巴西傳奇球星 Ronaldo 接受《Sneaker Freaker》專訪談論足球生涯

巴西的傳奇球星 Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima 曾經為巴西國家隊取得了兩次的世界杯冠軍，同時帶著 3個金球獎的榮譽在 2011 年正式宣佈退役。隨著今年的巴西世界杯臨近之際和 Nike 最近新推出的 Nike F.C. 企劃，Ronaldo 的曝光率也日漸增多，而最近該位前巴西國腳也接受了知名球鞋雜誌《Sneaker Freaker》一次採訪，當中分享了他在世界杯中的難忘經歷，個人的期望等話題，想了解更多請留意以下的內容，同時也可以到這裡查閱整個完整的報道。

You achieved so much in the game but was there a moment as a footballer when you thought, “Yeah I’m good at this, I’m going to be one of the best in the world”?

I started playing football when I was a very young child and fell in love with it immediately. From that young age, it was clear that among my friends I was the best. I was always picked first when we chose teams so that told me that I could play the game well. I went onto play for my country aged just 16, and that was a dream come true and underlined how far I might go in the game. I was always so ambitious as a young footballer and that helped put in the hard work that had to be done to achieve my goals.

You were taken to America for the World Cup in 1994 aged only 17. How fearless were you being part of that amazing summer?

I was very afraid that summer but there could be no better way to learn. I always say that the summer of 1994 was my university, the time I learnt the most about football. There I was with some of the greatest players on the planet, training with them and watching them take on the world. To be amongst that at such a young age was an incredible opportunity and one that helped shape my own career. Some people wondered if I would play and whilst I was ready to do that, it wasn’t to be and so I just took everything in. It was an amazing chapter in my life. Nike gave me my first contract that summer and I began to realise my dreams.