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Ep109: Cristiano Ronaldo · Kidcast Daily

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  Welcome to Kid Cast Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today, we're going to meet a superhero from the world of
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  soccer. He doesn't wear a Cape, but he's
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  known all over the world for his amazing skills, powerful kicks,
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  and big heart. That's right, today's episode is
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  all about Cristiano Ronaldo. So lace up your imaginary soccer
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  cleats, grab your water bottle, and get ready to dribble through
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  the story of one of the greatest soccer players ever.
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  Who is Cristiano Ronaldo? Let's kick things off with the
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  basics. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos
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  Averu wow, that's a long name, was born on February 5th, 1985
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  on a small island called Madeira, which is part of
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  Portugal. If Portugal is shaped kind of
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  like a rectangle next to Spain, Madeira is a tiny island off to
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  the southwest, floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
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  Imagine living on an island surrounded by the sea with
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  mountains and sunshine. That's where Cristiano grew up.
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  He was the youngest of four kids and his family.
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  His mom worked as a cook and a cleaner, and his dad worked as a
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  gardener. Life wasn't always easy for
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  Cristiano, but he loved playing soccer more than anything else.
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  In fact, his family used to call him crybaby because he would get
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  so upset when he lost a game or didn't play well.
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  But don't worry, he learned to use that passion to get better
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  and better. Did you know Cristiano's second
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  name? Ronaldo was chosen because his
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  dad liked the American actor Ronald Reagan, who was also the
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  president of the United States. Pretty cool, right?
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  Cristiano and Soxer. A match made in heaven.
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  Now let's talk about how Cristiano fell in love with
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  soccer. Picture this.
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  Imagine you have a toy or game you just can't stop playing,
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  even when your parents tell you it's time for dinner.
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  That's how Cristiano felt about soccer.
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  He would play with his friends in the streets, at school and
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  even at home. Sometimes he'd use a sock
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  stuffed with rags as a ball if he didn't have a real one.
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  When he was only 8 years old, Cristiano joined a local soccer
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  team called Andorinia. He was so good that by the time
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  he was 10, he moved to a bigger club called Nacional.
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  And guess what? He scored so many goals that
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  people started to notice him. It's kind of like being the
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  fastest runner in your school and then being asked to join the
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  city's best track team. The big move to Lisbon Here
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  comes a big moment in Cristiano's life.
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  When he was just 12 years old, he got the chance to join
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  Sporting CPA, famous soccer club in Portugal's capital Lisbon.
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  But there was a catch. Lisbon was far away from his
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  home on Madeira Island. Cristiano had to move away from
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  his family and friends to chase his dream.
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  Can you imagine moving to a new city all by yourself at 12?
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  It was tough, and he missed his family a lot, but he kept
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  working hard, practicing every day, and soon he became one of
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  the best young players in Portugal.
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  Let's talk about what makes Cristiano Ronaldo so special on
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  the soccer field. Imagine you have a superhero
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  team and each member has a special power.
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  Well, Cristiano has a few of his own.
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  First, he's super fast. He can run almost as fast as a
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  car in a school zone. When he sprints down the field,
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  defenders have a hard time catching up.
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  Second, he can jump really high. During games, he sometimes heads
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  the ball into the net by jumping higher than players who are even
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  taller than him. It's like having springs in his
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  shoes. Third, Cristiano's legs are
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  super strong. He can kick the ball so hard
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  that it zooms past goalkeepers before they even know what
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  happened. Some of his free kicks are like
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  rockets. And last but not least, he never
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  gives up. Even if his team is losing,
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  Cristiano keeps trying his best until the final whistle blows.
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  That's the heart of a champion. Did you know Cristiano can jump
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  higher than the average NBA basketball player?
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  That's right, his highest jump was measured at over 2.5 meters,
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  almost as high as a basketball hoop from Sporting CP to
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  Manchester United. Now, let's Fast forward to when
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  Cristiano was 18 years old. He was already playing for
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  Sporting CP's main team, showing off his skills in Portugal's top
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  league. One day, he played a match
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  against the famous English team Manchester United.
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  He played so well, dribbling past defenders like they were
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  traffic cones, that the Manchester United players begged
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  their coach to sign him. Soon after, Cristiano moved to
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  England to play for Manchester United.
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  He was still a teenager in a new country, learning a new language
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  and playing with some of the best players in the world.
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  At first it was tough. He missed home and sometimes
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  felt lonely. But he practiced every day,
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  listened to his coaches and soon became a superstar at Manchester
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  United. Cristiano won three Premier
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  League titles. That's the top league in
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  England, an FA Cup and even the UEFA Champions League, which is
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  like the Olympics of European soccer.
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  Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo became the first Portuguese
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  player to ever play for Manchester United?
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  He also wore the number 7 jersey, which is legendary at
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  the club. Other famous players who wore #7
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  include David Beckham and George Best.
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  Real Madrid breaking records After six amazing years in
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  England, Cristiano made another giant leap in 2009.
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  He joined Real Madrid, a super famous team in Spain, for what
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  was then the highest transfer fee ever paid for a soccer
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  player. It was about €94,000,000.
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  That's a lot of soccer balls. At Real Madrid, Cristiano took
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  his game to a whole new level. He scored goals like nobody
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  else, breaking record after record.
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  In fact, he became the club's all time top scorer with more
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  than 450 goals in just 438 games.
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  That's more than one goal per game.
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  Let's imagine you're playing a video game and your character
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  keeps leveling up faster than anyone else.
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  That was Cristiano at Real Madrid.
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  He won four Champions League trophies with the team and he
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  became famous for his incredible hat tricks.
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  A hat trick is when a player scores three goals in one game.
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  It's pretty rare, but for Cristiano it became almost
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  normal. Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo
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  once scored five goals in a single game for Real Madrid?
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  That's like scoring 5 touchdowns in one football game or hitting
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  five home runs in baseball, Juventus and beyond.
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  After 9 fantastic years in Spain, Cristiano decided to take
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  on a new challenge. In 2018.
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  He moved to Italy to play for Juventus, another top team.
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  Even though he was in his 30s, when most soccer players start
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  to slow down, Cristiano kept scoring goals and winning
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  trophies. He won two league titles with
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  Juventus and became the team's top scorer.
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  In 2021, Cristiano returned to Manchester United for a second
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  time, making fans go wild with excitement.
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  And after that, he joined a team in Saudi Arabia called Al
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  Nasser, showing that his love for soccer is stronger than
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  ever. Playing for Portugal, a dream
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  come true. We've talked a lot about
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  Cristiano's club career, but did you know he's also a hero for
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  his country? Cristiano has played more than
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  200 games for the Portugal national team, which is more
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  than any other European player. He scored over 100 goals for
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  Portugal, helping them win their first ever major trophy, the
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  UEFA EUR 2016. That's like winning a giant gold
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  medal for your country. He also helped Portugal win the
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  UEFA Nations League in 2019. Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo
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  is the first male player to score in five different World
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  Cups? That means he's been scoring
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  goals on the world's biggest stage for almost 20 years, more
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  than just a soccer player. Now, let's talk about Cristiano
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  off the field. He's not just an amazing
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  athlete, he's also a kind and generous person.
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  Cristiano is known for helping others, especially children.
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  He has donated millions of dollars to hospitals, paid for
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  surgeries for sick kids, and even helped rebuild homes after
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  disasters. Cristiano is also a dad.
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  He has four children and he loves spending time with them.
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  He says his family is his biggest motivation and he wants
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  to set a good example for his kids.
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  Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo once auctioned off his Golden
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  Boot, a special award for top goal scorers to raise money for
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  Building Schools in Gaza? That's a real life superhero
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  move, training like a champion. You might be wondering, how does
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  Cristiano stay in such amazing shape?
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  Well, he trains really hard. He practices almost every day,
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  running, lifting weights, and working on his soccer skills.
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  He eats healthy food, drinks lots of water, and makes sure to
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  get enough sleep. Cristiano loves to challenge
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  himself. He sets goals and works towards
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  them one step at a time. He always says, your love makes
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  me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable.
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  That means he uses both cheers and criticism to get better.
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  If you want to be good at something, whether it's soccer,
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  playing an instrument, or drawing, remember Cristiano's
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  example? Practice, stay positive and
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  never give up. Did you know Cristiano does
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  about 3000 sit ups every day? That's a lot of crunches.
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  No wonder he has such strong muscles.
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  Cristiano's famous celebrations Have you ever seen Cristiano
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  Ronaldo celebrate after scoring a goal?
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  He has a special move called the S2 celebration.
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  When he scores, he jumps in the air, spins around, lands with
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  his arms out wide and yells sive.
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  Which means yes, in Spanish and Portuguese.
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  Fans all over the world love to copy his celebration, and you
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  might even see kids doing it on playgrounds and soccer fields
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  everywhere. He's also known for his
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  confidence stance before taking a free kick, legs apart, chest
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  out and a serious look on his face as if he's a superhero
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  getting ready to save the day. Did you know Cristiano's S2
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  celebration is so famous that it's been included in video
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  games like FIFA? Talk about leaving your mark
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  Records, awards and achievements.
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  Cristiano Ronaldo has won so many awards, it's hard to keep
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  count. Here are just a few of his
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  amazing achievements. He's won the balloon door five
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  times. That's a special trophy given
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  each year to the best soccer player in the world.
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  He scored more than 800 goals in his career, more than almost
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  anyone in history. He's the only player to win
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  league titles in England, Spain and Italy.
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  That's like winning gold medals in three different countries.
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  He holds the record for most goals in the UEFA Champions
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  League. He's been named the best player
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  in Europe and the world many times.
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  Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo was named after Ronald Reagan,
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  the former U.S. President and movie star?
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  That's where Ronaldo comes from in his name.
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  Fun facts about Cristiano Ronaldo It's time for some rapid
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  fire fun facts. Are you ready?
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  Cristiano doesn't have any tattoos.
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  He says it's because he donates blood regularly, and people with
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  tattoos sometimes have to wait before donating.
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  He can speak Portuguese, Spanish and English, and he's learning a
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  bit of Italian and Arabic. He loves to eat healthy foods,
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  especially fish like cod and sea bass.
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  Cristiano is one of the most followed people on Instagram,
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  with hundreds of millions of fans.
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  He once raced against a sports car in a Sprint, and he almost
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  won. Cristiano's favorite number is
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  7, which is why he wears it on his jersey whenever possible.
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  His nickname is CR7. That stands for Cristiano
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  Ronaldo and his favorite number. Lessons from Cristiano Ronaldo
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  So what can we learn from Cristiano Ronaldo's story?
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  Here are a few important lessons.
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  Hard work pays off. Cristiano practiced every day,
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  even when things were tough. Believe in yourself.
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  Even when others doubted him, Cristiano kept chasing his
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  dreams. Be kind and help others.
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  Cristiano uses his fame to make the world a better place.
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  Keep challenging yourself Cristiano never stopped trying
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  to get better, no matter how many trophies he won.
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  Family is important. Cristiano loves his family and
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  says they are his biggest supporters.
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  Overcoming challenges Cristiano's life wasn't always
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  easy. When he was a kid, people made
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  fun of his accent when he moved to Lisbon.
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  He also had a heart problem when he was 15 and needed surgery.
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  But he didn't let these obstacles stop him.
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  He worked hard, stayed positive, and became stronger than ever.
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  It's a good reminder that everyone faces challenges, but
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  with determination and support, you can overcome them.
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  Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo's favorite superhero is Superman?
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  Maybe because he likes to fly high for those amazing headers?
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  Cristiano's impact on Soxer Cristiano Ronaldo has changed
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  the game of soccer. Kids and adults all over the
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  world want to play like him, celebrate like him, and even
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  wear his haircut. He inspires millions of people
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  to be active, healthy and to chase their dreams.
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  Soccer teams often look for players who are fast, strong and
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  never give up, just like Cristiano.
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  And thanks to his hard work, there are more soccer academies
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  and training programs for kids everywhere.
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  Did you know Cristiano Ronaldo has his own line of clothing and
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  even a museum in his hometown of Madeira?
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  The museum is full of his trophies, jerseys and photos
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  from his amazing career. Cristiano's future Even though
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  Cristiano is now in his late 30s, he's still playing at a
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  high level. He says he wants to keep playing
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  soccer for as long as possible, and who knows what records he'll
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  break next. When he finally retires, he'll
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  be remembered as one of the greatest players ever.
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  But Cristiano is also thinking about the future.
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  He's interested in coaching, helping young players, and
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  spending more time with his family.
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  No matter what he does next, one thing is certain.
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  Cristiano Ronaldo will keep inspiring people all over the
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  world. Recap what we learned today.
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  Wow, what an adventure. Let's zoom back through the
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  highlights of Cristiano Ronaldo's amazing story.
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  Cristiano grew up on a small island in Portugal and loved
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  soccer from a young age. He moved to Lisbon at 12 to
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  chase his dream. Even though it was hard to leave
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  his family, Cristiano became a superstar at Manchester United,
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  Real Madrid, Juventus, and Al Nasser, breaking records
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  wherever he played. He's a hero for Portugal,
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  helping them win their first major trophies.
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  Cristiano is famous for his speed, strength, powerful kicks,
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  and his never give up attitude. He's also a kind person, helping
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  others and being a great dad. Cristiano trains hard, eats
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  healthy and always aims to improve.
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  He's won many awards and holds amazing records, inspiring
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  millions of fans. Most importantly, Cristiano
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  Ronaldo teaches us to work hard, believe in ourselves, help
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  others, and follow our dreams. Thank you for joining me on Kid
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  Cast Daily. I hope you had fun learning
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  about Cristiano Ronaldo, the soccer superstar with a heart of
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  gold. Remember, you don't need to be a
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  famous athlete to make a difference.
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  Just do your best, be kind, and never give up on your dreams.
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  See you next time for more news, trivia, and fun facts just for
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  curious kids like you.