Interview Quotes

Here are the most significant quotes from the interview:

The Return to Manchester United

"it was close. It was close. It's something that they spoke a lot."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 00:42:28

"But, as you know, as my history in Manchester United, your heart, your feeling, the way, the history that you did before make the difference."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 00:43:18

"And, of course, as well, Sir Alex Ferguson."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 00:43:27

"He said to me that it's impossible for you to come to Manchester City. And I said, OK, boss."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 00:46:12

"But, I cannot be loyal if I would say that Manchester City wasn't close. But, I think I did conscious decision. I don't regret at some point."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 00:44:16

Disappointment with Manchester United's Infrastructure and Direction

"But I was surprised in the bad way, let's say, in that way because I saw everything was the same."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 01:01:17

"No, they stopped on the clock in my opinion which is something that surprised me."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 01:03:46

"In United the progress was zero in my opinion to compare with Real Madrid and even Juventus that they follow the recent world."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 01:08:31

"When Sir Alex Ferguson left a big gap in the club not only Sir Alex Ferguson but one person that I thought made the difference David Gill the president a very very good man and the structure around Sir Alex Ferguson was very important too."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 01:06:06

"It's ridiculous decision wasn't it?"

— Piers Morgan • 01:13:00

"Of course in my opinion you have to be honest if you're not if you're not even a coach how you're gonna be the boss of Manchester United it's something that I should see that Manchester is not followed not the right way to reach successful like other teams like for example Liverpool or Manchester City Chelsea they are one step behind or two because of this kind of mistakes in my opinion that they should improve and change probably the staff or the people the directives or presidents I don't know who is the who is the problem there but"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 01:13:15

"But Manchester United wasn't there, wasn't in that pot of that teams. But surprised everybody, even me, to be honest."

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 00:57:28

Personal Tragedy and Resilience

"it was probably the worst moment that I passed through my life since my my father died you know when you have a kid that you expect that everything will be normal and you have that problem it's hard you know"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 02:51:55

"I try to explain sometimes to my family and even my close friends they say I never felt to be happy and sad in the same moment yes I never felt it is hard to explain so difficult so difficult"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 03:02:56

"In the beginning you arrive in home and the kids start to say where's another baby where's another baby"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 03:13:13

"Let's be frontal let's be honest with the kids let's say that Angel which is the name they go to the to the heaven it's better to say in that way"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 03:17:55

"In my case it was better in that way I became more friendly of Gio I was friend but I see more lovely for her and for my kids and I start to see the life with a different perspective you understand"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 03:25:12

The Press and Criticism

"I think it's easy it's easy to point out when you want to cover other things to put to point out Cristiano Ronaldo it's it's easy everyone now that that press they want to put me in the first page because they know they will sell more"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 04:38:04

"A good thing that I have it's I don't like to read because I know 90% of the times they lie they are garbage the press they are garbage not all of them but most of them they don't say the truth and they lie they constant lie and they constant attack me and my family"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 04:45:20

"I care the people who like me I don't waste time for the people who don't like me I think it's waste of time"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 05:15:51

Relationship with Erik ten Hag

"I think he don't respect the way I should deserve"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 05:59:19

"I say many things that I don't want to criticize him he can have different opinion than me that they choose the players that they think it's excuses have short legs you cannot excuse all the time"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 06:07:24

"Yes they're trying to get rid of you not only the coach but the other two or three guys there around the club at the senior executive level yes that I felt betrayed and and they're trying to get rid of you"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 06:25:07

"The owners of the club they listen they don't the glazes they don't they don't care about about the club I mean professional sport as you know this Manchester is a marketing club they will get his money from the marketing the sports it's they don't really care in my opinion"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 06:29:10

Future and Legacy

"it's difficult to tell right now because we my mood is right now to the World Cup it's probably my last World Cup of course my 5th World Cup I don't know what's going to happen after the World Cup"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 06:55:50

"as I told in the beginning I always took my decisions by not emotional moments but maybe this decision I took by emotional I'm not regret because I took with 100% conscience but it was more emotional than rational"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 07:17:48

"I want to play two years more two years more two three years more maximum I want to play with I want to finish with 40 I think we'll be a 40 40"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 08:47:03

"yes it's true that's a staggering sum of money yes which you turned down in that moment yes I mean that to me says you're not just about the money"

— Piers Morgan • 07:59:38

"because I still believe that I can't score many many goals and help the team because I still believe that I'm still good and capable to help the national team even Manchester United but if you don't feel surround you that the energy is in your side it's difficult"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 08:24:18

"The fans for me always will be in my side will be always in my heart I see during the days when I go to the street the love the passion that people have for me the respect I hope that they never forget the things that I will continue to do it not only in the past but in the present too Manchester will be always in my side"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 07:35:16

"He knows that he knows better than nobody that the club is not on the path that deserve to be he knows everyone knows the people who don't see that is because they don't want to see"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 07:54:01

"I'm very optimistic we have a fantastic coach we have a good generation of football players I'm looking forward that we're going to do an amazing World Cup"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 08:07:02

"Amazing player is magic top as a person we share the state 16 years imagine 16 years we are the highest we share so I have great relationship with him"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 08:38:30

"It's possible in football so and that would be incredible why not"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 08:58:09

"I want to play two years more two years more two three years more maximum I want to play with I want to finish with 40 I think we'll be a 40 40"

— Cristiano Ronaldo • 08:47:03