Ronaldo

Speed, dribbling, finishing, goal scoring instincts

“I don’t consider myself as the best player in the world. I’m not obsessed with individual titles. I’m much more interested in being part of a team which wins trophies.”

“I love to score goals after passing all the defenders as well as the keeper. This is not my specialty, but my habit.”

“No one should be doomed to a life of poverty, whether by birth or as a consequence of war.”

Zico :
“Zico is my idol. I am trying to copy everything from him but soon I have discovered my own style. Senna was a national hero to all Brazilians. I was shocked when I knew about his death.” About his childhood:
“It’s amazing. It is like yesterday when I was still watching the stars of Brazilian football on TV, and I am one of them now. I miss my childhood. I left my family at 15 and then left Brazil for Holland when I was 17.”

About love:
“I think I am able to distinguish between those who love me and those who love my money.”

Pele :
“It’s great to see that success hasn’t changed his character. He’s modest, close to his family, and seldom says anything bad about others.”
“No matter how tightly you mark him, it’s impossible to intimidate Ronaldo.” “I’m his number one fan as a Brazilian but you can compare him to me only after he has won the World Cup (said before Japan & Korea 2002.)”

Cruyff :
“Do not compare him to anyone. He will be great only if he remains himself.”

Jairzinho :
“When the ball is at Ronaldo’s feet it’s like the team has already scored half a goal.”

Bobby Robson : (Former coach at FC Barcelona)
“You can go anywhere in the world and you won’t find a player who can score goals like Ronaldo. He can pick the ball up anywhere and turn that into a goal scoring situation on his own. He is simply sensational”

Zagallo :
“He plays soccer with a boy’s joy and a veteran’s coldness. He will stay till the 2006 World championship”. “He is the worthy successor to Pele. He is already the best forward in the world and will get better and better. His speed is incredible. He will rewrite the history books of football.”

Giovanni :
“He is the best goal scorer in the world. It was a pleasure to play with him. He is cutie, never stop smiling. Success will never go to his head.”

Linekar :
“Ronaldo’s speed with the ball is something I’ve not seen before. He can score goals from nothing with this talent.”

Cesar Gomez :
“Marking Ronaldo is the most difficult job I’ve done in my life. It’s like that I’ve played for a 500 minutes game.”

Zubizarreta :
“Ronaldo can turns every condition into a goal scoring situation all on his own. He creates his goals out of nothing.”

Valdano :
“He is like a player with a Ferrari engine programmed to score. He’s so calculating, so overwhelming powerful and so capable of winning games on his own. If he really is a Brazilian, then Brazil is a place for Martian.”

Raul :
“I try to learn from Ronaldo. His explosiveness action that enable him to get rid of defenders so easily is the thing that most impressed me. I’m simply not on his level.”

Shearer :
“Ronaldo is best all-rounded. God only knows what he can achieve in the next few years.”

Laurent Blanc :
“He is as uncontrollable as a ping-pong ball.”