Ramos
July 2012
“5:0 - can you believe it!? Barcelona won 5:0 with us. It was the pogrom. After the match in the locker room there was a total chaos. Some were crying of us, some were quarreling, some were looking at the floor. Then Jose Mourinho came to the locker room. He knew how bad it was. He looked at us and said: “I know it hurts you. So much. Maybe for some of you it’s the greatest failure of all. But that’s the only beggining. They are happy now, as if they already had the championship, but for now they only won a match. There is a long way to the title. Tomorrow you are free, but don’t sit in your homes. Take your families, children, friends and go for a walk in the city. Let people see that that you can deal with it. Maybe you will hear something mean, but don’t hide. Show your balls. And after that we will fight for the title.” I thought to myself - damn, it makes sense. Boys looked at themselves and I saw it worked on them. We rose after this disaster sooner than anyone expected. For another time I understood how much does psychology mean in sport. How much you can gain or lose. And what an expert and psychologist Jose Mourinho is.”
—Jerzy Dudek in his book “Under pressure” (via iguainh)
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I’ve never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best.
I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel satisfied with myself. It is my conviction that there are no limits to learning, and that it can never stop, no matter what our age
” —Cristiano Ronaldo (via andshetookoffmypants)
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