when you going to invite me man I'm never going to show away never

never and I will try to score if I don't score next game I will try to score I

wanted to reach 1,000 gold in Mar you know how old are you going to be

[Laughter] there so Chris man we're in this wicked

Studio I love it man and you know what we're going to do I've seen these things

here and I think every time we're going to change topic they call Buzz no the

buzz buzz yeah I'll just bang it or you bang it when you want to change it you

can start let's start then man right

Saudi you go in there huge news like you changed everything when you went

there like what were the most difficult things for you to adapt to when you went

to Saudi coming from Europe Rio as you know my whole life it's it's about

challenge I left my house with 11 years old to live in a big city so for me

it's easy because I Chang Madera to Lisbon Lisbon to England England to

Italy Italy I'm back Spain Spain for me it's not a problem for me you know it's

it's part of my life I'm used to have this kind of life and um to be honest

was very easy for me you can speak about religion or about the weather but no

countries is perfect so for me the adaptation was easy and I really love it

to be there to be honest it's interesting what you said about like no

country is perfect that's exactly what I was thinking when it when I saw you go

and I saw the news start coming out about Saudi and I saw a lot of the the

Western World saying a pointing the finger saying negative stuff and I'm

like are we that good are we that perfect that we have got no problems

like everyone has problems man but it's about facing the problems and then

making a step forward I mean and and is there any things that you've thought

well I didn't didn't expect that to be there when when you went there or that

have been good positive as well or negative as I told you before for me all

the countries have their is issues it's normal there they have fantastic things

to be honest I'm really happy to be there me and my family I saw you on the

beach and yes yes for example the Red Sea which is is

my my second house or the first house because it's it's place that

unbelievable is like a diamond there I love to be there when you going to

invite me man what's going on I need to we speak about that you you will love it

you and your family trust me it's one of the the most beautiful places I ever

been yes yes and not only that part they have for example alula which is in some

place in the desert have you been there I've been there an amazing Place youve

been in alula yeah when I went there my friend started crying it's beautiful we

went we went into the hotel and my friend was see I look around and my

friend he was like yeah yeah yeah you know why because the it's sag

sag spiritual yeah spiritual spiritual it's spiritual you can feel the energy

there that they they have some spiritual thing I felt as well to be honest I did

and they have that they have the Red Sea they have even in the mountains they

have snow that people snow in the Saudi yes they have snow they have everything

so is a lovely country I love to be there my family love to be there and um

as I told you the adaptation for me wasn't too difficult uh and I'm happy

there what the differences between the leagues cuz everyone says oh the

League's not any good you play there you know like what's the differ all the

leagues all the leagues they are different uh in my opinion it's the

people speak more than they really know all the leagues in my opinion they have

issues uh but the league I tell you 100% and you can when you're going to do

interview to another players who play there they will told you it's not easy

it's not easy it's very difficult plus the weather which is is very hot and you

know when it's hot it's more difficult to to to to maintain the level of the

game but in my opinion the league is very very good and they still grow and

grow and improve and uh I'm I'm happy because I was the pioner of the the

country in football so I'm glad for that yeah a bit like like like beex beex in

America at the MLS what he's doing over there and what he's done has been magic

and then and what you're doing here even to my mind even you're like you've

created a whole movement of people coming how much pressure did you feel

being the first real big star to come out and say and then say to everybody

come on follow me how was that big pressure for you real you know as as as

I was young you know I had the a different personality uh I believe in

myself in other not only football but in other areas as well to be honest was

zero pressure I didn't have any pressure what to when I moved there I didn't feel

pressure for me pressure even it was everyone going crazy crazy you know for

me for me the pressure it's the people who was in a war that they don't have

foods to hit they deal with the with the guns during the night shots for me this

is the real pressure as I told you before I I left my house with 11 12

years old I cry every day so honest I'm not I'm not going to tell you that's to

be cocky or whatever but pressure was Zero of course you have the other issues

make sense going to work out professionally professionally but in the

other way to be honest I felt I felt free

because I any place I play I show my love level and I knew it that I will be

there I will show my level as well I will improve the league and I knew it

that the players will follow me I knew it because not only the terms of

financial which is is obvious the main point can say but as well the culture of

football I knew it the culture of Saudi football was nice because I

have friends who play there before coaches Portuguese coaches was there and

of course if you ask me you expect so quick a big starts will move there no

but I will expect that the football will change because of me did you did you

uh you I can't get my head out of you crying when you left home um at 11: what

what was that whole process like and that feeling like cuz I know how close

you are to your mom like you're I always when the people ask me about you the

first thing I always say is a family man and like your mom's connection with you

is like probably mine with my mom what it was like so so leaving your mom for

the any young people that are watching how difficult is that and how did you

deal with that for me was the main point the big switch of my life was to suffer

a lot in that moment this is why I'm more willing and capable now to deal

with the bad moments which we all have bad

moments when I mooved with 11 12 years old there was the really really hard for

me without my my my my family my mom my daddy my my brothers and sisters imagine

your kid with 11 years old to go London to I don't know another country another

country or it's hard now my boys are playing football 1 hour away and it's my

head is going crazy it's difficult but my but my mom and my dad always support

me to say listen Cristiano if you want to follow your dream we be hard for us

we'll be hard for you but we don't we give you opportunity and I left and it

was was tough and I'm I'm blessed and I'm happy because to pass in that moment

with that difficult situation now I'm capable to you know another chapter of

my life to deal with the with all pressures that we still have in the

football way of football with the family with the wife everything Hey listen

let's go to Euro 24 we need to do that again sorry

euro24 and listen I couldn't come and speak to you without asking you like now

you had time to reflect when you was in that in that

tournament and you were crying um what was that like because you

got some people saying ah why is he crying is he ego it's this is that what

what what is the reasons behind it and how do you feel now about looking back

it's much more easy to criticize that appreciate what what you really have you

know we knows the Press how works if you speak good don't sell you have to speak

bad is normal and if you speak about about Cristiano you're coming in the

first page is normal because I'm the most follow guy in the world it's not

because only because of my pretty face but in everything you know why Christian

is the number one follow in the world why why do you

think many things there's goals football trophies

trophies family way lifestyle everything because people say why they Fallen

because they in some way they like me you understand I think and the criticize

all is going to exist and it's part of the business for me this is is not a

problem your question was in why you crying why you cry for example I speak

last night about that when you have passion for what you're doing you cannot

be worried about how your feelings if for example I cry the day

that I missed the penalty which is I believe that Oak did a fantastic save

okay but let's interpret it that I missed the penalty when I cry it's not

because I cry because I felt that if I don't score that penalty and if Portugal

will be eliminated they going to world will collapse on me not because of that

real no it's people they don't know they don't know me it's

imagine that the last 27 penalties you score you miss in that period you feel

like bad from yourself you don't even

thinking about that the people who come to the stadium your kids your mom your

girlfriend everyone I felt sad because of that you think I'm will thinking I

missed the penalty but Portugal going to falling down on me they're going to say

we failed because Christiano Miss I didn't even think about that I swear to

God I failed because I make pressure to myself you know me since with 11 years

old I always make pressure to me Cristiano you are the best player in the

world in my mind I'm always thinking in that way and I put a lot of pressure to

myself you have good sides when the things go good okay but when the things

go wrong you feel that too because you make too much pressure to me I make

pressure to me but I love that I know to deal with that but when I missed the

penalty I felt bad with myself the fans the family not because other stuff that

people say that I is not that I saw you looking into the crowd was it like your

mom or your kids CU I know what that gets me emotional in the World Cup I

cried during the national Anem my mom screaming and it all came like this

moment what a moment and I CRI special moments is emotional Pro moments when

you saw your mom D exactly you have to express yourself you cannot hiid in this

kind of stuff for me if you're hiding you you you lie to yourself you

have to be yourself doesn't matter if the people like or not you you think I'm

going to change now I Christian s is always I'm going to change now you think

with nearly 40 years old I'm going to change of course not oh you like me or

you don't like me it's part of the life for me it's not a problem in the

national team it was like that I people say ah he's done he's 39 he's getting

old you know why because I didn't score the goal yeah and and the rest and the

past well in qualifiers you scored like 10 goals 10 goals in qualifiers together

and before the I scored two goals against Ireland but this is part real

even even if I will score in Euros not we will change what Cristiano are you

people try to to hide and stuff and speak bad listen I don't no problem

tomorrow I will play against the national team and I will try to score if

I don't score next game I will try to score if I will be like that does that

affect you though so it doesn't affect you if you don't score goals are you the

same person around the TR I'm always want to score goals for me it doesn't

matter matter to play against France and to play against etak for me it doesn't

matter don't change nothing if you don't score what are you like though what are

you like to be around are you are you rude vistro remember when he didn't

score he was a nightmare we could win 3-0 he didn't score he's sitting like

this yeah are you I have one thing that I learned real it's you can be upset in

the moments after the game if we win it's

always better but if you win if I score I will be a little bit more happy I have

to be honest I'm not going to be like that no or if you lost in the game you

have to show during this period or during that you are pissed it's part of

but next day I'm very capable and I learn that listen Cristiano let's go

life continue past is past he never come again the present it's the best gift

that we have in our life the present because you know you don't know that

what's going to happen tomorrow you don't know I don't know he don't know so

leave the present how soon is that game or that moment gone then so you finished

the game in a change of mind I can imagine you being we done sh was [ __ ]

you was [ __ ] I was [ __ ] and how soon is that game then gone for the next game

some some some games and some moments you're getting a little bit more upset

for example after Theos to eliminate penalties against friends take two days

because it's special moment pressure but that's it listen third day go back to

the gym work because you have more to show you understand life continue you

cannot live in the past I'm really good on that you understand I learn by the

hears that listen Christian let's go because pain you going to have all the

time uncertainty and constant work constant work constant work doesn't

matter What's happen it's going to happen in your life you have to continue

this is the way I see the life and football especially so the performances

of Portugal in the tournament in Euros 24 like what's your thoughts on that now

you've had a bit of time to reflect cuz I had you as one of the four or five

favorites to win R when you lost the penalties it's

this year this year I I lost three competitions by penalties wow who who

who who going to tell me that this year I will win three trophies can be a

signal you never know this is football you know

football as much as I know that it's like that football is like that you lost

the penal but the game before we win the penalties M so this has happened so for

me I can't say that was average uh tournament but if you win the penalties

you will play semi-final against Spain semi-final okay people will understand

much better they was eliminated for Spain or not you never know semi-finals

was like the limit but in my opinion we lost penalties against France which is

we control the game we had the best uh chances it's football is difficult

because nobody like to L but in my in my point of view Portugal do average we

always can do it better but is a lesson for the future in my opinion I see when

when people were talking about I was doing the TV and I see people talking

about Portugal why is why is Cristiano playing all the minutes why is he always

he's on the pitch the whole time why doesn't the manager take take him out

what do you feel or what's your opinion on stuff like that like guess the

critics Hall is going to exist but the people forget one thing CHR don't score

goals I scored two goals I scored two goals I was the first one to show that I

miss but I will I'm not going to Shy Away Big I'm going to be I'm going to be

here even if I miss I will shoot you understand and I scored two goals

decisions are you are you one is that what you're thinking about your

teammates then you're thinking about I'm going to show you listen confidence give

you confidence I'm real I'm always will be like that I'm never going to sh away

never never and you know me since young I'm not shy away I'm not

that that scared ass that I have Crump whiches is I understand some people they

don't want to shoot pen because they feel they don't feel confident it's okay

I respect that but Cristiano never will do that never even if I miss one time I

will shoot the second time if I lose the second time I will shoot the third time

I'm not afraid but always the people take the most the the the the worst part

not always is the the good part if you ask me you you want to score uh during

the game yes but doesn't happen what I'm going to do I'm going to cry the fans

love me you understand and this is my motivation to carry on to play football

people love me nobody going to take my sh Ching away because it's crazy though

man you know it's crazy I just sit there and just think [ __ ] just relax now

man just chill and you send me messages sometimes on the text yeah we're both

watching the same game in different parts of the world and you go what's

that look at that or look at I've I could score more and I'm like bro relax

you've done it all you've done everything but you've got like an

insatiable desire and Obsession to just keep on like proving people wrong like

you said or breaking new but in this period the last few years I prove not to

the people who are careless I don't I don't care about what

the people say it's not to show my kids they are my inspiration because they are

young they see everything and uh of course it's myself first I mean I still

love to play football for example this year I scor more than 16 goals with 39

and a half and uh but you're finished they say

some people say oh he's finished goals they say whatever they

want but do you see all that you you listen to it you hear it you see it and

use it as fuel sometimes but real to be honest I'm

39 in in and and half I care less about what because even when you do it good

they criticize you but and criticize you is part of your journey you understand

so it's I don't care about that because even even if I will win the Euros I will

continue my anger will maintain the same you understand it doesn't matter for me

if you win or if you lost I will stand up the next day and I will continue bro

if I won the Euros at 39 years old bro the the cigar the feet would be up the

the the whiskey I would be doing it all man and I don't understand how I can't

and I played elite football I just still can't it surprises me it astounds me

sometimes when I hear you and you're getting up every day the same like that

like you're 18 years old it's it's hard to explain but I like to make people

happy too you know I have fans whatever world all over the world and I see them

highs when they see me just you know when I score goals and they do it in the

street every time and I want them yes I want I want to make them happy you know

and I'm still I don't know when I'm going to finish if you ask me of course

I'm closer to finish that I I have just talk about finish come

talk about this good I like this this talking about the longevity and and the

the rest of your career and another thing that I learned since you play more

you learn many many many things and uh one things that I learned in a few years

is like enjoy the moment enjoy the moment VI leave the moment because you

you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow so I know that I'm still

looking good I mean not bad not bad I look good you know I feel that I still

can dribbling still shooting score goals jumping the day that I start to feel

that I'm not produc nothing listen I pack my bags and I go away but it's far

from that because as I told you I don't want to be cookie at I scored 16 goals

this season now you're going to goal 6 60 wow now you're going to speak me

about H five goals you don't score in ARs and what's going on what's the

problem I score 130 I'm the most goal scorer in the

world history [ __ ] but I will I will put the level even I I will put the level

even I soon I will do it 900 and after I will be one one 1,000 and I want to see

yes you're going to put to 1,000 I want to reach 1,000 goals in [ __ ] no how

old you going to be then when you playing still 4 well I will try 41 we

don't know yeah this is why I told you I want to leave the

but if I'm not have injuries TCH this is for me it's the most important I want

that I want that for me it's the best mark that I can have in football is to

to reach first night 900 goals after my challenge is to be 1,000

goals with one different all the goals that I score they have video so I can

prove that it's you're bastard you're bastard they all

have video you're talking about this you're talking

about they haven't got the my goals all goals certifications and if you want

more goals I I can bring from the training too so no problem all the goals

with video and I will prove to the people after they prefer this player or

this or this is the best I don't care about that I remember when we were

younger it was in every phase of your life was competition in the arguing with

Nani or with Anderson and the guys about one about a tomato or something like

stupid and used to go Rio and I us to go yeah and you go oh see I told you stupid

[ __ ] whatever but um and table tennis when I us to slap you a little

bit but are you still competitive like that now every walk of your life yeah I

was in the Red Sea a couple days ago I play Everyday paddle ask him and me and

Cristiano Jor yeah you get mad is it oh he don't speak with me like for two days

he the same as you remember when IET this is why I'm happy this is why I'm

happy and even the small one mat yeah they are peie with the vein very always

piss but I like this is show that they have Personality yeah yeah but serious

my kids they are like me and I don't teach them they see by example because

you know sometimes I when I lost I get angry sometimes I'm cry depend of the

moment and they are kind of the same so even with my kids I compete even with a

G I'm all always want to win so I don't give nothing for free you remember when

Nani used to cry used slap him

remember nny yeah cry man Anderson flipping yes no they were it was it was

good

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