It's hard to scroll through recent Youtube videos about Cristiano Ronaldo without stumbling upon a compilation of all the emotional moments he's been a part of, like hugging a streaker or giving a jersey to a kid. But although CR7 is all grown up, his attitude was slightly strange in his earlier days with the notorious Manchester United.
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And clearly, Diego Forlan, who was his teammate at the Red Devils in 2003-2004, wasn't left with the best impression of him. In an interview with the Mirror, the best player of the 2010 World Cup told a story that sums up Ronaldo's state of mind at the beginning of his career quite well: "Ronaldo was an egotist in the dressing room — not like Beckham. Cristiano always wanted to be near a mirror. He spent all day looking in the mirror."
An arrogance that is sometimes hard to tolerate for his teammates, and has probably pushed him to live up to his own statements. A true workaholic, Cristiano Ronaldo no longer has anything to prove, and that's probably why he's been giving fewer and fewer interviews!
