Cristiano Ronaldo has stated that he deserves more Ballon d’Or awards than his rival, Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
The Juventus player stated this during an interview with Piers Morgan.
“ Messi ’s in the history of football ”
“ I ’ d love it , I think I deserve it . ”
“But I think I have to have six or seven or eight to be above him , ” he said , referring to the Ballon d ’ Or awards .
He also spoke of how the rivalry between him and Messi has helped push the both of them to become better in their career.
“ My relationship with him is , we are not friends , but we have shared this stage for 15 years , ” Ronaldo said .
“ I know that he has pushed me to be a better player and I have pushed him to be a better player as well . ”
Despite winning everything possible in football, Ronaldo still believes his effort is not towards setting records.
“I don ’ t follow the records , the records follow me. I ’ m addicted to the success , and I don ’t think it ’ s something bad , I think it ’ s good,” Ronaldo said .
“It motivates me . If you ’ re not motivated , it ’s better to stop.”