I finally got to watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s documentary (it’s not great, almost good, which is a surprise when you’ve got someone like Asif Kapadia — of Senna and Amy fame — on board) and the first scene after introductory credits makes you aware of the privileged life Cristiano Ronaldo leads. Which shouldn’t surprise anybody given he makes £300,000 a week for his footballing exploits. He doesn’t even know how many cars he owns! Moreover, there’s no doubt that he’s a legend in the making. By the time he retires, we’d be sorry for the lack of footballers of his calibre. The amount of discipline and industry he pours into his profession is so apparent that he doesn’t even have to rip off his jersey or celebrate by running half the stadium. But then, people are always going to compare him to Messi because of a simple reason: Cristiano appears obsessed with Messi, not the other way round. Cristiano is more obsessed with Cristiano by any yardstick. Going by the press reports, Messi barely mentions CR7. The lil’ genius is way too busy talking about Barcelona and his teammates. Also, there is a whole lot of me-me-me going on (as evident by the documentary too) in Cristiano’s life, which might very well be the propellant for his incredible success. Everyday, he’s trying to prove to the world that he’s the best. And when you have a rival like Messi on the leaderboard, that’s going to be really tough.
The scale of luxury
The scale of luxury
The scale of luxury
I finally got to watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s documentary (it’s not great, almost good, which is a surprise when you’ve got someone like Asif Kapadia — of Senna and Amy fame — on board) and the first scene after introductory credits makes you aware of the privileged life Cristiano Ronaldo leads. Which shouldn’t surprise anybody given he makes £300,000 a week for his footballing exploits. He doesn’t even know how many cars he owns! Moreover, there’s no doubt that he’s a legend in the making. By the time he retires, we’d be sorry for the lack of footballers of his calibre. The amount of discipline and industry he pours into his profession is so apparent that he doesn’t even have to rip off his jersey or celebrate by running half the stadium. But then, people are always going to compare him to Messi because of a simple reason: Cristiano appears obsessed with Messi, not the other way round. Cristiano is more obsessed with Cristiano by any yardstick. Going by the press reports, Messi barely mentions CR7. The lil’ genius is way too busy talking about Barcelona and his teammates. Also, there is a whole lot of me-me-me going on (as evident by the documentary too) in Cristiano’s life, which might very well be the propellant for his incredible success. Everyday, he’s trying to prove to the world that he’s the best. And when you have a rival like Messi on the leaderboard, that’s going to be really tough.