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6 Things Christiano Ronaldo Said …
that I’ll never forget
On signing for Juventus FC in a ~ €100m move from Real Madrid in 2018, football legend — Christiano Ronaldo had this to say at a news conference:
“I’m a person who likes to think about the present. I’m still very young, and I always liked the challenges, from Sporting [Lisbon] to Manchester [United] to Real [Madrid] and now Juventus.
It is a well-thought-out decision. It is the best club in Italy. It has an outstanding manager (Massimiliano Allegri) and coaches so it was not a difficult decision to take.
I am very ambitious, and I like new challenges. I hope everything will go very well. Luck always helps, but you have to look for it.”
6 Life Lessons from a Seemingly ‘Ordinary’ CR7 Interview
1. “I’m still very young.”
When Ronaldo was signing for Juventus he was 33 years old. At this age, most footballers are either winding down their careers or retiring, but Ronaldo says: “I’m still very young.” The qualifier ‘very’ makes it even more interesting because by his…
