Usual business for the Portuguese

We all know Cristiano Ronaldo is one of a kind. His drive and passion for his sport is something unparalleled. This time, it was Mehdi Benatia, his former teammate, who described an interesting story about their time together in Juventus. They had just left Bergamo to take on Atalanta, a match where the final score was 2-2. Cristiano came on at the 65th-minute mark, as he started on the bench, even scoring Juventus’ second goal to tie it all up. However, he was not satisfied according to Benatia.

“When we were on the bus back, Cristiano Ronaldo sent me a message: ‘What are you going to do now?’ I told him: ‘It’s 11 PM. I’m going home. Why?” Benatia revealed.

Ronaldo answered Mehdi Benatia that he needed to put work in at that time of the day, as he didn’t have much workload during the match.

Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to workout after coming on as a sub and scoring for Juventus: Medhi Benatia #CristianoRonaldo #Juventus #SerieA https://t.co/PMWjKMQAu7 — Republic (@republic) March 31, 2020

That’s when the Moroccan finally realized that the Portuguese were in a league of his own, such was his drive to get better and better. With 5 Ballon d’Ors and countless achievements under his belt, Ronaldo continues to show the younger generation that it’s not all about talent. Hard work beats talent every time. And if you can conjugate both, then you can be someone who could make it to the top. He’ll probably go down as one of the best players ever to grace the football pitch, but will be remembered for another thing. His perseverance. Winning what he has won throughout an era that contains Lionel Messi is no easy task. Safe to say that’s what it puts him on top. Even higher than the Argentinian sometimes.

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