Portuguese author Quotes

“People that really know me, they adore me.”

“I don't mind people hating me, because it pushes me.”

“If you think you're perfect already, then you never will be.”

“I still remember when my teacher told me that football wouldn't give me anything to eat”

“I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.”

“Without football, my life is worth nothing.”

“My free-kick secret? I just look at the net and say take the kick, Cristiano.”

“To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.”

“If I can have the chance to be the best ever, then that would be perfect.”

“For me Sir Alex was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human being with me. Talent isn't everything. You can have it from the cradle, but it is necessary to learn the trade to be the best.”

“My friends ask me if I want more kids, and I always say yes, I want more; it's the best thing you can have in your life.”

“If we can't help our family, who are we going to help?”

“But the tricks I use are ones that will hopefully benefit the team.”

“I'm not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well”

“Sharing the cover with Irina means a lot. Irina is the most beautiful woman in the world and working with her was a surprise and something very special. It was the first time we did something together. And I enjoyed it.”

“I do not exchange my shirt with ASSASSINS”

“Many people look at me and think they know me but they don't at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.”

“I've always had a sense of responsibility, whether I've been captain or not. But I must say that I'm both pleased and proud to be Portugal captain, despite how young I am, because I know what it means. My job is still the same though. I need to do what I do best out on the pitch, and that's score goals and help my team win.”

“He is as tough as anything. You can crack him once, but he won't let it bother him. He's back on his feet in no time and getting on with it. He is a strong character and a great sight when he's heading for goal.”

“Every season is a new challenge to me, and I always set out to improve in terms of games, goals, assists.”

“I think sometimes the best training is to rest.”

“When Ronaldo gave that little wink everyone interpreted it that he had got his team-mate sent off. You felt then that he would become a much criticised figure. But that's not really what happened. So for him to overcome all of that and emerge as one of the players of the season is quite a remarkable achievement. He is a phenomenal talent. He has tremendous pace, he goes past players and he has added the ability to shoot. He can also pick out team-mates. There is not a lot he cannot do now. I believe his game has improved immeasurably over the past couple of seasons.”

“Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable".”

“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.”

“In football, I don't have a lot of friends. The people who I really trust, there are not many... Most of the time, I'm alone.”