5. You are not going to believe this. But his nickname was “cry-baby” and “little-bee”. But he liked the latter more since that meant that nobody could catch him while playing.
6. Okay, I shouldn’t laugh. But this one’s good. Turns out that Ronaldo was quite a rebel from a very young age, he threw a chair at a teacher because he was disrespectful towards him and got expelled doing so. He was just 14.
7. At the age of 15, he was diagnosed with a racing heart. But that sure as hell didn’t stop him from playing. He started training just a few days after the surgery.
8. His career took a high jump when the people from the Lisbon Sporting recruited him. He was tied to another player, Albert Fantrau. Whoever among them scored maximum goals was to be recruited, during the final minute, Albert passed the ball to Ronaldo and allowed him to score the goal. Ronaldo was recruited and Albert’s football career ended. But Ronaldo did not forget the huge opportunity Albert had given him. He made sure that his friend too shared his fortune and bought him, a house, car and took care of all his needs. And that’s Ronaldo for you, my friends.
