Ronaldo’s freekick speed is around 130 kilometers an hour, which means 31.1 meters per second, more than four times that of Apollo 11 rocket’s launching speed which was 7.3 meters per second.
Ronaldo does not have tattoos as it would prevent him from donating blood, which he does several times a year.
As a teenager, he would be in the gym training using weights on either foot, and then dribbling with a ball. Ronaldo thought training with weights would improve his game techniques because without weights, he would be even faster.
In June 2010, during the build-up to the World Cup, Ronaldo became the fourth footballer – after Steven Gerrard, Pelé and David Beckham – to be represented as a waxwork at Madame Tussauds London.
According to Castrol’s analysis, when Cristiano Ronaldo jumps, he generates five times more power than a cheetah does jumping in a full flight.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a heart operation when he was just 15 years old. Doctors diagnosed a heart problem which threatened his football career. However, he underwent laser surgery which was successful and cured his problem.
Ronaldo was named after former US President, Ronald Reagan, who was greatly admired by Ronaldo’s father. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.]
Ronaldo’s father, Jose Dinis Aveiro, passed away at the age of 52 due to alcoholism. As a result, Ronaldo does not drink alcohol because drinking it reminds him of the death of his father.
