Ronaldo: “At Real, after a missed opportunity, I would skip dinner and spend the whole night in the dark talking to myself”

Portugal national team striker Cristiano Ronaldo spoke about the high standards he set for himself while being a player for Madrid’s Real.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Getty Images

“At Real, after a missed penalty or a lost opportunity, I would skip dinner, lock myself in my room with the lights off and all night in the dark I would ask myself: “Why did you shoot to the right and not to the left? Are you an idiot?” — said the 40-year-old footballer in an interview with journalist Edu Aguirre.