Cristiano Ronaldo Credits All His Football Success to The Sacrifices He Has Made!

Cristiano Ronaldo Credits All His Football Success to The Sacrifices He Has Made! The Portuguese striker will go down as one of the greatest ever players.

Cristiano Ronaldo was recently given a special recognition award by FIFA. He has said that the sacrifices he has made in his life have ultimately led to his success.

He was given the special recognition award for being the highest scoring player of all-time on international football. He overtook the longstanding record held by former Iranian striker Alli Daei.

Daei retired with 109 international goals. Ronaldo surpassed that tally and now sits on 115 international goals.

“Sacrifice,” Ronaldo said, when asked what has kept him going for so long.

“Without sacrifice you can’t achieve anything. I started to play at the top level when I was 18 and I’ve been at the top for 15, 16 years.

“It’s down to my dedication, my passion, my ambition and working hard all the time. This is why I’ve continued to be at the top of the world in terms of performance, trophies, goals, records.

“I still have the passion for the game. Not just to score goals.

“It’s to entertain myself because I’ve played football since I was five, six years old. When I go out on the pitch, even in training, I’m still enjoying it and my motivation is still there.

“Even though I’m going to be 37 soon, I feel good, I feel motivated, I have been working hard since I was 18 years old, and I continue to.

“I love the game. I still have that passion.

“I want to continue. People ask me sometimes how many more years I’m going to play, and I say I hope to play another four, five years.

“It’s all mental because I think that if you treat your body [well], when you need your body it’s going to give it back.” He added.

The striker will turn 37 years old next month. Cristiano Ronaldo Credits All His Football Success to The Sacrifices He Has Made!