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
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of continual self-improvement and personal satisfaction beyond external validation.
Cristiano Ronaldo expresses the intrinsic desire to learn and grow as an individual, highlighting that his motivations go beyond just pleasing others, such as coaches and fans. Instead, he seeks deep self-satisfaction and aims to evolve continuously, signifying that true fulfillment comes from within and not solely from external recognition.
In practice
In a motivational speech to students about the importance of personal growth.
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.
Without football, my life is worth nothing.
After we played Sporting last week, the lads in the dressing room talked about him constantly, and on the plane back from the game they urged me to sign him. That's how highly they rated him.
Scoring goals is a great feeling, but the most important thing to me is that the team is successful - it doesn't matter who scores the goals as long as we're winning.
My father was always in good spirits, he loved football. It makes me a bit sad because if he could enjoy seeing me now, what I have achieved, that would be a highlight in his life. But I'm sure that he watches over me from above.
I'm ready to lose my life if that's what Portugal needs to win. I'll play vs USA even if I play with one leg.
Work takes on new meaning when you feel you are pointed in the right direction. Otherwise, it's just a job, and life is too short for that.
The word βnoβ is a great time-saver. Say no to anything that is not the highest and best use of your time.
I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want to win. You beat me, it's going to bother me. I just enjoy competition.
Too late, I found you can't wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.
Christ wants not nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible, by faith in the omnipotence, fidelity, and wisdom of the Almighty Saviour Who gave the command. Is there a wall in our path? By our God we will leap over it! Are there lions and scorpions in our way? We will trample them under our feet! Does a mountain bar our progress? Saying, 'Be thou cast into the sea,' we will march on. Soldiers of Jesus! Never surrender!
Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.
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