Goalscorers Have Personality And A Big Ego. Ronaldo Was The Best At All That.

Left Madeira at 12 to join Sporting, grew up poor, even named “Ronaldo” after Ronald Reagan — a childhood of big sacrifices (he once nearly chose a life as a fisherman over football).
Survived a serious heart condition at 15 with surgery, then used extreme discipline and training to build an extraordinary, long career.
Portugal’s all-time scoring and appearance leader, famed as arguably the greatest finisher, celebrated with the iconic “SIUUUU,” and retires from international football still compared to Messi but without a World Cup.