the things I will never forget is that we were playing a tournament and there was a play and he won a foul and the coach didn’t call a foul and the other team went and scored a goal. He went to the bench and he was crying," Nani says.

"The coach went to him and said: ‘Come on, you can’t do that you need to keep pushing sometimes things will happen'. Then he came back on the pitch and he was so furious and someone crossed the ball and he had two touches and a back heel and scored a goal.

"Only he could do that in that time, everyone was like: ‘Woah’ and I was so surprised in the way he was behaving that day.

"Seeing Cristiano and how he behaved made me realise that’s why he’s so good. That’s why everyone says he’ll be the best so I started to look at him and thought I needed to improve myself. At that age I was good but I was not at his level."

That mentality served Ronaldo well and even when he was just starting to push into the first team, he caused a scene. Gomes recalls the then-18-year-old joining up with the Portugal squad for the first time back in 2003.

“He was different to any other young player we had seen coming up to the national team before,” he said. “He always impressed us with his skills, his desire to be better every day, the desire to improve and learn.

“He has always been a player looking to learn more. When he first joined the group, he always liked to talk and listen to the older ones. We often stayed after training, practicing our shooting together.”

And so he set off on his quest to become the best ever with his first international goal coming against Greece in the 2004 European Championship - a 93rd-minute header assisted by Luis Figo that was the start of the quest to ultimately overhaul Iran's Ali Daei at the top of the men's international goalscoring charts.

That tournament ended in heartbreak for a teenage Ronaldo, as Portugal lost on home soil to Greece in the final. He finished with two goals, adding to his group-stage header with another in the semi-final against the Netherlands. By then, his team-mates were starting to really take note that he was something special.

“Maybe during Euro 2004 we realised that he would become one of the best in the world,” Gomes says. “He was and still is an ambitious player. His way of working, and of playing, it was clear that he would be a top player. I could tell that someone special was there and that he was going to make history.”

The further along he got in his career, the more titles he inspired and the more individual records he broke, and it started to become clear that it would be a case of when, not if he would write himself into the history books.

There have been the Champions League titles with United and with Madrid. There have been league titles in England, Spain and in Italy with Juventus.

There have been all manner of international goals, including an earth-shattering hat-trick in the play-offs ahead of the 2014 World Cup against Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden which helped earn Ronaldo one of his five Ballons d'Or.

And on top of all that, he has led Portugal to senior silverware for the only time in their history. He was integral to their era-defining Euro 2016 win, scoring three times en route to the final, and another three in the 2019 UEFA Nations League finals in Porto.

He is the top scorer in Champions League history with 134 and in European Championship finals with 14.

And yet when all the personal accolades within his grasp at this summer's tournament were put to him before Portugal’s opener in Group F against Hungary, he replied: “I’m not overwhelmed, it's a good record but more important than this will be to win back-to-back Euros.”

Back-to-back Euros were not meant to be, but he matched Daei’s world record. The question now, after his historic goals against Ireland on Wednesday which lifted him to 111 in a Portugal shirt, is by how many will he surpass it?

“When you look at his physicality it doesn’t match with his age,” Xavier says. “When you see his performance, he is still fresh and young and for that reason maybe he will continue to play for a long time.”

Hmm... Government ASUU

BruncleZuma:
Sanction, on top dis Buhari-induced inflation?

Fellow Nigerians, if you die in Nigeria today, you're heading to heaven, they'll take your citizenship and suffering as enough punishment.

E be things. I couldn't agree more

JovialJune:
Very incoherent from a proud arrogant entitled human that keeps opening more threads about not receiving help from anyone, and comments on it like a bitter person, if not that you're pained, why did you have to come to Op's thread to whine, condemn, and discourage Op because you were not given?

People have been helped several times here, but because yours was different means you have to keep crying about it? I saw your other thread before it was deleted, how you were arrogant, badmouthing your former church/Pastor, castigating others that said pure truths to you, in one comment, you even had the guts to tell a moniker "if only you know who I am" lol, that was when I knew you weren't a serious person at all, I know you are "chariseleos", you had to deactivate that moniker so people wouldn't know or figure out your comment pattern, but you can't deceive everyone my dear,

If you were a serious person, you would have used your old moniker and own up to the fact that at one point in time in everyone's life, things will not be rosy, but no, you prefer to gloat, complain, and whine as if your nasty attitude and nasty reply to comments will make people pity you, it doesnt work that way, humble yourself dear, it will not bite you if you do, but then, to late, as you've shown everyone how nasty you are, if you like, keep commenting on threads created by those who truly seek genuine help to discourage them, that's your business, assistance would be given to those who truly deserves it.

Boss let be at peace
Boss please surely we all deserves a little mercy. And I know you mean well

Time to convert all my Naira to Dollars before E reach 1000# to 1$

Wow! Way to go China. Great innovative idea

Ok. Terrible Government

True...but do you really mean that No!

[8/30, 11:29] Miclil: The morning shine so bright wonderful enough I should be thankful that been alive heal healthy, hardly get sick. So why? All this quality many had hope wish pray for, I had them all for free, oh yes! I always pray in my own layman way, psalm 103 is my favorite Bible passage. The Lord God is real I have this Faith and sometimes I wonder why it seems God refused to answer some of my intense prayers like, getting means to travel out of this cruel country and never come back, to have a financial resources that would be sufficient enough, help the poor and the less privilege in the same breath as myself also as a less privilege, poor and lonely after all No real family to call my own in few occasions the thought would hit me why? Why did everyone seems not to care whether I live or Die, Partoranking song comes to mind "celebrate me when I dey alive no be say if I leave this world you go dey fake am for my back" he did hit the nail on the head, it the realities of world of today, everyone seems to be doing a lot of that lately they did pretend to loved and cared for you when you are dead not when you are alive and actually needs those loves and care. So for me I wish, hoped that the silent death that usually take people at night usually when they sleep would take me too...
The country had failed us all we become vulnerable, poor and needy in our own land where we should feel safe, secure, proud and protected well, In realities I'm not alone in this thought of Death many had not the courage to continued living, suicide was optional to them not for me because I didn't give myself this life why should I take? I had not the will not the right to take my own life let God take it whenever he so please, The Lord knows my conditions, he brought me into this world , I know not when I was born neither do I have the right to know when I would leave but I hope soon. There is nothing left no one would miss me at least that's what I think in a world where I feel so lonely and left behind. We (#Endsarsprotesters) sometimes took it upon ourselves to make a change happen but it never end well for most of us at lekki toll gate, they (Government) painted the ground with blood of the real patriotic citizens of the Nation, they paid the ultimate price that unfaithful day. I was there I witnessed the whole scene still wonder how I was unscathed, how did those evil bullets missed me out of all the chaotic scene where everyone was tried to ran in order to escape, they were met with thundering bullet... in my mind I'm dead already, I gave up, I had already made peace with myself at least I would have died for a just cause yet, here I'm alive. please don't call it miracle because I had not prayed for such, it should have been a glorious death for me though many might not even know or remember neither will I be celebrated.
It was recorded in the Bible 'the dead is better than the living because the living know not what will become of them. For most of us who had not witnessed death we like to think about it as a peaceful afterlife where all our struggle, poverty, suffering and trials will no more exist, We would rest in peace without worry of tomorrow, today or what the future holds for us, it an interesting thought, one that gave us hope, yes! death gave us hope because in reality we know not what afterlife holds for us all, so we desire to be hopeful, ever wonder why people took their own life even when they had no idea what await them, in their thought they become optimistic about death, they see it as a way out, way out of a cruel world not that God created the world to be as cruel and evil as it is but human fashion out the exact opposite of what God had in mind, Lol... I don't know God mind still lets think about everything, God is merciful, kind and a great provider before God created man he had created all he would need- shelter, clothes, food and drinks they are all available at his finger tip, we all read or heard the Bible and Qur'an accounts of this, both holy book as people prefer to call it agreed on the same information, history about life though science might not agrees with that as it had it's own theory about the evolution of man, so if God created a beautiful world chances are he had made a more beautiful home for us afterlife, now the criteria to getting to that imagined world is up for debates, will we be judge or can we(Nigerians) get a free pass because we had been through enough already, as a Nigerian isn't that enough punishment already what greater form of condemnation should someone from a country like Nigeria expect that he/she had not been through already, poverty is the only sin Nigeria's law recognized if you are rich you can certainly do no wrong...we that are poor and had on one are made to suffer the sin of the Rich, been poor thus we become vulnerable, So would God give Us a pass? That remain to be seen...
Everywhere I look seems messed up in this whole Country! For doing the right thing I was locked up in prison for thirteen days, hell! It felt like 13years. You may ask why? The place is the most worse place here on earth at least that I had experienced due to numerous reasons to mention a few, then we literally eat poisoned food,sleep in bare floor and pact together like sardine. How human being with blood in their veins were treated like animals even worse than animals, there are no adjective to better qualify how terrible that place is, "Criminals" We were all tag funny enough most of us are innocent of the crime they label on Us. Trust me I had not been to hell if it does exist but I had seen most of hell here on earth already, I had manage the unmanageable, imagined the impossible and witnessed the most cruelty that Man, Nigeria and the world at large had to offer, we abandoned each other, turn on ourselves and fight, it become survivals of the fittest, is that what the world is all about? Oh no! I gave up hope. If death refused to come definitely it will be necessary for me to seek for courage to keep on living and be sure I will take no part in evil none will I seek to become rich unjustly, I will be a better human, probably the world will notice and changed her evil and unjust ways to uphold freedom, Justice and peace to everyone. Putting myself out there is the only thing that gives me Joy, knowing I could be useful, knowing I could put smile on someone's else face and that through me someone could be happy, it enough reward. I will certainly not stop hoping for death I had made peace with everything, I hold nothing against anyone and surely don't blame anything for me struggles if I had been privileged would I have complain? Of course not.
Please dear readers I will like to be remembered as Miclil Song though my real given names are Samuel Olayemi Michael. Special thanks to all Nairalanders you are all impactful people... Death I'm waiting.... Thanks!

JovialJune:
The arrogance of your level of entitlement mentality is very funny,

Answer this question, why do you feel you have the exclusive right to be helped by anyone here?

We should try to help not condemned

Peggystanley:
I would advise you use the energy you're exerting here ( telling people who don't care about the needy your predicament) to pray harder to God. In fact, Start praising him and see how God will move on your behalf.

Many here are capable but they will rather look away and see you languish in lack and want but it is not so with God.

I made a post some days ago to seek for assistance. You needed to see the bashing Majority gave me. Someone ( a supposed man of God) even told me the house of God is not a brothel for prostitutes to live in. Huh!!!.. I've forgiven them all and gone back to face God with my challenges.

Just take your mind off suicide. God will come through for everyone of us passing through one challenge or the other. Thats my believe and it must come to pass in Jesus name. If you believe.

Thank you the complete story will be up soon

It was recorded in the Bible 'the dead is better than the living because the living know not what will become of them. For most of us who had not witnessed death we like to think about it as a peaceful afterlife where all our struggle, poverty, suffering and trials will no more exist, We would rest in peace without worry of tomorrow, today or what the future holds for us, it an interesting thought one that gave us hope, yes death gave us hope because in reality we know what afterlife holds for us all, so we desire to be hopeful, ever wonder why people took their own life even when they had no idea what await them, in their thought they become optimistic about death, they see it as a way out, way out of a cruel world not that God created they world to be as cruel and evil as it is but human fashion out the exact opposite of what God had in mind lol I don't know God mind still lets think about everything, God is merciful kind and a great provider before God created man he had created all he would need- shelter, clothes, food and drinks they are all available at his finger tip, we all read or heard the bible Qur'an accounts of this, both holy book as people prefer to call it agreed on the same information history about life though science might not agrees with history as it had it's own theory about the evolution of man, so if God created a beautiful world chances are he had made a more beautiful home for us afterlife, now the criteria to getting to that imagined world is up for debates, will we be judge or can we get a free pass because we had been through enough already, as a Nigerian isn't that enough punishment already what greater form of condemnation should someone from a country like Nigeria expect that he/she had not been through already, poverty is the only sin Nigeria's law recognized if you are rich you can certainly do not wrong...we that are poor and had one are made to suffer the sin of the of been poor thus we become vulnerable, So would God give Us a pass? That remain to be seen...to be continued

The country had failed us all we become vulnerable,poor and neede in the our own land where we should feel safe, secure, proud and protected in realities I'm not alone in this thought of Death many had not the courage to continued living, suicide was optional to them not for me because I didn't give myself this life why should I take, I had not the will none right to take my own life like God take it he knows my conditions he bring my into this life, I know not when I was born neither do I have the right to know when I would leave but I hope soon. There is nothing left no one would miss me at least that's whtat I thought in a world where I feel so lonely and left behind. We sometimes took it upon ourselves to make a change happen but it never end well for most of us lekki toll gate was painted with the blood of the real patriotic citizens they paid the ultimate price that unfaithful day I was there I witnessed the whole scene I still wonder how I was unscathed, how did those evil bullets missed me out of all the chaotic scene where everyone was trying to ran they were met with thundering bullet in my mind I'm dead already I gave up, I had already made peace with myself at least I would have died for a just cause yet I'm alive please don't call it miracle because I not prayed for such it should have been a glorious death for me though many might not even know or remember neither will I be celebrated... To be continued

The morning shine so bright wonderful enough I should be thankful that been alive heal healthy, hardly get sick. So why? All this quality many had hope wish pray for, I had them all for free, oh yes I always pray in my own layman way, psalm 103 is my favorite Bible passage. The Lord God is real I have this Faith and sometimes I wonder why it seems God refused to answer some of my intense prayers like I getting means to travel out of this cruel country and never come back, having financial resources to help the poor and the less privilege in the same breath my also a less privilege, poor and lonely No real family to call my own in few occasions the thought hit me why? Why did everyone seems not to care whether I live or Die, Partoranking song comes to mind "celebrate me when I dey alive no be say if I leave this world you go dey fake am for my back" he hit the nail on the head, it the realities of world of today everyone seems to be doing a lot of that lately they did pretend to loved and cared for you when you are dead not when you are alive and actually needs those loves and care. So for me I wish hoped that the silent death that usually take people at night when they sleep take me too...to be countinue

advanceDNA:
Kini

Kitu

Since the beginning when Adam received the wrong gift (Apple)from Eve what happened after that I'm sure we all know the story
That fruit(Apple) changed everything for the human race, we become slaves to sin and so on...that's not where I'm headed today. I had always thought why women always felt sense of entitlement, why do they always feel men should take care of all their needs even they have the means to get all they ever wanted. Well, my theory is the Apple made men a typical slave to women needs. If you are financially down the last person you did turn to will be your own women whom you had always helped and suffered for. Why? Because she will never feel the need to assist you. Though this does not apply to all women out there but surely 80% of them (Women) are guilty of this selfish attitude. Maybe they are scare of giving man another Apple that might actually end the world altogether. My take. What's yours?

I have been waiting for this day to come. Come on Cris

US does not need to encouraged them to leave if US allow me, I will leave Nigeria without thinking twice about it for a second. Who wan die

Madness no dey end for some. Always coming up with frustrated policy. Edo people push this man downward or he will do that to you people quickly. I think it was only Bubu no get sense I no no say dem plenty

rowland545:
I love opay apart from d free charges I also get lots of discount... I still don't know y people are not ditching normal banks for this easy banking

I wonder o

IjapaTiroko:
They are words of emphasis in Hausa language.
In YORÙBÁ language, we have "àbí?" "Shèbí?" "Nkó?" Etcetera.

Senior

dodgelord:
i dont know too

We should ask expertise

I'm new to it. I hope I don't get used to it . most Northerners using short words like... Tor! Bah! Koh! Fa! After finishing a sentence. What does it means and why?

Yeah... I know that man

Lie? What of those people in Aso Rock

Don't judge so that you won't be Judge.
My opinion though don't matter on her look. I'd love to know her personally

Now unbelief is sin... Those who don't believe in the Lord Jesus Christ are in sin, are born sinner and will probably die sinner if they don't believe the saving grace of God through Jesus Christ. Now those who believed and acted otherwise still don't believed. So those who believed and acted according to the lay down principles of God through Jesus Christ are Saved.

Xsolutions:
Hi, is ''Michael'' your Father's name?

Samuel