20. Hard Life
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered by many to be one of the best soccer players to ever live. Not just that, but his work ethic and determination make him an incredible athlete and we can be more than sure that he would exceed in any sport and not only soccer. Today we want to give all of you Cristiano Ronaldo fans a little bit more insight to the life of the man who is renowned all throughout the world for his legendary skills on the pitch.
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Even though Cristiano Ronaldo is a super rich athlete making the Forbes list every year, life wasn’t always this easy for him. He actually has a rags to riches story and at one point in time, he shared his room with his two sisters and one brother.
19. Jumping High
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As we all know, Cristiano Ronaldo is known for being able to jump really high and get all flying soccer balls ahead of everyone else. What many people don’t know is that the reason he jumps so high is because he moves at a faster pace than a cheetah! Now, this is impressive.
18. Moving Away
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His family had so much trust in his skills and potential that they moved from their home city to Lisbon, Portugal’s capital so that Cristiano Ronaldo would get the best opportunities and play for the national junior teams.
17. Hard Worker
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The reason why the world’s most famous and skilled soccer player has such a great work ethic is because he had to work hard ever since he was a little kid. Cristiano Ronaldo says that he started washing and ironing his clothes at the age of 11.
16. Bad Nicknames
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Cristiano Ronaldo is a very emotional man who cares only about winning in soccer. This is how he earned the nickname “cry baby” in his teenage years. He couldn’t take a loss well and everyone made fun of him for that.
15. Fast Free Kick
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How fast do you think Cristiano Ronaldo shoots a free kick? If you guessed 130 km per hour, then you are right! I wouldn’t want to be the goalkeeper who catches that ball.
14. Racing Heartbeat
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Most people don’t know this but Cristiano Ronaldo had a serious heart problem called “racing heartbeat” when he was 15 years old. Luckily, he got the necessary surgery and this helped him continue his career in soccer.
13. First Paycheck
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The first paycheck that Cristiano Ronaldo received was $1,700 from Lisbon’s Sporting CP. This happened when he was 13 years old and it was the most amount of money that he had ever held in his hand.
12. Romantic Dinners
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Another fun fact about the world’s most famous soccer player is that his favorite artist to play whenever he wants to set up a romantic dinner is none other than Phil Collins.
11. Getting Paid
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According to a recent report made by Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth is estimated at more than $400 million. The soccer player has surely moved on from getting paid $1,000 to play a season.
10. Lucky Chance
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Cristiano Ronaldo says that his career wouldn’t have been possible if his good friend Albert Fantrau didn’t help him out. Albert was accepted in the football academy, but he gave up his spot because he knew that Cristiano was much more skilled and he had greater potential.
9. Popular Nickname
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Cristiano Ronaldo is not in fact the athlete’s full name. He is actually named Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro and he got his “Ronaldo” nickname after the ex-U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
8. Getting Expelled
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When he was 14-years-old, Cristiano Ronaldo got angry at a teacher and threw a chair at him. This ended up getting him expelled from school and thus, giving a young Cristino Ronaldo more time to focus on getting better at soccer.
7. Foot Weights
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One of the reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo moves so fast is because ever since he was a little kid, he trained with weights around each foot. This made him super fast without the weights.
6. Manchester United
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The first time that Cristiano Ronaldo stepped into the spotlight was back in 2003 when he signed a contract with Manchester United. This is one of the world’s biggest soccer teams and it tremendously helped Cristiano Ronaldo’s career.
5. He Never Drinks!
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Another fun fact about Cristiano Ronaldo is that he never drinks alcohol. The reason behind this is that his father passed away at the age of 52-years-old due to alcoholism.
4. Childhood Hero
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Cristiano Ronaldo says that the only other player to be better than him was Luis Figo. This is because Luis Figo has always been Cristiano Ronaldo’s childhood hero.
3. Special Tuesday
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In order to look as good as he does, Cristiano Ronaldo works out rigorously. However, there is one day that he considers it to be special and that is Tuesday. He never works out or does any special effort on Tuesday.
2. Big Name
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One of Ronaldo’s biggest achievements is getting ownership of the kit number “7”. He is the most famous one to wear this number and this puts him ahead of legendary players such as Eric Cantona, George Best and even David Beckham.
1. No Tattoos
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The last Cristiano Ronaldo fact that we want to share is that he doesn’t have any tattoos, unlike most soccer players. Not just that, but he isn’t planning to get any tattoos.