The memories of Cristiano Ronaldo in his youth: crying in his room and his secret escapes from the Sporting pension

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"If I close my eyes for a moment, I see Cristiano crying. When he was twelve, he had just arrived in Lisbon from Madeira. I remember as if it was today when he went to his room to cry after talking on the phone with his family. He was so nostalgic that I couldn't stand it. But I will never forget his happiness even after the debut in the first Sporting team. ”

That was the one outlined by Luis Lourenço, former partner in the Sporting Lisboa pension of the now Juventus striker, when asked about the first memory that comes to mind about CR7.

The five-time Golden Ball winner suffered from being away from his family (970 kilometers) during his youth. Crying was a recurring thing in his early days in Lisbon, but this did not deprive him of achieving his great goal: to succeed in football.

“He was a very respectful child with others. We didn't sleep in the same room, but we spent a lot of time together challenging each other in other sports. Obviously he never wanted to lose, as now, "recalled the native of Angola in dialogue with Tuttosport.

In that desire to succeed, Luis Lourenço emphasizes Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to improve since he was a child: “I remember that he secretly escaped to the gym. He convinced the manager to leave it open. ”

"Relaxation did not exist for Cristiano. Every day they were good for him to train and work more and more to improve. He was a child at that time, but the attitude was that of a champion," he said.

In recent weeks, an unknown anecdote of Portuguese was known, in which the athlete himself acknowledged that a McDonald’s employee gave them the leftover burgers. “I was not one of the boys who went, but that story is true,” said Luis Lourenço.

To close, his former partner said that "Cristiano works every day to win the Golden Ball" and his desire to see him again with the Lisbon Sporting shirt.