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If you're a young footballer with big dreams but constantly hear doubters around you – this article is for you.
In football, just like in life, you'll often meet people who will say: “You won't make it,” “You’re not talented,” “There are many better than you.” Some will say it openly, others will just smile ironically when you talk about your dreams. But you need to know one thing: they are not writing your story. You are.
LOOK AT CRISTIANO RONALDO
Today he’s known as one of the greatest players in history. Ballon d’Or winner, European champion, Champions League winner, a legend of Manchester United, Real Madrid, and the Portugal national team. A symbol of success, hard work, and unbreakable character. But it wasn’t always like that.
Cristiano grew up in Madeira, in a humble family. As a child, he cried when he didn’t have proper boots to play in. When he moved to an academy in Lisbon, he was only 12 and had to leave his family far behind. He cried at night from loneliness and pain, but he never stopped training. When doctors discovered a heart condition, many thought it was the end of his dreams. But he came back even stronger. And as a teenager, he heard many older players say he was too skinny, too selfish, that he had no chance.
But he didn’t listen. Instead, he trained harder than anyone else. Instead of trying to prove something with words, he proved it with sacrifice, discipline, and improvement.
YOU CAN WALK THAT PATH TOO
If you’re a player who’s not in a top academy, if you don’t have the best equipment, if you lack support around you – that doesn’t mean you have fewer chances. Your success does not depend on their opinion. It depends on your daily decision to be better than you were yesterday.
Remember: every single day you get up and give it your all, you are a winner. Every day you choose extra training over scrolling your phone, when you study, analyze your mistakes – you are building an edge over thousands who only talk about success but do nothing to earn it.
DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE NOBODY
Because every great player – from Ronaldo to Messi – was once just a dreamer with a ball at their feet. The difference was, they never stopped believing and working.
Your story is only beginning. Don’t let anyone else write its ending.
