Cristiano Ronaldo has taken day out his busy schedule of scoring goals to share a story of another form of success.
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The Portugal captain explained just how little pressure he felt ahead of his country's biggest ever international game, by joking he woke up beside three blondes the morning on the final.
The 31-year-old was forced off inside final after picking up a knee injury, but his team-mates went in order to secure a previous ever major trophy.
And not did Ronaldo direct traffic from the touchline, additionally helped his team by relieving pressure with his 'nothing to lose' thinking process.
Speaking to France Football, he joked: "When I woke up on the day's the final I was with three blondes all of the bed.
"No seriously, I woke up aware that it was an unique day, that i were going to play extinguish of the Euros in France against France, although i still slept eight a number of hours.
"Of course I also speak in the Real Madrid dressing room, but with Portugal Experienced the a feeling of doing any job, you see the players see me more as a leader, a kid who helps them and protects them.
"I did not feel several pressure as, for example, with Real Madrid inside of the Champions League final [in May 2016, against Atletico Madrid]. In Portugal, recognize you don't have anything to loose."
Ronaldo, who is his country's leading goal scorer involving time, also told how Portugal's positive attitude from the tournament come the sense that they weren't looking to win.
"At Real Madrid, you have to win, while in Portugal, who until come early july had not lifted a single title, there is no such urgency," he continued.
"I may have woken up in the very center of the night time because belonging to the anxiety, nonetheless it was as opposed to that. Once i went down to breakfast I realized immediately that the atmosphere was very positive."
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"In issue Madrid dressing room, before I decided to go to the Euros, there the bit of joking and a lot of my colleagues said to me: "Cristiano, you're gonna be have prolonged vacation june!".
While he never were able to get his long holiday, he was certainly still having some fun
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