Ronaldo has been described as a "fast, tricky, strong, skillful winger and striker" who "will take on any defender with his dribbling and pace"; he hits his free kicks with "power and pace", and is able "to beat defenders off the dribble and cross the ball". He is able to score with his head and both feet. He commented on his attributes saying: "My ambition is always to improve every year".
Ronaldo said: "I didn't have any particular idols as a child. My ambition was to play for my national team because that's where the footballers I mostly followed played. I'm sure I used to do stuff I no longer do due to age or experience. I'm always ready to learn and I always try to improve." However, Ronaldo revealed his Brazilian namesake, Ronaldo, as his footballing hero.
Many experts have testified to Ronaldo's skills and impact as one of the best modern-day footballer, such as French legend Zinedine Zidane stated: "People need to realize who is Cristiano Ronaldo. He's a truly remarkable professional football player, who works like no other athlete." England legend David Beckham said: "Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenon and one of the best players in the world." Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Özil described Cristiano Ronaldo as the "perfect player".
Ronaldo's increasing reputation led both the media and former great players to draw comparisons between Ronaldo and FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, which Ronaldo has commented on saying: "Some people say I'm better, other people say it's him, but at the end of the day, they're going to decide who is the best player. Sometimes it makes me tired. For him too because they compare us together all the time. You cannot compare a Ferrari with a Porsche because it's a different engine. You cannot compare them. He does the best things for Barcelona, I do the best things for Madrid. I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high." Brazilian legend Pelé said: "We can't compare Messi and Ronaldo. They got different styles." Former Portuguese international Luis Figo stated: "It is not right to compare them [Ronaldo and Messi]. I like watching both of them when they play, why ask which one is the best? It's like when you eat something, why choose one meal, when you can try both?" On 9 June 2012, Argentinian legend Diego Maradona declared that he felt that Ronaldo was "the best player on the planet."
However, Ronaldo has been criticised for his performance in the national team, on which Maradona has commented: "As good as he is with Real Madrid, he often seems frustrated on the national level, as if he was surrounded by players who do little to assist him." Ronaldo also has been criticised for his diving when tackled. For which José Mourinho has told: "Cristiano is a player who does not have the culture of the swimming pool, he has no culture of simulation, he is a British-trained player, Ferguson trained. In some cases, the simulators are given more protection, and those who are honest are often the losers. I'm not a hypocrite if I say that they (defenders) hit Cristiano very hard, and that the yellow cards do not arrive or are slow in coming."
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