Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballons d’Or and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. A prolific goalscorer, Ronaldo has won 29 trophies in his career, including six league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League.
In 2018, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth an initial €100 million (£88 million), the highest ever paid by an Italian club and the highest ever paid for a player over 30 years old. A Portuguese international, Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. He made his senior debut in 2003 at age 18, and has since earned over 160 caps, including appearing and scoring in ten major tournaments, becoming Portugal’s most capped player and his country’s all-time top goalscorer.
He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final of the competition. He assumed full captaincy in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first-ever triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament. He became the highest European international goalscorer of all-time in 2018.
Some of the best quotes from Cristiano Ronaldo are listed below.
- “But I don’t want to be compared to anyone like to impose my own style of play and do the best for myself and for the club here.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “For me Sir Alex was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human being with me. Talent isn’t everything. You can have it from the cradle, but it is necessary to learn the trade to be the best.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I don’t have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn’t like to miss or lose.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I have practically no private life. I’m already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I have two Golden Boot awards at home. It would be nice to win another, but I wouldn’t mind it if I didn’t.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I know I’m a good professional, I know that no one’s harder on me than myself and that’s never going to change, under any circumstances.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I know If I score we’re going to win the match.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I never promise anything. I don’t promise anything to my mum. I don’t promise anything to the supporters.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I prefer other people to make judgments about the way I play and to characterize me, rather me describe myself.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I spent six years at United and I owe them everything that I am today. I made history at United and won many trophies. It was a pleasure to play at Old Trafford.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I still learn, but I think it’s the best thing in life to have a kid.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I want to be remembered as part of the group of the greatest players ever.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I want to consistently play well and win titles. I’m only at the beginning.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I would be very proud if, one day, I’m held in the same esteem as George Best or Beckham. It’s what I’m working hard towards.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I’m aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I’m living a dream I never want to wake up from.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “I’m proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it’s a sign that it’s time to leave. For now though, I’m happy here at the greatest club in the world.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “If we can’t help our family, who are we going to help?” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “It gives me the happiest feeling in the world. I just love scoring. It doesn’t matter if it’s a simple goal from close range, a long shot or a dribble around several players, I just love to score all goals.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can’t it happen to me? I’m not worried I’m young – it’s an incentive to do the best I can.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “Maybe they hate me because I’m too good!” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “No one did what I did last season and for this I deserve the Golden Boot and why not the best World Player.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18, I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was a dream come true. But, even at that moment, I was thinking about playing in England for some years and then going to play in Spain. Even at that time I was thinking that way and I always gave 100% everything.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “Scoring goals is a great feeling, but the most important thing to me is that the team is successful – it doesn’t matter who scores the goals as long as we’re winning.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “The high point of my career was winning the Champions League. No one will ever erase that from my memory, in the same way that no one will ever erase the fact that I did it in a Manchester United shirt.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world’s best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it but it is within my capabilities.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “There’s no point in making predictions. It’s not worth speculating because nothing is set in stone and things change all the time in football.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “We should make the most of life, enjoy it because that’s the way it is!” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “When I win awards, I think of my father.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “Why lie? I’m not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
- “Without football, my life is worth nothing.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
