Cristiano Ronaldo Quotes

The Premier League is not my goal but a childhood dream. It is a dream that could be fulfilled.

I just want to do the best I can, which means hopefully play for the full England side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

There were plenty of people who didn't know that I played for United. I'm not one of those people that puts themselves out there. And I was never satisfied to be playing for United at 14 or 15; I wanted to play for Manchester United's senior team.

If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do.

For me, it is important to do well in what I'm doing, to achieve the goals I have for myself.

You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

It was a dream to play the World Cup and I will play for sure in the future.

I like to believe Chelsea is where I will go through and do well. I have been there since I was six years old. My dream is to break into the first team.

Obviously, at Manchester United, I want to be working hard, and I have been doing that ever since I was a young kid.

I am very excited - it's a big opportunity for me to play for Manchester United, a new challenge for me. I will try to do my best.

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard

I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.

I never took the game for granted as far as not having to work on what I needed to do to accomplish all of the things that I wanted to accomplish.

My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.

Goals never come easy. No one gives you goals.

I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.

I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

I never said, 'I'm going to be a big star.' I said, 'I'm going to be a good actor.' And that took the pressure off.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

High expectations are the key to everything.