Ronaldo's Signed Jersey!!!
Su Dong was overjoyed as he held the Inter Milan number nine jersey before him. It bore Ronaldo's autograph, and he was so delighted that he could hardly put it down.
"My God, it really is Ronaldo's autograph." Su Dong was terribly excited.
Luis Suárez and Mendes saw his reaction and laughed along with him.
Clearly, the former legendary superstar had taken the trouble to learn about Su Dong's preferences and prepared this especially for him.
"Luis watched your match away from home earlier. He flew all the way to Milan to get Ronaldo's autograph on the jersey, then flew back to Lisbon." Suárez's friend, the Spanish scout Garcia, explained on his behalf.
Su Dong was deeply grateful and thanked him repeatedly. He truly liked Ronaldo.
"To be honest, ever since I was little, I've dreamed of playing on the same pitch as Ronaldo. I've wanted to play like him, but unfortunately, I'm drifting farther and farther away from him now." Su Dong gave a rueful smile.
What he meant was that the taller he grew, the less he resembled Ronaldo.
Suárez laughed heartily. "Whether your styles are alike is secondary. I think your resilience is very similar to his. He suffered serious injuries time and again and kept coming back. That kind of determination is absolutely worth learning from."
Everyone nodded.
Anyone who had played football knew that the severe injuries Ronaldo endured would have ended most players' careers after just one occurrence. Yet he returned again and again, and each time he came back, he was still able to maintain an extremely high level.
It was impossible to achieve that without enduring hardships beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Su Dong was increasingly able to understand that talent was certainly important, but hard training was