Luca Caioli - Ronaldo: The Obsession for Perfection

I love being Cristiano Ronaldo.

I love what I do, I love my life, Im happy.

I consider myself a winner. I win more often than I lose. I always try to stay focused. I know its not easy, but nothing in life is easy. If it was, we wouldnt have been born crying.

Im a competitive person and thats never going to change. Obviously Im growing up and becoming more mature. But the way I think doesnt change.

I have faith in my abilities. I always have done.

I am who I am. The way I act, what others see thats the real me.

I have never altered my behaviour for anyone. If they like me, great. If not they can stay away. They dont have to come to my games.

Those who know me know who I really am, my personality, my character.

Im very close to my family. I was close to my dad and Im still close to my mum and siblings. My family is my rock. Theyve been incredibly supportive; theyre always there for me when I need them. They have helped me so much, and I try to be there for them as they have for me.

The people who know me well love me. The few people who live with me, the people I train with every day, those who work with me they think highly of me because they know what Im like. Of course, other people have a very different opinion because they dont know me. I can understand that.

I always speak my mind. I tell it like it is. That might be what others dont like about me.

I dont pay any attention to what people say about me. I dont read the newspapers or magazines. Everyones entitled to their opinion.

There have been lots of lies spread about me thats the price of fame.

I think people are jealous of me because Im rich, good looking and a great footballer. Theres no other explanation.

Im always ready to learn, to hear different opinions.

Im someone who is very easy to live with. And I feel very lucky because if I ever need to talk about anything, I have the best friends in the world.

Im a normal guy and I have feelings just like anybody else.

Im the kind of person who loves a challenge I always have. My entire life is geared towards finding new challenges.

Im generally quite a positive and well-balanced person.

To me, getting on with people is more important than money.

Having a good quality of life is more important than money.

Ive had a great education. My parents taught me to be myself, not to change for anyone. If people like me, fine. If not, it doesnt bother me.

I like seeing the people around me happy, smiling, content.

You dont win anything in this life without overcoming the kinds of obstacles that Ive encountered.

I used to cry every day when I was a little boy growing up in Lisbon. I still cry I cry a lot of tears, both happy and sad. Its good to cry. Crying is just part of life.

I have no time for people who lie to me to me lying is one of the worst traits. It makes me really angry.

Talking incessantly is not my style. Talking too much isnt good for your image.

I dont like talking about my private life. I dont like drawing attention to it but I dont hide anything either. Let people gossip if they want to. If people want to sell their story, thats up to them. Im not interested.

Im a smart kid but no ones perfect and that includes me.

There are days when its not easy being Cristiano days when Id love to do something normal and I cant. But I know how to handle it and to be honest Im not uncomfortable with this kind of life.