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.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a willingness to sacrifice everything for one's country and commitment to the game.
Cristiano Ronaldo's quote emphasizes the deep sense of dedication and patriotism he feels towards Portugal and soccer. He expresses his readiness to endure personal hardship and physical limitations, including risking injury, to represent his country in competition. This assertion highlights the values of sacrifice, determination, and love for the sport, showcasing the lengths athletes will go to for their nation and their passion.
In practice
During a sports motivational seminar to inspire young athletes.
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 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
I don't know any other way to live but to wake up every day armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger and to the power and force of people who might despise me.
Following the enormous conjecture in the press over the last two weeks, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS. I felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me. However, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth and I hope that everyone will join with my doctor and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.
Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive. It requires strength, and there is nothing automatic or intuitive about the resoluteness required for using non-violent methods in political struggle and the quest for Truth.
Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character.
The test of a people is what they can do when they're tired.
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
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