Not everything is rosy for Cristiano Ronaldo because, despite him being one of football's greatest ever players, the forward still faces constant criticism.
The former Real Madrid star has won so much, but still faces the challenge of proving his worth to those who doubt him every season.
"They saw that I'm not a smoke seller.
"They saw that I'm Cristiano Ronaldo and that I am what I am because I take care of myself.
"Why have I won five Ballon d'Ors and five Champions Leagues?"
Despite deciding to leave the Spanish capital, Ronaldo still holds affection for the city of Madrid and Real Madrid's fans.
"I can't forget or hide my problems with the tax authorities, my life is like an open book," he said.
"I wanted to provide some jobs [with my hair transplant clinic].
"I know people love me, they know I gave a lot to the club and it also gave me a lot.
"They say to me in the street 'Cris, come home, it's always your home' and I like to hear that."
Now 35, the Portuguese is still scoring goals in Italy, even though people continue to expect him to slow down.
"People are always judging," the player went on.
"They say 'it's over already, he's 33, 34 or 35 years of age'.
"You want to surprise people."
People often assume that footballers are perfectly happy in their everyday lives, which Ronaldo explained finding difficult to accept.
"They see me as a person who can never have a problem," he explained.
"They see me as someone who can never be sad and never have worries because of my success and money.
"You have to understand that people don't think like you.
"I understand that and know that people are waiting with a shotgun for me to miss a penalty or fail in a big match.
"It's a big part of life and I have to be prepared, which I have been for many years now."
Desmondeyum
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Real Madrid fans still love you but there are no happy u left them, that's the only problem, We know it was Perez fault but u could have done something to have stayed but u wanted new challenges and we have no problema with that ,Real Madrid fans can't hate you because you have done a lot for them
Madrista_forever
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yeah we will love him forever he carries our badge even after leaving madrid
hendeilmop
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it's shame if people don't know cr7 is great legend. I think the reason for continued criticism is due to the fact he is not that humble. When he achieves something he talks if people don't know already. You can remember things like am the greatest in history, to me keeps inviting criticism for himself. We already know he is the best but should he always remind people after something that he is the best. He is so insecure with the GOAT thing.
Rashniccr7
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We love you G.O.A.T
VishaKumar
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This is the mentality of a true champ. I know haters want u to go down but we true fans believe that u wouldn't. This year deserves for messi and i hope u will come stronger next season because The lion takes a step back not to run away but to jump up and kill the enemy at once HALA CR7 untill i die.