After the Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo ("Cristiano Ronaldo" for short) removed the Coca-Cola on the table at the press conference before the European Cup on June 14, local time, he probably would not have thought that he would move it casually, It actually took away Coca-Cola's market value of 4 billion US dollars.
The European Football Cup is in full swing. However, at the pre-match press conference between Portugal and Hungary on June 14, Ronaldo's "refusal to be in the same frame with Coke" unexpectedly became popular on the video. In the video, Ronaldo got his hands on it. After grabbing the "Red Cap Cola" and "Black Cap Cola" on the table in front of them and moving them out of the camera one by one, he held up the mineral water and suggested to the camera "Drink more water".
The small action triggered a huge butterfly effect. Half an hour after the press conference, the market value of Coca-Cola Company evaporated by 4 billion US dollars.
3 World Footballer of the Year, 5 Golden Ball Awards, 6 Golden Boot Awards , 5 Champions League...
As a football player, Cristiano Ronaldo has won almost everything in the football world. The award is just one world championship away. For this, he paid too much.
Who would have thought that the king of the court, full of honor and love, had played wild ball in the slums and was bullied.
In 1985, Ronaldo was born in the Portuguese countryside town of Madeira. His father was a gardener and his mother was a cleaner. Because of the poverty of the family, the mother of 3 children once wanted to use local traditional methods to destroy him, but Ronaldo just survived.
His parents work all day, his brother is an addict , and Ronaldo, who is only accompanied by football , plays wild ball in the streets and alleys every day. In this way, he fell in love with playing football, learned fake moves, and mastered it. The ability to solve problems alone, full of spirituality, he entered the local national football club at the age of 10, and can score an average of 8 or 9 goals per game.
In 1998, the Portuguese powerhouse Lisbon club signed Cristiano Ronaldo, who is good at shooting , with a super low monthly salary of 1,500 euros.
At that time, no one would have thought that his worth would skyrocket 10,000 times in 5 years. At the age of 13, he was not aware of it. He only knew that if he went to Lisbon, he would be able to eat enough and use his salary to subsidize his family. , to get rid of drug addiction for my brother.
Cristiano Ronaldo's greatest wish at the time was to be full. Eating chicken was like a New Year's Eve. In the first few months of his arrival at the club, Cristiano Ronaldo was called a "hicken" because of his accent. He often clashed with his teammates and coaches, and even want to go home.
But he persevered in the end: he was 13 years old, he had to eat and he had to be trained in science.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who got enough nutrition, started to grow crazy. Because he was too thin, he was often knocked down on the court. In order to make himself strong, he often sneaked to the gym to train at night. The director of the training center said: "Every night, I will first check whether others are sleeping, and then I will catch Ronaldo".
"He is either in the gym or in the bedroom for sit-ups and physical training"
Practicing balls during the day, exercising at night, plus a healthy diet, not drinking anything other than waterdrinks...Unremitting efforts make Ronaldo grew up quickly. In the 2003-2004 season, Ronaldo led Lisbon Sporting to a 3:1 victory over Manchester United, which attracted the attention of seven strong teams including Manchester United and Juventus.
The discerning Manchester United coachSir Ferguson offered the best conditions in history:
"What you need most now is space to display your talents. Come to Manchester United, I guarantee you can play more than half of the games!"
As a result, Ronaldo came to one of the strongest teams in the world at that time, and became the most expensive young player in the history of England football at a price of 12.24 million pounds.
Ferguson even arranged for Ronaldo to inherit the No. 7 jersey left by the legendary player Beckham , which shocked even Ronaldo himself.
Everyone was puzzled, but Sir Alex Ferguson's answer was: "He deserves to be No. 7, and his achievements will not be worse than Beckham!" , mature technology coupled with a strong body, made Cristiano Ronaldo the mainstay of Manchester United, and he lived up to Ferguson's hope.
During his six seasons at Manchester United, he scored 118 goals and helped Manchester United win three Premier League titles and one Champions League.
In 2008, he won the Golden Globe Award, the World Footballer Golden Boot Award, and completed the Grand Slam of personal honor.
Cristiano Ronaldo said: "Ferguson is like my father on the pitch. I learned the art of football from him and won many trophies together. Those years were like a dream.
In 2009, Ronaldo received a gift from Real Madrid. Olive branch, so Ferguson let him leave the team and let him move to Real Madrid as a "savior" and "savior".
Cristiano Ronaldo's first game in Real Madrid was welcomed by 80,000 fans in the stadium.
In La Liga, C Ronaldo is the first player to score 25 goals or more in a single season for five consecutive seasons. In Real Madrid's more than 100 consecutive games, as long as Ronaldo scored, Real Madrid never lost a game.
Ferguson also set various goals for Ronaldo, witnessed him win the Champions League, and presented the award to him personally.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has grown into a pillar, is not at all complacent. No matter the weather, he does 200 push-ups every day, runs 5 kilometers, and trains for 4 hours a day.
In an interview with reporter , Cristiano Ronaldo said: "Many players perform well in 5 games, 10 games or 15 games, but I have to be good in 60 games in a season."
"To do this , the key is to sleep well, rest well, eat well, train well. The difference between a good player and the best player in the world is in these details." sleep afterwards.
He eats low-calorie and low-sugar food every day, never drinks alcohol, and occasionally eats a few slices of Portuguese grilled cod.
The Real Madrid staff like to use the "Swiss watch" to describe Cristiano Ronaldo's regularity, and this watch has been accurate for the past 20 years.
In the training camp hotel room, others were resting, Cristiano Ronaldo was always doing sit-ups while watching TV.
His girlfriend came to visit but was put aside, watching him train with the coach until the early hours of the morning.
Some studies have pointed out that Ronaldo can jump more than one meter high, and the bounce is higher than the average NBA basketball player.
The body fat rate of an athlete is usually around 10%, and his body fat rate is only 7%; the muscle content of athletes is usually difficult to exceed 46%, while the muscle content of Ronaldo is 50%.
When interpreting Ronaldo's muscles, a body expert said:
"From the perspective of the structure of muscles and , people can be divided into three types: ordinary people, athletes, and Ronaldo."
Ronaldo also transformed his living room into a When I go to the gym, I don't finish my workout, I take my family to work out together.
Even on the night of winning the Champions League, Ronaldo did not celebrate as much as his teammates did.
When he came home late at night, he worked out with his girlfriend Georgina , and continued to complete his daily fitness classes to prepare for the World Cup.
Talent, hard work, and family support make up what Ronaldo is all about. But Ronaldo is over 30 years old after all, and some people worry about how long he can play.
In the 2018 Champions League final, against Juventus at home, Cristiano Ronaldo scored an upside-down goal and told those people:
"You think too much, I can still play until I'm 40!
Even The opponent's fans also showed their respect to Ronaldo with applause, and Zidane went crazy for him on the sidelines.
The Spanish "Marca" even ran the headline "Cristiano Ronaldo won the sky", expressing his admiration for him Recognition.
That night, Ronaldo posted a sentence on his ins: "hard work will pay off"
This is true, who would question him?
