Криштиану Роналду, getty images
Cristiano Ronaldo - five-time winner of the Golden Ball.
"At the beginning of my career, I dreamed of becoming the best player in the world," Ronaldo told a sponsorship event from Nike.
"My friends asked:" What are you talking about? ".
"I played for fun, but I thought I had the potential. And I started to prove it in Manchester ".
"I did not see so many people with my talent, my attitude, my work ethic".
"No one will be compared to me, no one will become the new Cristiano Ronaldo. You will be yourself, and I will be myself ".
This season, Ronaldo scored 30 goals in the championship of Spain and the Champions League.