Cristiano Ronaldo says that he works to be in the football elite for as many years as possible, that he would like to be "the perfect footballer" and that, if he depended on him, "he would only play the important games." "Those of the national team and those of the Champions League. It is the kind of games that motivate me, in which you play something, in a difficult environment, with pressure," says the former Real Madrid player in an interview published tomorrow by the magazine 'France Football'. Despite this, Ronaldo believes that "you have to be professional and be at the level every day to honor the family and the club you represent and who pays you."

The Portuguese, who just overcame the 700-goal barrier, said his favorite is the Chilean who scored Juventus, his current club, wearing the Real Madrid shirt in April 2018. "It was a goal that was about mark for years and came at the crucial moment, in an important game, against a great team and an exceptional goalkeeper, Buffon . You have to look at the height at which he hit the ball More than 2.40 meters. For me, it's the scissor goal never scored. And I don't say it because I did it, "he says.

Ronaldo defines himself as "a complete player without weak points" and ensures that "although perfection does not exist" it works to "be the perfect footballer or the one who approaches perfection as much as possible".

The Portuguese reveals the recipe for his successes: "The first thing talent, without which you can not do much. But talent without work is useless. Nothing falls from the sky. I would never have reached what I am without my strength of job". And he says his goal is to be at the highest level for as long as possible: "My goal is to stay young as I age, that is, competitive." To do this, he says, he seeks to take care of "life hygiene, nutrition, sleep." "Approximately 70% of my life is devoted to football. You have to be smart to last. I call it a player's education," he says.

The rivalry with Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo points out that few soccer players have been in the elite for 16 or 17 years and if he has succeeded it is because he has done "things in order". Along with this, he emphasizes his "adaptive capacity" that has led him to be well in the three great clubs in which he has played and to look for new challenges to "get out of the comfort zone and put himself in danger".

In that sense, he acknowledges that the rivalry with Argentine Lionel Messi "is healthy" because it has allowed both "to be better." "But, beyond that, my motivation does not depend on others. I want to be on top permanently," he says.

Ronaldo acknowledges that he would not mind becoming the player who has scored the most goals in his career, although he points out that the records are not an obsession. But he assures me that when I leave football he will move away from all that: "Fifteen years ago I sacrifice myself, that I dedicate myself to my career. Later, I will admire what I have done, but more what I will do: enjoy my friends, my family, to see my children grow and study. Savor the present. Transmit my experience of life. But not for now. I still have a lot to give. "

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