The Portugal ace has said that it was while with Manchester United that he started to realise how good he could become
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo believes "no one will be compared" to him because there are not many who can rival his "talent" or "dedication".
Ronaldo came through the ranks at Sporting CP before joining Manchester United in 2003, developing into one of the world's best under Alex Ferguson.
He claimed his first Ballon d'Or while at United in 2008, but he has undoubtedly enjoyed the best years of his career in Madrid, creating an incredible legacy at the club.
His long personal duel with Lionel Messi has become a hot topic of debate, particularly since moving to LaLiga, where the Portugal star has won everything there is to win with Los Blancos, while he has also collected four more Ballons d'Or.
Although many insist his Barcelona rival Messi is the more naturally gifted of the pair, few doubt Ronaldo's dedication and work ethic, two elements he believes will help ensure no one is able to be compared to him.
Speaking in a new Nike advert posted on his official Instagram account, Ronaldo said: "In the beginning, I was dreaming to be best player in the world.
"Friends of mine [would] look at me like: 'What are you talking about?' I played for fun, for a joke, but in my mind that potential started in Manchester, that's when I started to believe.
"I don't see many people with my talent, dedication, my work, my ethic, my football. No one is going to be compared with me; no one is going to be Cristiano Ronaldo. You're going to be yourself, I'm going to be myself."
Ronaldo has scored 33 times in 34 outings this season, including 18 in LaLiga, where he has scored 14 in his last eight matches.
NazeemMohd
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Don’t get selfish Bro... You are Brilliant but not to compare with messi.. because he is a good goal scorer as well as good assistance in the world football..
Shashankk Padiyar
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I'm not only saying about 'this' article...in some multiple occasions he said that he is the best... Many where mocking at him
He did say he was the best! But did you hear the whole sentence? He told "in my mind I'm the best. You might have a different opinion and i respect that. But IN MY mind I'm always the best" - this is self confidence bruh. He isn't forcing people to agree with him. Look when he goes on the pitch what should be his mentality? He will think that I'm the best and I'll perform to the best of my abilities. Do you want him to go on the pitch during a match thinking that messi is the best? Look bro troll pages will only show you the part he told I'm the best. But if you see the interview you'll know the truth.
prashantlucky
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No one could be compared to u , coz ur the best
FCBarcelona1997
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Messi never says he is best in the world bcoz he knows CR7 is best in the world n reason is messi can't score winning goals for his side in knockout matches nd CR7 is always score winning knockout matches😎
MESSI doesnt need to say He Is The best player In The world because he Lets players coaches and Fans to DECIDe who Is The best 🔴🔵🔥
Davidstreber
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Messi is better than ronaldo Messi is the king of football
FCBarcelona1997
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KINg Is always GOINg to be a KINg so CR7 have to WAIT TILL Leo Is Dead 🔴🔵🔥
MessiAGICIAN_CULE
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Kuebckmotz
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Personally I think Ronaldo is the best player in the world. He's got more to his game than Messi. It's so close between Messi and Ronaldo. It's unbelievable to have 2 of the best players in football history playing at the same time. Pele was before my time but I've seen alot of clips of him and he looks amazing. Look at his strike rate aswell. I did see alot of Maradona. Wow. Look him up on you tube if you haven't seen him. When he went to Napoli they won the league twice on the trot aswell and they hadn't won the league before,ever. Argentina were an average team when he was playing but they were always up there on the international stage and won the world cup, purely down to Maradona. Messi never seems to be the same player for Argentina and the same goes for Ronaldo at Portugal. At their clubs they both have brilliant players around them, and that helps them to express their brilliance. They are both world class and you cannot compare any other player to them as they are miles ahead of anyone. There will always be a debate as to who is better. it seems to depend on what team you support or who you prefer. It's so close. Maradona though was better than both of them. He could win Leagues and world cups on his own. He did. We should just enjoy the brilliance of Ronaldo and Messi while they are still here.