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Cristiano's Real Cristiano Interview for Real Madrid Tv,
You’re known for your competitiveness worldwide in football. It seems to have come from a young age. Your friends from Madeira say you used to cry when you lost as a child. Obviously you don’t cry now when you lose, but you can see how much it matters to you.
It is very important to me. I’ve always been a very competitive player. Not just in games; I’m like that even in training. Also at home with my sisters, my mom, my nephews… I always try to compete hard and try to win. I’m like that. I’ve never changed. I like what I do. I like my life. I’m a happy person. Competitiveness is part of my life, be it in Madeira, in Madrid, in England. I always want to win. I’m always a competitive person. It’s part of me.
You had to grow up very quickly because you joined Sporting at a young very age. You were away from your mother, whom you are very close to as well. Did that make you grow up very quickly?
Definitely. You have to grow quickly when you leave your family at a young age. As you can imagine, it wasn’t easy going to Lisbon when I was 12 years old. It was very difficult, maybe the worst time of my life in terms of football. So this is why I grew up very quickly. The conditions I have there without my parents were very different to those which you have when you’re living at home. I grew up very quickly, but it’s part of the life and I really appreciate it because, at this moment in my life, I feel mature and ready for everything. So, thank God, what I went through before helped me to grow.
You’ve mentioned your teammates. Lots of people are interested about how you get on with some players in particular. One’s Kaka, who arrived at the same time as you did, and another Marcelo, with whom you’re always seen laughing and joking around. Could you tell us a little about your relationship with those two?
It’s a brilliant relationship. When people speak your language it’s easier to speak with them. Kaka, Marcelo, Pepe… It’s the same with the Spanish players because I kind of speak Spanish well… Also English. I must say the entire squad is fantastic. The atmosphere on the team is brilliant. My relationship with almost every player is brilliant. I may be closer to the guys who speak Portuguese. I have to say Marcelo is the funniest player at the club. He’s always joking, playing music, dancing, motivating all players… Adebayor is also very funny. The dressing room is absolutely brilliant.
I’m sure those players know you better than most people. So many people think that they know Cristiano Ronaldo. Who really does know you?
The people who live with me, the people who work with me, the people who’ve been with me every day… These are the people who really know me. People can say whatever they want when they don’t kn...
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