by his rival's achievements in 2015 and says his
mentality has allowed him to become one of the
world's greats
Cristiano Ronaldo believes that he is the best player in the
world ahead of Lionel Messi.
The Real Madrid forward has been battling for top spot with
the Barcelona star and has won the Ballon d’Or ahead of the
Argentine for the past two years.
Messi heads into this year’s ceremony having won the treble
with Barcelona, but when asked about his rival’s
achievements, Ronaldo told El Pais : ”It doesn’t bother me.
“If you look back over my past eight years, I’ve always been
at the peak; and that is difficult. Name me someone else
who has done it? After that, being No.1 or No.2 is a matter
of small details, such as if you win trophies or not.
“Perhaps for you, Messi is the best; in my head, I am the
best – and everyone should think that about ourselves. That
is why I have been able to achieve so much in my career.
“It was hard for me to watch Messi picking up several
Ballon d’Ors. I’d be thinking, ‘Why should I go to the
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