The truth about C. Ronaldo

Hello Crossfire :) I want to show your this!

"Portugal goalkeeping coach Dan Gaspar - The truth about Cristiano Ronaldo that few know"

Please just read it. If you don't want to that's ok but I think it was worth 5min of my life to read it. I don't like C. Ronaldo as a footballer but in real life he is a LEGEND!. (My opinion. Don't give a fuck what haters says.)

QuoteMy name is Dan Gaspar and I want to share a story about Cristiano Ronaldo. It’s a story that I’m sure you are not aware of, but one that needs to be told.

I believe in destiny - this is an example. Behind the superstar celebrity is a genuine and caring human being.

I was fortunate to be invited by professor Carlos Queiroz, Portugal national team coach, to join their staff for qualification for the 2010 World Cup. I have worked with Carlos before and I felt honoured to be a part Portugal’s preparations this time around.

Not long after, I received a phone call from a good friend, John Moreira. John has worked at Star Goalkeeper Academy, a camp which I own.

He and his family are good friends of mine and have been for many years. His son Brandon, who was a quality footballer, was experiencing knee problems. The doctors initially thought he was suffering from a football injury. It turned out that Brandon had Osteosarcoma (bone cancer).

The Moreira's had a difficult decision to make; amputate the leg or receive chemotherapy in the hopes that they could catch all of the cancer.

Brandon’s passion was football. The thought of having one of his legs amputated was devastating to the teenager. He couldn’t imagine a life with one of his legs missing. The family opted for chemotherapy.

Throughout this trying period, John had kept in touch with me and regularly updated me on Brandon’s status. So it was devastating to hear that not only did the chemo fail to shrink the size of the tumor, but the cancer had metastasized to other parts of the body.

John and I shared a special bond and I felt compelled to be there for my friend and his family. I jumped onto a plane and flew to Toronto.

Brandon was a very special young man. Instead of me offering Brandon support and courage, Brandon gave me much more than I could give him.

He was calm, brave and his warrior-spirit imbued his house with a sense of peace. He was an inspiration. Despite having lost a considerable amount of weight and entangled in oxygen tubes, in his soft-spoken voice he always managed to say just the right thing.

He pleaded with everyone not be angry and that God is good. Sixteen years old! That was his gift to all of us.

His dad John said that Brandon had created a bucket of wishes. One of his wishes was to go to Old Trafford and watch Ronaldo train. Given the circumstances, that wish was not going to come true.

Like so many kids around the globe, Ronaldo was Brandon’s idol. He thought Ronaldo was the best footballer on the planet. Pictures of the Portuguese winger in full gallop gliding with ease past bewildered defenders covered Brandon’s bedroom wall.

John asked me if I would contact Ronaldo and ask him to call his dying son. I informed John that I did only one game with Portugal’s Under-23 team with Ronaldo. The likelihood of Ronaldo remembering me was remote but I would do my best.

I wanted so badly to fulfill Brandon’s wish. He was a remarkable human being, and it was the least I could do for my friend and his son.

I called the head coach of Portugal, Queiroz, and explained Brandon’s situation to him. Carlos and I have worked together on many projects and we have known each other for years. We are brothers.

I said to Carlos: “I have not asked you for much, but this is a special request and it would mean a lot to me if you could help me as well as my friend."

Carlos said he would do his best, but he could not make any promises. But I knew that if anyone had the influence to be able to help me to help Brandon, and his family, it was him.

To contact Ronaldo you have to go through several layers of people – agents, managers, lawyers, etc… and you never know how long that may take.

Carlos called me back the same day and said: “The mission is in motion."

I knew that Carlos would come through.

In the meantime, I knew Brandon was a Manchester United, Benfica and FC Porto fan. I called my contacts and asked if they could call Brandon, to give him strength and urge him to continue to fight his battle.

José Moreira from Benfica and Vitor Baia from FC Porto all called to wish him well. They were all special, but they were not Ronaldo - he had still not called.

I needed to get back to the University of Hartford. The Hartford Hawks had a game on Saturday evening and I flew back on the Friday before.

Saturday was a great evening. The University of Hartford beat The University of New Hampshire and I also received a call from John that Ronaldo did call.

It was a tremendous relief for me and I knew what it meant to Brandon. In fact, he promised Brandon he would call the following day.

Brandon’s house was full of his friends, anxiously waiting for his phone to ring. Ronaldo did not disappoint. He called and Brandon and a house full of friends and family were overjoyed.

Manchester United were playing away to Chelsea that weekend in September. Ronaldo promised to send his match jersey and boots to Brandon.

Brandon was ecstatic, but it was the conversation that he cherished most. He said "I can't believe I just spoke with my idol, Cristiano Ronaldo - I am the happiest kid alive.”

A couple of days later Ronaldo went on to text Brandon to see how he was feeling.

Brandon, only 17, died on October 3, 2008. Ronaldo sent his autographed boots, framed jersey and a telegram with his condolences.

But in his telegram it was this message that moved Brandon’s family the most. It said: “True champions are those who fight till their last breath and that is the image I have of Brandon."

I returned to Toronto to attend Brandon’s wake and funeral. All of Ronaldo’s items were wrapped around the casket. It was amazing.

In February I returned to Toronto to do a goalkeeper seminar. John asked me to go for a ride. We went to Brandon’s mausoleum. I was stunned by what I saw - Cristiano Ronaldo’s bronzed jersey and boots. Beneath them were engraved the words from Ronaldo's text message.

Queiroz invited me to join Portugal as it prepared for its World Cup qualification match against Albania on June 6, 2009 and a friendly match against Estonia on June 10.

It’s fascinating how life works. Of course I accepted the invitation to join their staff with honour. The team included the FIFA selection for the 2008 'World Player of the Year', Cristiano Ronaldo. His transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid was a world record.

When John’s family knew I was going to join the national team again, they had a request. They had several items they wanted Ronaldo to sign and they wrote a thank you card for him.

I flew to Toronto to meet with John’s family and to pick up the items they wanted signed by Ronaldo. Then it was off to Lisbon for a national team training camp.

When I arrived I let a few days pass before I approached Ronaldo. As you can imagine, everyone wants a piece of him.

During lunch one afternoon, Ronaldo and I were near the buffet table. I told Ronaldo that I had a special story to share with him and could we spend a few minutes together? He agreed and met me in my room.

It was an emotional meeting as I shared with Cristiano all the details of the impact he had on Brandon, his family and friends. Ronaldo listened carefully.

I wanted to emphasize the responsibility an athlete like Cristiano has to young and impressionable people like Brandon. As we talked, it was touching to see a vulnerable and compassionate side to a guy who is a warrior on the field.

The last thing I mentioned to Ronaldo was that Brandon had kept a daily diary. On the last page it read" "I spoke to Ronaldo, I can now go to heaven."

That is the truth behind Cristiano Ronaldo.

Dan Gaspar


Thanks.
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i cried
me too :')
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QuoteThat is the truth behind Cristiano Ronaldo.


MIND BLOWING!!!111!!!1111oneoneone!!!
mind not gay
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see what you did there...
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Ronaldo is gay?
?? maybe but he has a big heart! That's the point.

btw: seba returned from USA and already starded being a dick. Sad u never gonna change Sebastian :/ but I still love you my DUTCH DICK! :D
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I'm not acting like a dick. I haven't read the story, I only know that Ronaldo is gay, because he acts like a fag on tv and everytime I see him on it. I don't really care about soccer anyway w/e :)

How have you been?
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ask Nereida la puta Spain


image: cristianoronaldohot10
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C Ronaldo is 100% competitive when he plays and that's why a lot people who are not supporting him tend to hate him because they take it for selfishness.

On a side note: I used to hate C Ronaldo when he played for Man U, but I've come to respect him since he joined Real Madrid as he really evolved as a player, and I'm neither a Real nor Barca fan.
problem is that this faggot is a great footballer but he is too egoistic for this game
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tl;dr version?
gave some dying kiddo phone call
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Unless that healed the kid, care? :S
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About Portugal's EX-coach.
He's the reason why ~5 players quit Team Portugal (5 of the best, not randoms)
He named C.R captain for his fame, since he has no captain characteristics whatsoever.
C.R doesn't play shit for T.P, only for ManU or R.M. where it's where he can get more fame.
Team Portugal's top seasons were around 04-06, time in which C.R was a nobody.

After these facts, let's comment on the journal itself.
Random story that has happened 100 times before, and has nothing special to it. Every player has its friends who he cares about the most.
I'm not a hater at all, but as a player, Ronaldo is the most overrated of all.
bullshit sorry
Can someone tell me whats is this about? too much 4 read.

Thanks in Advance!:)
I fell in love :) thanks :)
don't tell me you really read that --__--
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godverdomme i didn't expect that.
maybe you are evil.. i have to think about that again^^
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evil ? me ? NO way !

I am the definition of kindness
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ye i see that on your facebook pic.. =D
but you can never know what's hidden behinde a nice smile eh... ^^
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you know TOO much about me , it is frightening !:D
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oh i've not even told you half of what i know about you.. ^^
but you are nice! i like! (and you liked brunos' food corner) :xD
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yeah this shit is getting too scary ! I thought people I'm not friends with couldn't see my FB ?!:D
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oh no problem i can haha ;DD
(but i can also help you to fix this little problem :P)
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fixed it :) !
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hm almost ye^^
i can still se 3 albums.. profile pics, Sander & pinwall pics : P
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!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1 new in your inbox ^^ (ok now 2)
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so what did he do? he talked to a kid on the phone for a few minutes and sent him some signed boots?

wow, that's the greatest thing a man has ever done.
well for someone whos been looked at as the most arrogant person alive, not giving shit about other people. who as the letter said is surround by 41209321 people all day barely has got any time at all, this is a pretty unexpected thing to do right?

i think it''s nice gesture, and says that ronaldo isnt a total faggot, just a bit
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I'm not saying he did anything wrong, maybe some other players or people of his kind wouldn't care. just don't see whats so great about sacrificing 10 minutes of his precious time, that else he probably would have spent on a yacht on the sea, according to the pictures I see of him almost weekly in yellow press :P
just dont see whats so special about it.
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its not supposed to be something special, just a proof that besides a massive faggot he actually have a good side too
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maybe his pr consultant said he should do so to raise his reputation again?
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nice story, tho i was expecting a confession of beeing gay tbh
those people who are saying "2 much 2 read" and those who are saying "faggot"

You are all faggots without school who cannot read at all.

As I said before I didn't like him as a footballer and I called him gay as well, but when I read that I understood that he's a person with big heart.

Example: this kid was dying and his only wish was to speak with C. Ronaldo this "faggot" didn't ignore that fact he called him and spoke to him. Even he send him his shoes with his autograph, no one asked him to do it.

QuoteThe last thing I mentioned to Ronaldo was that Brandon had kept a daily diary. On the last page it read" "I spoke to Ronaldo, I can now go to heaven."


sometimes little things makes people happier than money or being a celebrity star.

If one of you were dying, what would be the last thing you would like to do/hear/ know/ or w/e?

That was this kid dream. Cristiano fulfielled his dreams. And I respect what he did.
it's a nice gesture, which does not make him _any_ better than anyone else out there.
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true, but it does show he's not the 16 year old selfish kid a lot of people seem to think he is, that's the point of this journal, that and nothing more
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yeah probably, i still somehow doubt it was his choice to call the kid/send him his signed boots.
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cool story bro
this such an easy thing to do and its not that much of a deal, kid was stupid because he idealized someone... fanboys... fact is that its cool he did this for th ekid but is not that special lol... just because he is CR its awesome but its nothing special.

cmon ive even helped more ppl than he did. well he didnt help him at all.
In the meantime, I knew Brandon was a Manchester United, Benfica and FC Porto fan

STOPED RIGHT THERE
haha what kind of guy supports benfica AND porto xD . But still a touching story :p
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A dead one you asshole
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it's a sad story, but still it isn't allowed to support both teams
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a u fucking retarded? thank god he had cancer, omg supporting benfica and porto @ same time
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fdx so mm um cancro :D
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é vdd registei me no forum do scp, nao vejo la sitio para sacar os jogos ...
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da me a conta
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ronaldo is the greatest womanizer alive!!
well, i don't know why i have red this story as i even do not like him but i was expecting something like a special part like "mindblowing" and so on ^^

but still a nice read, even if i am not sure if this is a real story or if ronaldo really did send that stuff by himself / did that call by himself :)
That was probably the least he could have done, thumbs up for the kid though!
too long didnt read
this is bullshit
delete if you have any decency.
how can some guy making a phonecall and sending autographs be more important than this poor kid who was dying while the most important part of his life was still something as useless as football?
thumbs down for the parents, chemo doesnt do shit and football is nothing to risk a life for.
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