Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed "the phenomenon", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest football players of all time. A three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time Ballon d'Or recipient, Ronaldo was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004, and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth18 September 1976
CityRio De Janeiro, Brazil
It is marvellous for us all. I have said that after all I have suffered, every time I walk into a ground to play is a victory for me, so this is just wonderful.
I will celebrate, but I know new goals and objectives will come and I am ready to take them.
The political moment is not good and football always brings happiness to the Brazilian people, especially if we succeed in qualifying for the cup,
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.
It's happening slowly, but businesses are investing, ... We don't have the language advantages that India has, but we have the people.
It was a piece of stupidity on my part,
It wasn't Brazil's greatest game ever, but the victory was very important,
I'm going to spare no effort to be ready for that game, ... If I have to spend all night receiving treatment, then I'm prepared to lose my sleep.
I think a much easier and more viable solution for this type of situation would be to have more referees, ... In basketball, which has fewer players on the court, you have several controlling the game while we just have two linesmen and the referee. It would be much easier to put a linesman behind the goal or next to the post, and I think this would sort out a lot of problems.
I worked for two and a half years trying to recover from that injury and today God reserved this for me and the Brazilian team. I am very happy.
I think I am able to distinguish between those who love me and those who love my money.
If I was asked about my wildest dreams, I would never have considered this.
We will have to build again at some point.
(The expansion) is going to help. But it won't solve the situation.