[Gossip Board] Martinez: Cristiano Ronaldo Doesn’t Play For Money Or Championships, He Plays To Improve Himself

Recently, Martinez, who is the coach of the Portuguese team, was interviewed by various media and mentioned the motivation that Ronaldo has when playing football. The news was revealed from Hupu on May 13.

The 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is still full of fighting spirit. When Martinez talked about the Portuguese legend, he first said that Cristiano Ronaldo is a role model, a model of world football, and an ordinary member of the national team. He has to play two different roles in the team, but when he reports to the national team, he is just an ordinary player.

Martinez later expressed that Ronaldo's running and fighting on the court is not fighting for money, nor is he fighting to chase a certain championship title. He is fighting to continue to break through and improve his limits. This is really hard to believe. Regardless of whether he wins the AFC Champions League with the club or the Golden Football Award personally, he will still return to the training ground on time the day after receiving the honor and continue to work hard to improve his various abilities. Very few people can achieve such continuous self-motivation.

Finally, Martinez said: "Cristiano Ronaldo has played for the national team for a total of 22 years and played 226 games. This data is unique. In the short term, it is difficult for any active player to surpass it. However, he still has the original hunger for the game. We can measure anything in a player, but this inner hunger cannot be measured with data."

Currently, Ronaldo has played 226 games on behalf of the Portuguese national team and scored 143 goals. Next, Ronaldo and the Portuguese national team hope to compete in this summer's World Cup. For the 41-year-old Ronaldo, this is very likely to be the last opportunity in his career to compete in the Hercules Cup. Therefore, both he and the entire team are eager to go further in the North American arena.