Top 151 Quotes & Sayings by Cristiano Ronaldo

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Last updated on October 15, 2024.
Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United 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 Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 32 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and the UEFA European Championship. Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183), goals (140), and assists (42) in the Champions League, goals in the European Championship (14), international goals (117), and international appearances by a European (189). He is one of the few players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances, and has scored over 800 official senior career goals for club and country.

I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.
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.
I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me. — © Cristiano Ronaldo
I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.
We cannot live being obsessed with what other people think about us. It's impossible to live like that. Not even God managed to please the entire world.
When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.
In football, I don't have a lot of friends. The people who I really trust, there are not many... Most of the time, I'm alone.
I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.
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.
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.
I love Manchester. Everyone knows that - I have said it many times. Manchester is in my heart.
I never promise anything. I don't promise anything to my mum. I don't promise anything to the supporters.
I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.
Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do. — © Cristiano Ronaldo
Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.
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.
At Real, psychological pressure on the players is much more serious than at United. This is good. At many clubs, you don't know the consequence of playing badly.
One rule that will work if it is used everywhere, is that when you have a free-kick, the referee puts the mark on the floor to make sure the defenders keep their distance.
At United, there are great traditions, which you can't buy in one or two years. They are created by victories. You need to prove again and again that you are better than the others. Manchester United have always done this, and are still doing it, so they are the best.
When you are nominated for the best player in Europe, the Ballon d'Or, playing in the Champions League, there is so much pressure. You don't know what will happen. This pressure is inside you - you always have it.
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.
I don't like being alone.
I think sometimes the best training is to rest.
Without football, my life is worth nothing.
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.
I still learn, but I think it's the best thing in life to have a kid.
My friends ask me if I want more kids, and I always say yes, I want more; it's the best thing you can have in your life.
I was ironing my own clothes when I was 11 years old. My mental strength goes back to those days.
Every season is a new challenge to me, and I always set out to improve in terms of games, goals, assists.
Many people look at me and think they know me but they don't at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.
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.
My father always taught me that when you help other people, then God will give you double. And that's what has really happened to me. When I have helped other people who are in need, God has helped me more.
I'm not going to change the world. You're not going to change the world. But we can help - we can all help.
It obviously bothers people when Real Madrid win. It makes them jealous. There isn't a level playing field.
There are people out there who hate me and who say I'm arrogant, vain, and whatever. That's all part of my success. I am made to be the best.
I was saluted by Alex Ferguson when I was subbed and that made me very happy.
To be honest, there are no problems between me and Messi. People have their own opinions about who they think is the better player. It is what it is, but there is no rivalry beyond games and what happens on the pitch.
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. Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future.
I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.
I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me. — © Cristiano Ronaldo
I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me.
I want to consistently play well and win titles. I'm only at the beginning.
Talent without working hard is nothing.
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.
I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.
Winning - that's the most important to me. It's as simple as that.
To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.
When my family isn't alright, I get restless. It just doesn't seem right to me.
If you think you're perfect already, then you never will be.
Mesut Ozil made me the worlds best striker
I'm running out of words to describe this lad. — © Cristiano Ronaldo
I'm running out of words to describe this lad.
I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best
I am always motivated. I am ambitious and I want to always improve.
When I was 7, I told my dad I want to have a house like Micheal Jackson's one. And then he said to me that dreams are only dreams, that's a privilegy of the rich people. I have grown up now and my dream came true, but I feel sad that my father can't see that and what have I reached in my life. But I know he's watching me from the sky
I still remember when my teacher told me that football wouldn't give me anything to eat
Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable".
I prefer other people to make judgments about the way I play and to characterize me, rather me describe myself.
I dont want to tell my dreams, I want to show them!
Talent is important but it is not the key point.
I feel endless need to LEARN, to IMPROVE, to EVOLVE, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel SATISFIED with myself
I will never reject an autograph, hug or photo. I was also a fan of football.
Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, dreams are things which do not let you sleep.
We don't want to tell our dreams. We want to show them
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