Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest soccer players that the world has seen. He has achieved outstanding success in soccer with sheer determination and hard work. The Portuguese live a lavish life now. But it was not the way he used to live in childhood. Ronaldo faced many hardships in his childhood days before the Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon signed him.

It changed the life of Al Nassr forward upside down. Despite many soccer fans and players labeling him greedy, selfish, and egoistic, Ronaldo is a humble soccer star who knows his roots. He tries to instill humbleness in his children and wants them to work hard to achieve whatever they want. Ronaldo once shared an incident of his visit to Portugal with his elder son Cristiano Jr.

Cristiano Ronaldo once advised his elder son to work hard

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner visits Portugal frequently. It was back in 2019 when he took his elder son with him. Ronaldo’s old roommate, Paixao, accompanied them during the visit. He took his son to his old room where he used to live in his childhood. 

While speaking of the incident in 2019, Ronaldo said, “I go to Lisbon a lot. Sometimes Cristiano Jr. comes with me. Last year, I wanted him to see where I grew up. It was me, Paixao, and Cristiano Jr. We went to the room where I used to live with Paixao.”

Ronaldo added, “My son looked at me and said: ‘Dad, did you really live here?’ He couldn’t believe it. They think everything today is easy. The quality of life, the houses, the cars. The way we dress. They think these things fall from the sky,” while sharing his son’s disbelief.

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The five-time UEFA Champions League winner didn’t stop here. He shared how he makes his son aware of what will get him success. The Portuguese added, “And this is what I try to instill in Cristiano Jr. and whenever I visit schools. What I try to get across is today, having talent is not enough. What I try to passing on kids is with hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything you want.”

Sporting Lisbon changed the game for Ronaldo

Sporting signed Ronaldo when he was 12, and he spent the majority of his youth career with the club. The first team manager, Laszlo Boloni, promoted Ronaldo to the first team for the 2002-03 season. It turned out to be a game-changer for the former Real Madrid talisman. 

The legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson spotted the talent of the young man and asked Manchester United to sign him at all costs next season. Ronaldo moved to United after spending only a season with Sporting first team, and the rest is history. With his determination and hard work, the Portuguese achieved splendid success, and it all started in Lisbon.

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