cristiano ronaldo’s ego

25.06.2026

A: You still think that you are like Christiano Ronaldo?

S: Yes.

A: The one thing that you have in common is the ego.

S: That is exactly on the head of the nail. Yes, we share this ego. We believe that we are the best. We believe that we are the greatest. And that is why we perform. For the sake of this ego, we will go to any length. We are totally disciplined for this ego. We are brilliant and daring because of this ego.

A: Where does this ego come from?

S: Ronaldo, me. We have come from a humble background. He worked as a cleaner when he was a child, everyone knows this. It is this humble background that has given us this unassailable ego. This ego, this belief that we are special, exceptional, this has given us the ability to disregard the critics. The ability to answer the critics with genius. This ego allows us to overcome.

A: Your ego is political?

S: Yes, it is the ego of the fighter.

A: You realise that there are those that hate Ronaldo because of his ego? That hate you because of your ego?

S: They are inconsequential and weak. They make their whole lives about envy and jealousy. I don’t. Do you think that I am jealous of anyone that has been more successful than me? No I am not. Because I am confident in my own abilities. I know that I am a genius. I know that I am the truth. I didn’t climb up the greasy pole by kissing arse, through a popularity contest. Everything I have gotten in my life and done has been through honest hard work. Which they are not capable of. They have to cheat to get where they are. They are contemptible, not aspirational. I would never want to be like them.

A: Some claim that Ronaldo is arrogant.

S: The exceptional individual lives apart from the herd. What does it matter what they think? He is the captain of the team. He is the leader. He is the genius. He is the one that they talk about, that all eyes are on. And he is the one that will be remembered as the champion of the people.

A: It may never come to you like it has for Ronaldo.

S: Then that would be despite the talent. In any case, I have a name. I am known. Scholarship cites my work. Reviewers review my books. I have been published in many places.

A: You are not the public intellectual that you would be.

S: Life is long and every dog has its day. Remember this ego and this self-belief. I have never given up. We will see. The People, The Oppressed, The Mother, they expect.