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In this article we are going to talk about an inspiring living legend in the world of football who was not privileged by birth but privileged the life of millions with his inspiring story. He is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. But how did he become Cristiano Ronaldo whose name once did not used to matter in the world of football ? How did he manage to escape poverty and become the richest footballer in the world ? To know about his story we will begin from his early life.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Madeira, Portugal. He was the youngest child in the family along with his one elder brother and two elder sisters . Cristiano's mother decided to abort him due to the presence of poverty in their family, but, fortunately, Cristiano was given birth on 5th of February, 1985.
Ronaldo was extremely passionate for playing football and ,at the age of 12 years, he joined Sporting CP for € 1,704.54 which made him left his hometown and moved to Lisbon. Things were going pretty well ,and, in meanwhile, he was diagnosed with heart ailment. Despite poor financial conditions of his family, he underwent heart surgery and finally came out of this .
Although the time was bitter for him but he did an excellent comeback after joining one of the finest football clubs in the world, Manchester United in the year 2003 when he was 18 years old which became a turning point in his life. He started winning titles for his team. His team won FA Cup in his first season; along with his team, he won three successive Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions league and the FIFA Club World Cup.
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At 23, he bagged his first Ballon d'Or. And his tradition of winning Ballon d'Or continues and, till now, he has been titled 5 Ballon d'Or. Yes !!! 5 Ballon d'Or. Isn't it a marvelous one ?
He joined Real Madrid in the year 2009 for which he was signed €94 million , the most expensive transfer at that time. You can now figure out the reason behind Cristiano's luxury lifestyle and his expensive cars. Real Madrid was a new club and a new challenging platform for Cristiano Ronaldo where he was supposed to prove his worth. He again succeeded there and won 15 trophies in total during his entire career in Real Madrid which includes 2 La Liga titles, 2 Copas Del Rey, 4 UEFA Champion league titles. He became the club's all time top goalscorer .
Ronaldo is always known for facing new challenges without staying in his comfort zone. He left Real Madrid in 2018 due to some issues and joined one of the best Italian clubs in the world, i.e., Juventus. He was aged 33 years when he joined Juventus and people were in dilemma whether it was a right decision for him to join a new club because his performance could have gone down. But people forgot that he was Cristiano Ronaldo, a man who is always known for his work ethic and dedication. When he was tested by the Juventus medical team, he was found with a body mass of 7 per cent and muscle mass of 50 per cent at 33 years old and further revealed that his body is similar to a 20 year old boy. Incredible !! In Juventus, he won the Serie A title in his first two seasons and silenced everyone.
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In 2018 FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo ran at a highest speed of 33.98 km/hr which was again an example of his amazing fitness . What's the reason behind his fitness . Cristiano Ronaldo trains for 4-5 hours a day about 5 days a week and takes a very strict and quality diet. He sleeps 5 times a day which is an another secret for his fitness. All these fitness regimes keep him at the top level for years and made him the highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017. Cristiano can play well with both left and right foot and the credit of this ability goes to his hardwork and dedicated training.
And there are several awards and titles which he has acquired during his whole career and if we start discussing all those in this video then this video would become very large .
So, did you understand his journey ? Full of obstacles, hardwork and dedication. His time was not good in several phases of his life , but, he was good enough in every hard time to change his situation.
He was the one whose family wants to abort him due to poverty and now that same child is Cristiano Ronaldo, the man who inspires not only football lovers but to every person who wants to fulfill their dreams despite several obstacles and confusions.
Thank you for reading this article till the end . Stay connected with inspirationaltalkings for more inspiring stories .
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