Life of Cristiano Ronaldo

The amazing privacy of Cristiano Ronaldo

This article passes by the unfathomable palmares of Cristiano Ronaldo to focus on his human side. Often unknown to those who criticize him. We are confident that your opinion will change when Cristiano finish reading.

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Messias born in Quinta do Falcao, one of the poorest neighborhoods of Funchal, capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, the February 5, 1985.
His family was deeply humble. His father, Jose Diniz Aveiro, was municipal gardener profession and being an admirer of Ronald Reagan (actor and former US President) called "Ronaldo" your child. His mother worked in a restaurant as a cook.

Christian began at age 9 playing his first steps in football club Andorinha, where his classmates made fun of him because his father, to earn a bonus, cleaned latrines locker rooms. They put nicknames like "weeping" because he did when he did not pass the ball or could not get a goal. Another of his nicknames was "bee" because she kept running tirelessly all over the field.
Nevertheless Cristiano Ronaldo says his childhood was happy. Why? "Because he never left the ball, slept with her," her mother says.

He joined one of the great teams of the island, the Clube Desportivo Nacional. One day I got an offer to the president of the National: if sold to Sporting Lisbon Cristiano saldaría the huge debt of the club. Christian eventually went to Lisbon and the National escaped bankruptcy thanks to money from the sale of Ronaldo.

Sporting were trained in the gym late into the night, ending much later than their peers. It is exercised by throwing free throws, whether it rained or not. He also worked as a ball boy for Sporting to send money home. He charged 5 euros per game.

It has in his biography that his teachers came to ridicule him publicly for his island accent, but the worst came when he was 14 and his father became an alcoholic and his brother Hugo fell into drugs. It was a tough stage for Christian. He was all alone in Lisbon and his family was going through a bad time.
To make matters worse at 15 doctors found a problem in the heart. If not operated suddenly his life was in danger and would never play football. After getting permission from his father he underwent a dangerous operation, and to everyone's surprise a few days he was asking to play again, and so he did.

Thanks to financial support of Christian family surfaced. Through the ranks at Sporting, CR7 was paid the equivalent of 50 euros per month. In the first of Sporting, they got a raise to 2,000 euros per month. In Manchester he claimed 150,000 euros per month, and now at Real Madrid, won 1.1 million euros per month, according to "World Soccer".

When Ronaldo signed for Manchester, he placed be the image of the famous video game of EA Sports, FIFA 2004. But his coach, Alex Ferguson, forbade him to play with him, which he did to protect believing that the player was too young.

At 20 Cristiano Ronaldo received the news that his father had died due to alcoholism. There was no family who told was Luiz Felipe Scolari, then coach of the Portuguese national team. Still, he returned to show off their professionalism and played the game with the selection of Portugal.
That same year a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in a hotel room Sanderson London. I was acquitted and later showed that he had done to get money.

Cristiano is a great example of overcoming youth. Does not drink, does not smoke and of course does not do drugs. He helped his brother Hugo to rehabilitate the drug and as a result now runs a paint factory with 15 employees. Her mother bought a beautiful mansion on the island, and his sister Katia helped her get her dream of becoming pop singer. He hired for her producer Lady Gaga. Katia uses the stage name "Ronalda". The older sister of Cristiano Ronaldo, Elma, also lives through a store called "CR7" in a district of Funchal.

Christian has been very generous throughout his life, not only with his family but with everyone. During the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, he noticed a boy with his shirt and traveled to the affected areas, met with the president of the country to raise funds and donated their pocket € 120,000. In 2011 after the bombing of Israel to the Gaza Strip he auctioned his Golden Boot to help build schools for Palestinian children. He promised the orphans who would tell the world what had happened and in 2013 refused to exchange his shirt after a friendly against Israel.
He has chosen not to donate blood tattoo anytime, which makes at least twice a year since I was a teenager. Some years ago Carlos Martins, player Granada, sought help for her sick child leukemia. The indifference of most players in the league, Christian became marrow donor and has since invited sick children to the delivery of the Golden Ball.

Madeira has set up a museum to keep all your trophies. They have created tour packages for visiting the places where he spent his childhood, thanks to this work has given many of his compatriots. Your countrymen are very grateful because advertising Ronaldo makes his home island is priceless.

It has helped to publicize his favorite food is grilled cod, typical Portuguese dish made with potatoes and eggs. His favorite drink is the Santal, made with fruit from the region of Madeira.

Many criticize Christian for his ambition. An ambition that has actually saved lives, including his own brother and dozens of children throughout the world. Many say it is uneducated, but the truth is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish, which for example do not know many of our politicians. It is often forgotten that Ronaldo had no opportunity to study, and was not a father figure who supported him.

Cristiano Ronaldo won with only 23 years his first Ballon d'Or. Many other players have deflated after achieving great success so young, but years later continued training to inhuman level, getting two more gold balls.

Portugal's government has recognized the sacrifice of Cristiano Ronaldo and been granted the title Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry to help the expansion of Portuguese culture, history and values.