Da Luo: Jordan said I was in football, and his name came from the gynecologist who delivered me

Sports Illustrated magazine recently gave a lengthy report on Ronaldo, the majority shareholder of Valladolid Club, telling several anecdotes about him.

The report mentions another chapter in Ronaldo's life, the day the Brazilian met Michael Jordan. It was the summer of 1999 at Nike's headquarters in Oregon, and the two deciding stars in their respective sports had met for the first time. Michael Jordan was 36 years old, a year before he won his sixth and final NBA championship, while Ronaldo, 22, was already a two-time World Player of the Year winner and had become the most feared forward for defenders at the time. More than 20 years later, recalling what Jordan said to him that day, Ronaldo couldn't help but smile: "He told me: 'You're the Michael Jordan of football'. ”

Over the years, Ronaldo Nazario has had to share his name with two other top stars, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo:

"Coincidence is incredible, so many Ronaldo are very good, it's a lucky name."

In addition, Da Luo said that the family named himself a gynecologist at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro: "The doctor delivered me for free because my parents couldn't afford to pay, and finally, my father gave the doctor the three kilograms of shrimp he had picked up on the beach, and then my parents gave me the name of the doctor." ”

Ronaldo is trying to lose weight, and one of the reasons he wants to lose weight is that he wants to play football again, which he hasn't done for almost three years because he gets injured every time he steps on the field: "In my mind, I think I can still do it, when someone passes the ball two meters above me, my head thinks I can get the ball, it's a big mistake because I can't do it now. Sometimes there are games that are suitable for football stars, and I want to participate in them. ”

Ronaldo's ultimate goal is to sell Valladolid to make money, but he won't do it for at least the next 4 years as he waits for his team to take the club to the next level. For him, it means fighting for the trophy and ultimately winning a place in Europe. He said: "I'm not going to stay here forever because I have other plans for the future. But it's too early to talk about this, I want to make this club better and bigger than when I first came here. After that, let's walk and see, now we just have to keep working hard and keep the club in La Liga. ”

"Relegation is a very foreign situation for me and has never been relegated in my career. I must admit that I would be miserable if Valladolid was really relegated. ”

Commenting on his future work in Valladolid, Ronaldo said: "I was born to work, to give, and I really don't care if people remember me as 'fat' or 'phenomenal Ronaldo'. I've tried my best, my past career has been a great game and now I'm starting a new one. I want to be the best in this game as well. ”

in Cosimo