Mother is the one who lit up CR7’s dream of playing football and the field.
Cristiano Ronaldo is known as a famous football player of Portugal. Therefore, stories surrounding his life are always of the most interest, from family, love, children to training and eating habits.
An article published on Quora last September about the footballer’s love for his mother has received a lot of attention. The article was then widely shared on the Internet. Almost everyone who follows him knows how much love Cristiano Ronaldo has for his mother, but whenever he talks about his mother, fans feel admiration.
The content of the article is as follows:
“A reporter asked Cristiano Ronaldo: Why do you still live with your mother at your age?
Cristiano Ronaldo replied: My mother raised me, sacrificed her life for me. She slept hungry so I could eat at night. We had no money. My mother worked 7 days a week and in the evenings she did extra cleaning to help me buy soccer balls so I could pursue my dream of becoming a footballer. All my success is dedicated to her. And as long as I am alive, she will always be by my side and have everything I can give her. My mother is my refuge and my greatest gift. I think that money does not make a person rich. In fact, there are some people who are so poor that all they have is money. True wealth is found in gratitude for the gifts and blessings of life .
The mother of the famous male player, Mrs. Maria Dolores Aveiro, once considered having an abortion when she was pregnant with Cristiano Ronaldo. Because at the age of 30, she already had 3 children and did not want to carry the burden of difficult family circumstances, and her husband only drank all day. However, thanks to the encouragement of the doctor and the rising sacred feelings, she decided to keep the pregnancy. On February 5, 1985, her youngest son was born, she decided to borrow the name of former US President Ronald Reagan to choose the name Cristiano Ronaldo for her son.
Cristiano Ronaldo spent his childhood in the kitchen because his mother and elder sister had to work as kitchen assistants all day to earn money to support their family. So the youngest son followed his mother and found pleasure in turning all objects, if not dangerous, into balls. Loving her son, Mrs. Dolores took a little from the family’s market money every day to save money to buy balls for her son.
The youngest son’s passion for football grew. His father, Jose Dinis Aveiro, who was a cleaner at Andorinha – a local amateur football team – asked for his son to join the team to practice with them. However, Cristiano Ronaldo was often mocked and ridiculed by his friends because of his father’s job and always cried.
“Wet” as he is, but when training, he is always focused, strong and decisive. Realizing the special qualities in this skinny boy, Cristiano Ronaldo always receives maximum help from his teachers.
The “hidden” motivations that pushed the “crybaby” boy to become a famous male player like today probably cannot help but mention the bad news from his hometown such as his father being an alcoholic or his brother not being able to handle the pressure of work and turning to drugs. Therefore, Cristiano Ronaldo told himself that he had to become a good player so as not to repeat the “copy” of his father or his brother.
And he has done it. The best player on the planet has won five FIFA Ballons d’Or – an annual football award given to the best player of the year worldwide by France Football magazine – and a host of other prestigious awards.
Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo is living with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. Cristiano Ronaldo’s “Cinderella” is wholeheartedly taking care of their small family including the couple’s child Alana, twins Eva and Mateo born through a surrogate, and son Cristiano Jr.
Before Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo was often seen on the red carpet with model Irina Shayk. In his love story with the supermodel, Ronaldo did not hesitate to use private jets to London, Paris or Milan to date her every weekend.
However, the couple decided to end their 5-year relationship in 2015. The reason for their breakup was not because of the male player’s philandering but because the model did not respect her boyfriend’s mother, Irina once forced her boyfriend to choose between her and his mother. For the male player, family always has an extremely important position in his life and he will never forgive anyone who dares to insult his mother.
On the occasion of Dolores launching her autobiography “Courageous Mother: The Life, Strength and Faith of a Warrior”, the Portuguese striker shared: ” I have always lived with my mother, and I hope my children will do the same. I want my mother to educate them, the way she educated and loved us . “
