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Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo is not just football. He has other hobbies that allow him to get away from it all. In a recent interview with DAZN, the Juventus striker has admitted it.
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Boxing’s pal Connor McGregor naturally chose boxing. “Between watching a football match or a boxing match, I choose boxing, or the UFC (MMA),” said the Portuguese, who admits however that he “could not have been a boxer”.
The former Manchester United striker has never hidden his taste for boxing and martial arts in general. A passion born in England, when he played there. “When I was at Manchester United, a coach boxed with me,” said the Juventus striker, who saw it as a way to improve his game.
“I think that practicing boxing is useful for football because it sharpens your senses and you learn to move”, details the European champion.
And the 35-year-old Portuguese champion is inspired by it to last at the highest level. “Last year I had a discussion with Anthony Joshua,” explains Ronaldo. At 33, you start to think that you are going to have no legs. I want to continue in sport, in football. People will look at me and say to themselves: Cristiano was an incredible player, but now he’s slow. That I don’t want. It’s a question of state of mind, motivation, experience. In sport, you can mature. Watch Roger Federer in tennis. At 37 or 38, he’s still at his best. “
