The Real Madrid hotshot provided an emotional insight in the latest The Players' Tribune offering. He looked at the moments that changed his whole outlook and recalled walking hand in hand with his son. The best day of his life.
'It was the moment on the field after we won the last Champions League final in Cardiff. We made history that night. When I was on the pitch after the final whistle, it felt like I had sent a message to the world', he said.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Madrid beat Juventus to claim the striker's third Champions League since landing in the Spanish capital, his fourth in total. But what happened next filled Ronaldo with overwhelming joy, more than he had experienced before.
'But then my son came on the field to celebrate with me… and it was like the snap of a finger. Suddenly, the entire emotion changed. He was running around with Marcelo's son. We held the trophy together. Then we walked around the field, hand in hand', he remembered.