Cristiano Ronaldo Moments

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ITO DEDICATE.
The title sums up the essence of this book, these are moments from my childhood, and they tell how much football enraptured me, from a young age. These are stories of a child who abandoned everything for the pleasure of playing with a ball. These are, in fact, slices of the experiences I have lived up to now. Some of them left me glowing with joy, such as the first time I was selected to train with Sporting's professional squad, the first game with the first team, my first international appearance, my transfer to Manchester, the trophies I have already won. And a ,lot more. Other experiences were traumatic and led me to despair and tears, such as the period during which I had to live alone at Sporting's training centre and could not bear the homesickness for my family and friends. Or my father's death, a wound that has still not healed.
This book is dedicated to his memory, for he is still present in my life and I know that, wherever he is, he will still be as... Tovább

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ITO DEDICATE.
The title sums up the essence of this book, these are moments from my childhood, and they tell how much football enraptured me, from a young age. These are stories of a child who abandoned everything for the pleasure of playing with a ball. These are, in fact, slices of the experiences I have lived up to now. Some of them left me glowing with joy, such as the first time I was selected to train with Sporting's professional squad, the first game with the first team, my first international appearance, my transfer to Manchester, the trophies I have already won. And a ,lot more. Other experiences were traumatic and led me to despair and tears, such as the period during which I had to live alone at Sporting's training centre and could not bear the homesickness for my family and friends. Or my father's death, a wound that has still not healed.
This book is dedicated to his memory, for he is still present in my life and I know that, wherever he is, he will still be as proud of me as he always was, pride which he enjoyed announcing to the world. This dedication extends, in the same proportion, to all the members of my family: my mother, Maria Dolores, my siblings, Elma, Hugo and Catia, my brother-in-law José Pereira and my cousin Nuno Viveiros. They are all that is most precious to me. It was largely because of them that I decided to embark on this adventure, for they were the ones who persuaded me to share with you a small part of my experience of life.
My mother still treats me as if I were a baby I, Cristiano Ronaldo, like to see myself as a kid. I will always fight to stay a kid, even when age states the contrary, for only in that way I believe is it possible to face life's adversities more light-heartedly, with more optimism, whilst preserving a readiness to learn and improve. Always. That is how I act every day, whether in casual situations, or in my professional capacity To improve as a human being, to value myself as a football professional, and to contribute even more to the success of Manchester United.
I hope you appreciate these "Moments" of my life as much as I have appreciated them. For this book is my image, reflected in the mirror of my soul. Vissza