Ronaldo

[Myrmecophile]

Rivaldo was unbelievably good at WC02.

The Three Rs

 

[Petrinha]

I am happy i was able to see some of his starts ... not much from Cruzeiro, even remember this somewhere in the back of my head when he was still a kiddou :

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... then PSV seing him joking with the dutch league taking it totaly over, coming to our Barca giving us that brilliant season, imho his best, many nice liga games even we did't win it (we might have if Br didn't take him for a stupid tornament by the end of the season, but well ...) ... but there were 3 cups with his big contributions i'll never forget ... one of the best forwards i've ever seen pre knee injury with his graceful running through the defenses enduring all the brutal marking/ tackling till he finished it in style.

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Obrigada Fenômeno ... u will be missed !!!

About 4Rs in Bcn id give lead to Roonie who pulled the team from the dungeons then Rivaldo and then Ronaldo and Romario who had the most impact in their great seasons 96/97, 93/94.

 

[barcetia]

Ronaldo of Barca > Messi of Barca > Ronaldo of Madrid(the real one)

 

[UEFA_Barça_Chris]

Ronaldo of Barca > Messi of Barca > Ronaldo of Madrid(the real one)

thank you...Really, I mean it! Ronaldo is my idol as a kid and now...and from reading above, yes. Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, and Ronaldo (The 3 Rs) had a dominant, dangerous, and unstoppable partnership. I miss the golden Brazil days/golden football days.

 

[gingerless]

petrinha i love your sig, both quote and picture

 

[Petrinha]

Hi ginger, tnx
I believe u thought about the Barca related quote (other is Kafka) ... Yes the quote explains good our state of mind

 

[UEFA_Barça_Chris]

 

[AnfieldEd]

Sad for Ronaldo...

no doubt one of the top 3 all time Forwards...

Unfortunately I don't agree.........(IMO Eusebio, Muller and Van Basten)

And I say unfortunately because but for his injuries, without a shadow of a doubt he could be been THE best forward of all time. IMO he had the potential to be the best Brazilian player of all ttime ahead of the likes of Pele and Garrincha (who I personally rate higher than pele) and he would have been better than Pele if he carried forward his 96/97 form and his 1998 world cup form (except for the final of course).

Certainly Ronaldo is in the Top 10 forwards of all time, no question, but it is a tough call for me to put him above the 3 I mentioned.

 

[Raed]

Unfortunately I don't agree.........(IMO Eusebio, Muller and Van Basten)

And I say unfortunately because but for his injuries, without a shadow of a doubt he could be been THE best forward of all time. IMO he had the potential to be the best Brazilian player of all ttime ahead of the likes of Pele and Garrincha (who I personally rate higher than pele) and he would have been better than Pele if he carried forward his 96/97 form and his 1998 world cup form (except for the final of course).

Certainly Ronaldo is in the Top 10 forwards of all time, no question, but it is a tough call for me to put him above the 3 I mentioned.

Do you also watch porn from the 70s and 80s?

My post wasn't meant to cause any bickering, it is just a matter of personal connection and memories. Messi or anyone else wasn't there when I started watching football so to compare him to Ronaldo to me is pointless. It is a childhood connection, it will never be overcome or replaced. I am glad I have witnessed Ronaldo as a child and see his career through.

To see him rise and rise again into formidable form was joyous and to see his talent shine through the darkest of days just fills me up with incomprable excitement. Ronaldo's second is Zidane, a player I hated as a Juvemerda but couldn't wait for him to join Madrid.

Children of the modern age will remember Messi, people before me remember Van Basten. It is a generation thing, just like Beast and Maradona. You sit down in front of the tv and as a child you don't understand tactics, you don't understand substitutions and you barely keep up with anything else around not even the league standings. You see your team in 6th position and you wonder why aren't they higher but you don't care. Why? Because next week you will see a player who you adore and everything they do seems relevant to you, personally. You live in a fantasy land and they are the protagonists of the dream.

When Ronaldo was dropping so deep from half way line and running with the ball, as a striker it actually doesn't make sense why he would do that but as a child you find it adventurous, exciting, daring, magical and when Ronaldo scored, to me it was like seeing David Copperfield finish his trick. Nothing in the world mattered during those moments and all you care about is how can someone do such a thing?

As you grow older you know the training they go through, you know the tactics, you know the consequences, you know what is on the line, you know everything. Now a days it is like watching the making of Avatar and then watching it. Still entertaining and magical but just not the same. That is why Messi to me is extraordinary but won't have the same effect as Ronaldo or Zidane had on me when I was a child.

 

[AnfieldEd]

Do you also watch porn from the 70s and 80s?

My post wasn't meant to cause any bickering, it is just a matter of personal connection and memories. Messi or anyone else wasn't there when I started watching football so to compare him to Ronaldo to me is pointless. It is a childhood connection, it will never be overcome or replaced. I am glad I have witnessed Ronaldo as a child and see his career through.

To see him rise and rise again into formidable form was joyous and to see his talent shine through the darkest of days just fills me up with incomprable excitement. Ronaldo's second is Zidane, a player I hated as a Juvemerda but couldn't wait for him to join Madrid.

Children of the modern age will remember Messi, people before me remember Van Basten. It is a generation thing, just like Beast and Maradona. You sit down in front of the tv and as a child you don't understand tactics, you don't understand substitutions and you barely keep up with anything else around not even the league standings. You see your team in 6th position and you wonder why aren't they higher but you don't care. Why? Because next week you will see a player who you adore and everything they do seems relevant to you, personally. You live in a fantasy land and they are the protagonists of the dream.

When Ronaldo was dropping so deep from half way line and running with the ball, as a striker it actually doesn't make sense why he would do that but as a child you find it adventurous, exciting, daring, magical and when Ronaldo scored, to me it was like seeing David Copperfield finish his trick. Nothing in the world mattered during those moments and all you care about is how can someone do such a thing?

As you grow older you know the training they go through, you know the tactics, you know the consequences, you know what is on the line, you know everything. Now a days it is like watching the making of Avatar and then watching it. Still entertaining and magical but just not the same. That is why Messi to me is extraordinary but won't have the same effect as Ronaldo or Zidane had on me when I was a child.

Yes I do watch porn from the 70's and 80's.......good times

But I get your point. For you its Zidane and Ronaldo for me its Maradona, Baggio and Barnes, 3 icons for me who as a child adored them on the pitch.

 

[barcafc]

what Figo, Messi and Pele said about Ronaldo, ( from a TV program on sunday)

sorry for any mistake in translation:

Figo '' hey how r you? now that you have left the football. you`ll have to pay some lunches and dinner that you owe me for the gols I gave you(assistances)''

Messi " I have said many times that Ronaldo is the best striker I have ever seen playing, I have never seen anyone like him, we never played against each other in the National teams, but I remember when I went to Brasil and we played at the Deco Foundation and we also played a table tennis game, I wont even say who won. but I`ll keep this day in my memory''

Pele'' talked about his triumph in Holland, Spain and Italy.
you resuscitated the Brasilian Championship, you resuscitated Corinthias, you became champion with Corinthians, us, all Brazilians should thank you for what you`ve done for football, for what you`ve done to Brasil.''

Ronaldo`s anwers about

Figo " Figo is a huge friend we played toghether for many years, and we will continue being friends, and I`ll pay his lunches and dinners''

Messi'' he was here last year and we played a table tennis game, and he is a better table tennis player than a footballer , he looked like a Korean playing.''

Pele" what to say about Pele. thank you so much for your words, too bad I didn`t live in your football period, at least to follow(watch) and know how big you were. and its an honor to hear your words, thank you so much."

 

[julialonso]

He was never one of my favorites, mainly because his character, and have played for Real but he was indeed a great player.

 

[Catalonian Devil]

Do you also watch porn from the 70s and 80s?

My post wasn't meant to cause any bickering, it is just a matter of personal connection and memories. Messi or anyone else wasn't there when I started watching football so to compare him to Ronaldo to me is pointless. It is a childhood connection, it will never be overcome or replaced. I am glad I have witnessed Ronaldo as a child and see his career through.

To see him rise and rise again into formidable form was joyous and to see his talent shine through the darkest of days just fills me up with incomprable excitement. Ronaldo's second is Zidane, a player I hated as a Juvemerda but couldn't wait for him to join Madrid.

Children of the modern age will remember Messi, people before me remember Van Basten. It is a generation thing, just like Beast and Maradona. You sit down in front of the tv and as a child you don't understand tactics, you don't understand substitutions and you barely keep up with anything else around not even the league standings. You see your team in 6th position and you wonder why aren't they higher but you don't care. Why? Because next week you will see a player who you adore and everything they do seems relevant to you, personally. You live in a fantasy land and they are the protagonists of the dream.

When Ronaldo was dropping so deep from half way line and running with the ball, as a striker it actually doesn't make sense why he would do that but as a child you find it adventurous, exciting, daring, magical and when Ronaldo scored, to me it was like seeing David Copperfield finish his trick. Nothing in the world mattered during those moments and all you care about is how can someone do such a thing?

As you grow older you know the training they go through, you know the tactics, you know the consequences, you know what is on the line, you know everything. Now a days it is like watching the making of Avatar and then watching it. Still entertaining and magical but just not the same. That is why Messi to me is extraordinary but won't have the same effect as Ronaldo or Zidane had on me when I was a child.

Great post...

Summarizes how I felt about Ronaldo when I was growing up...

 

[gingerless]

Do you also watch porn from the 70s and 80s?

My post wasn't meant to cause any bickering, it is just a matter of personal connection and memories. Messi or anyone else wasn't there when I started watching football so to compare him to Ronaldo to me is pointless. It is a childhood connection, it will never be overcome or replaced. I am glad I have witnessed Ronaldo as a child and see his career through.

To see him rise and rise again into formidable form was joyous and to see his talent shine through the darkest of days just fills me up with incomprable excitement. Ronaldo's second is Zidane, a player I hated as a Juvemerda but couldn't wait for him to join Madrid.

Children of the modern age will remember Messi, people before me remember Van Basten. It is a generation thing, just like Beast and Maradona. You sit down in front of the tv and as a child you don't understand tactics, you don't understand substitutions and you barely keep up with anything else around not even the league standings. You see your team in 6th position and you wonder why aren't they higher but you don't care. Why? Because next week you will see a player who you adore and everything they do seems relevant to you, personally. You live in a fantasy land and they are the protagonists of the dream.

When Ronaldo was dropping so deep from half way line and running with the ball, as a striker it actually doesn't make sense why he would do that but as a child you find it adventurous, exciting, daring, magical and when Ronaldo scored, to me it was like seeing David Copperfield finish his trick. Nothing in the world mattered during those moments and all you care about is how can someone do such a thing?

As you grow older you know the training they go through, you know the tactics, you know the consequences, you know what is on the line, you know everything. Now a days it is like watching the making of Avatar and then watching it. Still entertaining and magical but just not the same. That is why Messi to me is extraordinary but won't have the same effect as Ronaldo or Zidane had on me when I was a child.

btw i watch porn from the 80s

 

[UEFA_Barça_Chris]

has anyone seen Ronaldo vs Holland 1998 FIFA World Cup semi-final?