There are many footballers who want to become the best in the world. Significantly fewer have what it takes. And only very few have the downforce in addition to the necessary talent.
Everything comes together with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese superstar has achieved his own legendary status over a decade with quality and determination. Even at the age of 36, he still likes to leave opponents behind in despair, and his companions quickly become admirers.
Among the “fans” of CR7 is a certain Dimitar Berbatov, who was an exceptionally good footballer himself. In the 2008/09 season, the former Bundesliga professional was on the pitch with Ronaldo at Manchester United. “I was lucky enough to share this one season with him,” said the Bulgarian in an interview with the Brand.
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Above all, the Portuguese’s will to win was impressive. “You started training and he was already in the weight room. Then we stayed after training to do some extra degrees. When he finished, he went swimming and then back to the weight room. He was determined to be the best to be.”
Berbatov: “Cristiano was a good boy”
Ronaldo took even the simplest forms of training extremely seriously, the competition was always in the foreground: “The training with him was like a war because I didn’t think about anything other than winning everything. Even the little duels we organized.”
But that wasn’t negative – on the contrary: “Cristiano was a good boy who sharpened the competitive atmosphere in the team.”
How gigantic Ronaldo and his longtime rival Lionel Messi really were for football will only be revealed when they leave the big stage.
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