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.
We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
I was saying "I'm the greatest" long before I believed it.
Do it first and feel about it afterwards.' - Dagny Taggart
Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential.
Someone like Jessica Ennis-Hill having her first baby then bouncing back to become world champion in the space of the year. I maybe wouldn't have appreciated just how big an achievement that was until I had my own child. It's an incredible thing.
Stand up, be bold, be strong._x000D_ _x000D_ Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders,_x000D_ _x000D_ and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.
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