Quote
of
the
day
by
C istia o
Ro aldo
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C istia o
Ro aldo’s
ca ee
has
bee
shaped
ot
o ly
by
ext ao di a y
success
but
also
by
i te se,
ea -co sta t
public
sc uti y.
Few
footballe s
have
att acted
as
much
admi atio ,
c iticism
a d
ge ui e
debate
as
Ro aldo,
a d
yet
he
has
epeatedly
spoke
about
usi g
that
p essu e
as
fuel
athe
tha
letti g
it
become
a
bu de .
“I
do ‘t
mi d
people
hati g
me,
because
it
pushes
me,”
he
told
The
Times,
i
a
i te view
late
epo ted
by
beIN
Spo ts
a d
theSco e.
“Whe
I
go
to
play
away,
they
a e
always
agai st
me,
but
it’s
good.
You
have
to
see
the
good
thi gs
f om
the
hate s.
I
eed
the
e emy.
It
is
pa t
of
the
busi ess.”
The
quote
suggests
that
c iticism
eve
has
to
become
a
sou ce
of
pu e
discou ageme t.
Ha dled
the
ight
way,
it
ca
become
a othe
easo
to
wo k
ha de ,
imp ove
a d
let
you
ow
actio s
speak
fo
themselves,
a
lesso
he
clea ly
did
ot
a ive
at
ove ight.
Quote
of
the
day
by
C istia o
Ro aldo
“I
do ‘t
mi d
people
hati g
me,
because
it
pushes
me”
The
eal
sto y
that
gives
this
quote
ext a
weight
I
that
same
i te view,
Ro aldo
evealed
somethi g
co side ably
mo e
vul e able
tha
the
co fide t
public
image
usually
associated
with
him.
He
desc ibed
ea ly
quitti g
football
e ti ely
at
the
age
of
12,
ove whelmed
by
p essu e,
walki g
i to
the
club’s
office
to
tell
the
di ecto ,
“Liste ,
I
ca ‘t
deal
with
this
a y
mo e.
I
am
goi g
to
give
up.
I
am
goi g
home.
I
do ‘t
wa t
to
be
he e.”
The
di ecto
emi ded
him
he
was
o ly
12
a d
had
huge
pote tial,
a d
his
teammates
a d
pa e ts
helped
push
him
to
stay,
with
his
mothe
telli g
him,
“You
a e
just
havi g
a
bad
mome t.
Be
st o g.”
Ro aldo
has
said
he
c ied
that
ight,
a d
that
it
took
seve al
days
befo e
thi gs
sta ted
to
feel
bette .
That
ea ly
expe ie ce
makes
his
late
comme ts
about
ha dli g
hat ed
a d
p essu e
co side ably
mo e
g ou ded
tha
a
simple
motivatio al
sloga .
What
is
the
mea i g
of
the
quote
by
C istia o
Ro aldo
Ro aldo’s
wo ds
suggest
that
egative
opi io
ca
ge ui ely
become
a
sou ce
of
eal
motivatio
athe
tha
simply
a
obstacle.
Bei g
c iticised
o
actively
disliked
ca
atu ally
affect
someo e’s
co fide ce.
I stead
of
allowi g
that
eactio
to
actually
stop
him,
Ro aldo
desc ibes
usi g
it
as
somethi g
that
ge ui ely
pushes
him
fo wa d.
This
is
ot
eally
a
a gume t
fo
delibe ately
seeki g
out
hat ed
o
c iticism.
It
is
about
efusi g
to
let
othe
people’s
opi io s
decide
you
ow
level
of
effo t
o
ambitio .
Why
c iticism
ca
become
ge ui e
motivatio
C iticism
ca
feel
ge ui ely
u comfo table,
but
it
ca
also
eveal
exactly
how
closely
people
a e
actually
payi g
atte tio
to
what
someo e
does.
Fo
a
athlete,
c iticism
ofte
a ives
afte
a
poo
pe fo ma ce
o
a
impo ta t
defeat.
Fo
someo e
i
a
completely
diffe e t
p ofessio ,
it
might
follow
a
failed
p oject
o
a
u popula
decisio .
The
actual
espo se
to
that
c iticism
is
eally
what
matte s
most.
O e
pe so
might
become
discou aged
a d
simply
stop
t yi g.
A othe
might
exami e
the
c iticism
ho estly,
take
whateve
is
ge ui ely
useful
f om
it,
a d
use
the
est
as
motivatio
to
imp ove.
Ro aldo’s
quote
clea ly
eflects
the
seco d
app oach.
Ro aldo’s
ca ee
has
i volved
co sta t
sc uti y
F om
his
ea ly
yea s
at
Spo ti g
CP
a d
Ma cheste
U ited
th ough
his
time
at
Real
Mad id,
Juve tus
a d
with
the
Po tugal
atio al
team,
Ro aldo
has
spe t
most
of
his
p ofessio al
life
u de
ge ui ely
i te se
public
atte tio .
His
pe fo ma ces
get
a alysed
co sta tly
a d
compa ed
di ectly
with
othe
elite
playe s,
a d
the
expectatio s
su ou di g
him
have
emai ed
exceptio ally
high
th oughout.
That
e vi o me t
c eates
eal
p essu e,
whe e
eve
a
si gle
poo
pe fo ma ce
ca
ge e ate
c iticism
afte
a
othe wise
lo g
u
of
ge ui e
success.
His
comme ts
suggest
he
ge ui ely
lea ed
to
t eat
that
p essu e
as
fuel
athe
tha
letti g
it
become
a
obstacle
sta di g
i
his
way.
The
eal
diffe e ce
betwee
c iticism
a d
useful
feedback
Not
eve y
egative
comme t
actually
dese ves
atte tio .
Some
c iticism
ge ui ely
ide tifies
a
eal
weak ess
a d
offe s
a
eal
oppo tu ity
to
imp ove.
Othe
comme ts
exist
pu ely
to
p ovoke
a
eactio
a d
othi g
mo e.
The
actual
challe ge
lies
i
telli g
the
diffe e ce
betwee
the
two.
A
ge ui ely
p oductive
espo se
i volves
aski g
whethe
the e
is
somethi g
useful
hidi g
i side
the
c iticism
itself.
If
the e
is,
it
becomes
a
eal
lesso .
If
the e
ge ui ely
is
ot,
givi g
it
too
much
atte tio
simply
c eates
a
u ecessa y
dist actio .
Ro aldo’s
app oach
is
eally
about
co t olli g
his
ow
espo se
athe
tha
t yi g
to
co t ol
what
eve yo e
else
happe s
to
thi k
of
him.
Why
p ovi g
you self
ca
ge ui ely
be
powe ful
Doubt
f om
othe
people
ca
sometimes
st e gthe
someo e’s
ow
dete mi atio
co side ably.
A
pe so
told
that
a
goal
is
u ealistic
may
become
co side ably
mo e
dete mi ed
to
actually
demo st ate
it
ca
be
achieved,
a d
that
motivatio
ca
e cou age
fa
g eate
discipli e
a d
pe siste ce
ove
time.
Relyi g
e ti ely
o
outside
app oval
ca
still
become
ge ui ely
p oblematic
though.
Lo g-te m
motivatio
te ds
to
be
fa
st o ge
whe
it
comes
f om
someo e’s
ow
pe so al
sta da ds,
athe
tha
simply
a
co sta t
desi e
to
p ove
othe
people
w o g.
How
to
deal
with
people
who
ge ui ely
doubt
you
Doubt
a d
c iticism
a e
ge ui ely
u avoidable
ac oss
most
a eas
of
life.
A
stude t
might
be
told
a
ambitio
is
u ealistic.
A
employee
might
have
a
ge ui ely
good
idea
dismissed
out ight.
Rathe
tha
espo di g
immediately,
it
helps
to
ask
what
the
c iticism
actually
mea s
u de eath
the
su face.
Does
it
ide tify
somethi g
that
ge ui ely
eeds
imp ovi g?
Is
it
simply
a othe
pe so ‘s
p efe e ce?
O
is
it
eally
just
a
attempt
to
discou age
you
out ight?
U de sta di g
that
diffe e ce
te ds
to
p eve t
egative
comme ts
f om
quietly
co t olli g
you
ow
decisio s.
Othe
famous
quotes
by
C istia o
Ro aldo
-
“You
love
makes
me
st o g,
you
hate
makes
me
u stoppable.” -
“Tale t
without
wo ki g
ha d
is
othi g.” -
“We
do ‘t
wa t
to
tell
ou
d eams,
we
wa t
to
show
them.” -
“I
have
eve
t ied
to
hide
the
fact
that
it
is
my
i te tio
to
become
the
best.”
Why
its
message
emai s
powe ful
today
Most
people
e cou te
ge ui e
c iticism
at
some
poi t,
whethe
at
wo k,
i
educatio ,
i
spo t
o
i
pe so al
life.
The
i sti ctive
espo se
is
ofte
to
take
eve y
egative
comme t
pe so ally.
Ro aldo’s
quote
offe s
a
ge ui ely
diffe e t
way
of
looki g
at
it.
Negative
atte tio
does
ot
automatically
have
to
become
a
easo
to
et eat.
It
ca
just
as
easily
become
a
easo
to
sha pe
you
ow
focus
i stead.
What
actually
matte s
is
ot
whethe
eve yo e
app oves
of
what
you
a e
doi g.
It
is
whethe
c iticism
makes
you
give
up
e ti ely,
o
pushes
you
towa d
becomi g
co side ably
mo e
discipli ed
i stead.