He had everything. Strength, speed, dribbling, shooting, passing. The only thing he didn't have was time. The football world will always wonder what sort of player we might have seen if that awful knee injury never happened so early in his career. Even after his injury he was still one of the best in the world. But it really limited his potential.
He's by far the best striker I've ever seen in almost 40 years of watching football. I'm old and lucky enough to remember his early years in Europe (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands) and we were all flabbergasted by his skills and the numbers he was churning out. He was an alien at the time: skills, strength, speed, goal awareness and lethal finishing (especially 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper) up to a level never seen before. Like an adult playing with children. He was the prototype of the modern striker, dropping deep to get the ball and start his runs whereas most of the strikers at the time were roaming in and just outside the penalty box. A true shame that injuries, thyroid problems (which led him to gain weight every easily) and his easy going lifestyle cut his career short. For info: Ronaldinho means little Ronaldo in Portuguese. Just so you know where the nickname of your favourite player comes from.
The GOAT we never got. People rate him very highly and that is with injuries preventing him from reaching his potential. If not for the injuries Fenomeno would have been the greatest player to ever walk on the pitch. And he did it in Italy and Spain which at the time were THE TOP LEAGUES in the world with some of the best defenders to ever play. Yet he was unstoppable.
He's the youngest player in history to win the Ballon d'or at 20 and he almost won it at 19. This guy was the best teenager in football history, he was regarded as the best striker in the world when he was just 19, sadly injuries and a condition that didn't let him build up his muscles properly stopped him from becoming the greatest ever, nevertheless he won 2 world cups and still had a great career, it's just sad that we never got to see the full potential of the most gifted player ever
In a time were top strikers were averaging 1 goal every 2 games this man was producing more than a goal a game. Crazy... Gerd Muller is very under rated to and a completely different player but you gotta respect him .the fact it took Messi and CR7 until their late 20's early 30's to surpass his go record says enough really. Top top bracket strikers.
@@ILKILO1 plus he was doing it in the Italian league, which in the 90's was arguably the defensively toughest league ever. And yeah Müller is definitely underrated and Romario aswell.
If you compare how many goals R9 had by age 23, it was 50% more than Messi had at 23, and 100% more (double) than CR7 had at 23. If not for the injuries, he'd have ALL the records.
"Ronaldo Luis Nazario da Lima" is the best Striker Attacker of all time He win two world cup with Brazil national team He win europa leaugue with inter milan He win spanish leaugue with real madrid and barcelona He win the ballon d'or more times He is the second best scorer in the world cup history with 15 goals But unfortunately he not win the champions leaugue 😟😔
No need to spell his titles, just to say r9 Ronaldo o fenomeno the only one... Goat as Jordan Tyson... He changes his sport by new style and marketing too, he became (unfortunately?) a Nike product
If there's two players any football fan needs to know about. Its Maradona and Ronaldo. When R9 played, he scored and looked absolutely unstoppable doing so. He had amazing technique, insane speed going forward and incredibly strong. Phenomenal! Everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY that played football in any neighborhood in any city, in any country played pretending they where Ronaldo. The biggest star on the planet and definitely the best player of his era. He's the chosen striker in the Ballon d'or Dream Team. Beside him is the likes of Pelé, Maradona, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. To be considered the best striker of all time when we only got to see him three years before he started having serious injury problems, shows you how ridiculously good he was. Even after three years of injuries he comes back and has 4 great seasons with Real Madrid. "Without hesitation, Ronaldo is the best player I ever played with or against." - Zidane "He was physical perfection, and he seemed like a mythical figure. I love Messi, I played many times with Cristiano Ronaldo and I adore him, Neymar is outstanding, Ronaldinho was exceptional-but if you put all of them together, you might get what Ronaldo was that season." -Quinton Fortune remembers playing against Ronaldo in the 1996-97 season Do yourself a favor and read his Wikipedia article.
Ronaldo had to be injured. He had a weighty body, he loved to eat good. All that tension in his knees. And then the played versus best and strongest 90s defenders in Italy. They all knew he was fast and strong so they hit him where he was the weakest.
Ronaldo is the reason I love football. He was fast, strong, amazing technique, brilliant first touch, two strong feet, out of this world dribbling skills, tricks, but he was so good he used his confidence not to be arrogant but to be cheeky. He is the player that has the most goals by rounding the keepers which is the most ""not give a fuck"" you can have in football.
Ronaldo Nazario was, arguably the most raw talented footballer EVER. He dribbles were as good as Messi's and he had the strength and speed of Cristiano. He suffered TWO carrer ending knee injuries and he suffers from hypertyroidism, which made him gain weight very fast and hard to lose it. To this day, accounting even for all the great players around rn, i still think i never saw more talent on a player as i did on him. Late 90s Ronalo,.... that was not a man, idk what that was, but it was not human, god DAYUM.
You guys need to watch R9vsR10. It’s Basically him vs Ronaldinho going head to head for Barca and Madrid back in the day. Both of them from Brazil to. They were like brothers going head to head Great video..👍🏾
Only reason Ronaldo Assis Moreira was called Ronaldinho (Little Ronaldo, or Ronnie) was because Ronaldo came first. In fact, in Brazil, R9 was called Ronaldinho (because he started in the brazilian league, amazing everyone, at only 16). So the nickname stuck. Then came Ronaldinho R10... since there was already another Ronaldinho, in Brazil we called Ronaldinho as Ronaldinho Gaucho (because he was the Ronaldo from Rio Grande do Sul State, whose inhabitants are called Gauchos). Pretty common in Brazil to have two players with same name or nickname, then using the state of birth to differentiate them Juninho Paulista (Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior) - São Paulo Juninho Pernambucano (Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior) - Pernambuco State Juninho being like a diminutive of Junior Marcelinho Carioca (Marcelo Pereira Surcin), Rio de Janeiro state Marcelinho Paraiba (Marcelo dos Santos), Paraíba State etc
You were right on point saying that his dribbling was lethal, he might not have had the showmanship like Ronaldinho or Neymar but he was the most effective with it and that's why he'll always be my favorite player.
You want to see someone with a metal plate for a foot, check out Roberto Carlos. He also played most of his career with Real Madrid. Arguably the best left back to play the game. Definitely one of the best scoring defenders ever
The dribbling of Messi, The skills of Ronaldinho, and the finishing of Cristiano Ronaldo. If he didn't get those injuries he would definitely be spoken of as the greatest of all time
These clips give me goosebumps. It's insane how good he was and is my idol. The guy changed the game. Also that hat trick was against Manchester United at Manchester United and he got a standing ovation from the Manchester United fans for that performance
I commented before that Ronaldinho is the most entertaining player I've ever seen.. Zidane is also one of my favorite...CR7 and Messi both are outstanding players but when it comes to the GOAT then Ronaldo R9 the phenomenal is the one for me personally
Ronaldo is the only man that made both teams and both supporters stop everything by getting injured... He was the man and was respected by everyone. A real GOAT to be if he didn´t have that sickness...
He was the best stricker I´ve ever seen period. He was just incredible. His stepovers moves had the intention of getting past the defender and not just show off. His moves were usefull, not just flair and that made him the best. I loved his game even though he made me suffer lots of times (Im Argentinian).
Before his first knee ligament rupture he was on his track to become the greatest ever and was doing Messi and CR7 things while a teenager. He had the speed of Mbappe, the strenght of Haaland and the dribbling of Ronaldinho. Then he had a second knee ligament rupture and was given multiple prognostics that his career was over and would be lucky to walk normally again. He spent nearly 2 years rehabilitating trough incredibly painful and demanding daily sessions in time to win the world cup, become it's best scorer and win the Ballon D'Or again while kneeless and overweight due to thyroid issues. R9 was the most talent player in football history and there's no argument that will make me think otherwise.
Will always be my favorite player of all time and I'm portuguese. I learned about the beauty of futebol by watching him playing for Barcelona. That team was unstoppable and their chemistry and support was everything, with Bobby Robson as the coach, Mourinho as assistant coach, Stoitchkov, De La Peña, Guardiola, Figo, Rivaldo, and every single player in that season of masters. Miss those days, with no diving for no reason, pretending, entitlement, just pure heart and love for the game.
Ele teve duas graves lesões nos joelhos. Deu a volta por cima e foi campeão da Copa do Mundo de 2002. O seu apelido de Fenômeno não é atoa, ele é uma lenda. Esse vídeo de highliths não consegue dimensionar o quão importante ele foi pro futebol mundial.
@Ne0N_FuzionzZ he’s the best ever dribbler I think but I watch a lot of football and Messis dribbling is definitely not as good but there are a few better ones currently. Messi has been losing the ball a bunch since he moved to ligue 1
Allan who now? 😆 I don't respect your opinion sorry... The best dribbler of all time is none other than the magician Ronaldinho- not only he who created over half of the moves ppl be doing he's also the only player besides Messi who reached a 99 % dribbling ratio which basically perfect
@@Supes97 R9 itself was Ronaldinhos idol you idiot. R9 was the best ever dribbler to grace the pitch. Look at his dribbling, I haven't seen a player with better close control and that magic touch. He did it on a daily basis to The most hardest defenders ever. I'm talking about hard as shit (Serie A). Messi is the better consistent player only because he wasn't injured as badly as R9. Nobody were.
Class and Power are the best words to describe R9. One of the all time greats who played alongside legends such as Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaká, Roberto Carlos, Cafu..
That is why R9 was called the Phenomeno..he was one of the greatest no 9 in football history..R9 was truly a monster..a beast terrorizing defenders giving nightmares..he got badly injured during his time at Inter Milan..didnt play football for 2 years..was sold to Real Madrid and every body said that he wont make it..he was too fat to play..but guess what..he came back and won the World Cup..he even won the Ballon d Or if im not mistaken..for me R9 will always be the greatest No 9 😊
He was so fun to watch..., there were all kind of players, heart players, but when you those who are having fun, give you fun. I was always football fan, not one team, one player... So watching football from all over Europe, watching some players that moved to different teams made it great each time that leaves an impression as individual.
I tend to classify dribbles into two categories , how efficient and needed it is and how artistic it is. For the first Category it is Messi, Ronaldo Fenomeno and then Ronaldinho. For the artistic part of Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Fenomeno, Di Nilson, Neymar , JJ Augustin Okocha , Robinho
R9 was the first player who made me believe in magic in football. Growing up I'd look forward to watching him and I'd be glued to the TV because I knew I was guaranteed to get that feeling of "I'm watching something special". I can only imagine it's how people felt watching Michael Jordan in the 90s
he is the most complete striker in the history of football. Speed, acceleration, ball control, dribling, shooting, heading and strong build not to fall from any contact to force a foul.
Guys before his knee injury he was the greatest striker I’ve EVER seen. He was out of shape after his multiple knee injuries and partied like most Brazilians. It’s scary to say but he’s underrated.
He is not underrated at all. People know him very well, especially those who watched soccer/football during the 90s and 2000s. Many former and current players still mention him as one of the greatest in the interviews.
Underrated, my ass! Every person that I knew when he used to play viewed him as the greatest striker they have ever seen in their lives. I grew up in the 90s and I still think to this day that Ronaldo Nazario is still the greatest striker of all time. It’s a shame how those knee injuries hindered his full potential.
Probably the best ever number 9 ever he was like a mix of Weah,Ronaldinho and Alan Shearer in one,was blessed to be a 80s baby and to witness greatness on many occasions,Denilson was the original step over king tho.........Bless
Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were two of the eleven that came out of that Amazing world phenomenon team that won the World Cup 5 times in succession BRAZIL !
What makes him one of the greatest ever that is he still managed to comback to win a World cup being top scorer & getting a transfer to Real Madrid. Though hé was not at his absolute best such as at Barcelona,Inter or Psv.Still managed to cement his place as greatest of all time.
The smoothest operator ever. imagine Cr9's power, Messi's dribble, Henry's pace in one person. As great as Messi's is he has favourite side which is right flank where he start and cutting inside to central are. Cr9 and Henry fav is left flank where they start before cutting inside. R9 really could go from anywhere straight toward goal, and he need no extra space, he created them himself.
Same could be said about Marco Van Basten, my favourite player of all time, by the age of 28 retired due to a serious injury a 3 time ballon d'or winner. One of the greatest.
Romario from Brazil, Paulo Maldini from Italy and Johan Cryuff from The Netherlands (the architect of Barcelona’s tiki taka system which started with AJAX) and Carles Puyol from Barcelona…..what great players these guys were!!!
this man have no haters at all. which of course is hard to do in the world of sport especially in football. the thing that makes this is even more unbelievable is he played for Barça then he moved to Madrid. he also played in inter milan and moved to Ac milan 2 biggest rival teams in la liga. And no fans even ever talk shit about it. to make sure you guys understand how crazy this is I'll give you another player who did the same and what happened to him. Luis Figo is a Barcelona legend, he moved to Real Madrid and he was trashed in newspaper, TV, and stadiums. the first game back against Barça, the fans started to throw anything specifically at him
Great reaction guys! Yeah he was a beast and for you Hoops lovers :) Have MJ in your mind when think of Ronaldo. They have same exceptional physique mixed with exceptional talent. And both went straight to the goal, no matter who (or how many) was between them and the goal. The most crazy thing about ronaldo was that he was able to do the dribbling, change of direction and close control in top speed.
This guy is the best of all time as a player maradona and messi and many more have said he is the best they have ever seen Zinadine said he was the best ever
This the greatest player that ever touched the ball He used to dribble the toughest defeners in history like piece of cake Too bad he was injured half of his career
THIS is Ronaldo. Today's ronaldo is cristiano. Ronaldo was probably the best combination of size, strength, speed and skill that there's ever been and unanimously considered the best in the world during his era. any list of the top 10 players ever will have him and many believe if he had stayed healthy he'd be the GOAT. unfortunately his career was cut short by a knee injury.
I don’t wanna say he was like d rose cuz R9 did actually achieve a lot more than rose did in their respective sports. But we saw how good he was but could on,y imagine how good he would’ve been had he had a healthy career. The Godfather of modern day football
i would have no argument if someone says he is the goat, Ronaldinho(Little Ronaldo) took his nickname from this real Ronaldo, goal getter world cupper, all round striker
He struggled with a nasty knee injury that almost ended his career, and also w/ the scale(suffered w/ hyperthyroidism).... Despite of that, he is most likely the best #9 the world has ever seen...
He actually played for barcelona before Madrid most the goals in this vid are from his barca time, he was there for 1 season and it was arguably his greatest 96/97 also you need to react to his comeback story crazy
He was a freak of nature , you can't tackle him once he starts rolling , Messi stands on his ground because of balance and height but this man was a bull that could walk on string over Niagara falls .
Brazil is definitely the country of football, only legends and more legends, Ronaldo phenomenon, Ronaldinho bruxo, Rivaldo, Kaka, Adriano, Robinho, Neymar and Pele...
If not for career ending knee injuries, he would have been undisputed GOAT
With or without injuries.. For me He IS the GOAT and it's not something to discuss... With all respect to all other players
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He had everything. Strength, speed, dribbling, shooting, passing. The only thing he didn't have was time. The football world will always wonder what sort of player we might have seen if that awful knee injury never happened so early in his career. Even after his injury he was still one of the best in the world. But it really limited his potential.
He's by far the best striker I've ever seen in almost 40 years of watching football. I'm old and lucky enough to remember his early years in Europe (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands) and we were all flabbergasted by his skills and the numbers he was churning out.
He was an alien at the time: skills, strength, speed, goal awareness and lethal finishing (especially 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper) up to a level never seen before. Like an adult playing with children.
He was the prototype of the modern striker, dropping deep to get the ball and start his runs whereas most of the strikers at the time were roaming in and just outside the penalty box. A true shame that injuries, thyroid problems (which led him to gain weight every easily) and his easy going lifestyle cut his career short.
For info: Ronaldinho means little Ronaldo in Portuguese. Just so you know where the nickname of your favourite player comes from.
The GOAT we never got. People rate him very highly and that is with injuries preventing him from reaching his potential. If not for the injuries Fenomeno would have been the greatest player to ever walk on the pitch. And he did it in Italy and Spain which at the time were THE TOP LEAGUES in the world with some of the best defenders to ever play. Yet he was unstoppable.
THE REAL RONALDO
He's the youngest player in history to win the Ballon d'or at 20 and he almost won it at 19. This guy was the best teenager in football history, he was regarded as the best striker in the world when he was just 19, sadly injuries and a condition that didn't let him build up his muscles properly stopped him from becoming the greatest ever, nevertheless he won 2 world cups and still had a great career, it's just sad that we never got to see the full potential of the most gifted player ever
Arguably the D Rose of football
In a time were top strikers were averaging 1 goal every 2 games this man was producing more than a goal a game. Crazy... Gerd Muller is very under rated to and a completely different player but you gotta respect him .the fact it took Messi and CR7 until their late 20's early 30's to surpass his go record says enough really. Top top bracket strikers.
@@ILKILO1 plus he was doing it in the Italian league, which in the 90's was arguably the defensively toughest league ever. And yeah Müller is definitely underrated and Romario aswell.
If i remeber corret that was 2 years back and not 1 at the age of 18.
If you compare how many goals R9 had by age 23, it was 50% more than Messi had at 23, and 100% more (double) than CR7 had at 23.
If not for the injuries, he'd have ALL the records.
"Ronaldo Luis Nazario da Lima" is the best Striker Attacker of all time
He win two world cup with Brazil national team
He win europa leaugue with inter milan
He win spanish leaugue with real madrid and barcelona
He win the ballon d'or more times
He is the second best scorer in the world cup history with 15 goals
But unfortunately he not win the champions leaugue 😟😔
Don’t forget 2 Copa Americas
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he didnt win the spanish league with barcelona that year, he was the topscorer but lost the league against real madrid. Later won the trophy with real
and again topscorer, of course, in 02 after knees operation
No need to spell his titles, just to say r9 Ronaldo o fenomeno the only one...
Goat as Jordan Tyson... He changes his sport by new style and marketing too, he became (unfortunately?) a Nike product
If there's two players any football fan needs to know about. Its Maradona and Ronaldo.
When R9 played, he scored and looked absolutely unstoppable doing so.
He had amazing technique, insane speed going forward and incredibly strong. Phenomenal!
Everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY that played football in any neighborhood in any city, in any country played pretending they where Ronaldo. The biggest star on the planet and definitely the best player of his era.
He's the chosen striker in the Ballon d'or Dream Team. Beside him is the likes of Pelé, Maradona, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
To be considered the best striker of all time when we only got to see him three years before he started having serious injury problems, shows you how ridiculously good he was. Even after three years of injuries he comes back and has 4 great seasons with Real Madrid.
"Without hesitation, Ronaldo is the best player I ever played with or against." - Zidane
"He was physical perfection, and he seemed like a mythical figure. I love Messi, I played many times with Cristiano Ronaldo and I adore him, Neymar is outstanding, Ronaldinho was exceptional-but if you put all of them together, you might get what Ronaldo was that season."
-Quinton Fortune remembers playing against Ronaldo in the 1996-97 season
Do yourself a favor and read his Wikipedia article.
And Ronaldinho, Bergkamp and Luc Nilis, the best player Ronaldo ever played with, according to Ronaldo himself.
I would add Zidane to the list too. Best midfielder i have ever seen play the game
@@spy6ter Yeah, he's definitely up there. Was my favorite player after Ronaldo growing up.
@@SanxBile Exactly!! My two favourite childhood players as well!
He had all good qualities together. A perfect player. Best player of all time.. legend..🐐 his nickname say it all.. "phenomenon"..💪
Ronaldo's injuries are easily the most tragic in football history. Denied us what would undoubtedly be the best striker of all time.
Ronaldo had to be injured. He had a weighty body, he loved to eat good. All that tension in his knees. And then the played versus best and strongest 90s defenders in Italy. They all knew he was fast and strong so they hit him where he was the weakest.
He is the best striker of all time. Without injuries he would be the best player of all time.
@@wilgnerjunior7052 mas as lesões dele atrapalharam demais a careira dele mano.
@@PJ-yy5miwithout Injuries he would have probably flopped bcus he peaked early, u people don't out that into consideration and its just childish
@@laci2002 that doesn't make any sense. Pele and Messi also peaked early.
Ronaldo is the reason I love football. He was fast, strong, amazing technique, brilliant first touch, two strong feet, out of this world dribbling skills, tricks, but he was so good he used his confidence not to be arrogant but to be cheeky. He is the player that has the most goals by rounding the keepers which is the most ""not give a fuck"" you can have in football.
Ronaldo Nazario was, arguably the most raw talented footballer EVER. He dribbles were as good as Messi's and he had the strength and speed of Cristiano. He suffered TWO carrer ending knee injuries and he suffers from hypertyroidism, which made him gain weight very fast and hard to lose it. To this day, accounting even for all the great players around rn, i still think i never saw more talent on a player as i did on him. Late 90s Ronalo,.... that was not a man, idk what that was, but it was not human, god DAYUM.
You guys need to watch R9vsR10.
It’s Basically him vs Ronaldinho going head to head for Barca and Madrid back in the day. Both of them from Brazil to. They were like brothers going head to head Great video..👍🏾
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Only reason Ronaldo Assis Moreira was called Ronaldinho (Little Ronaldo, or Ronnie) was because Ronaldo came first.
In fact, in Brazil, R9 was called Ronaldinho (because he started in the brazilian league, amazing everyone, at only 16). So the nickname stuck.
Then came Ronaldinho R10... since there was already another Ronaldinho, in Brazil we called Ronaldinho as Ronaldinho Gaucho (because he was the Ronaldo from Rio Grande do Sul State, whose inhabitants are called Gauchos).
Pretty common in Brazil to have two players with same name or nickname, then using the state of birth to differentiate them
Juninho Paulista (Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior) - São Paulo
Juninho Pernambucano (Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior) - Pernambuco State
Juninho being like a diminutive of Junior
Marcelinho Carioca (Marcelo Pereira Surcin), Rio de Janeiro state
Marcelinho Paraiba (Marcelo dos Santos), Paraíba State
etc
@@rogeriopenna9014 And we can also add that there was Before R9 a other Ronaldo in the national team.
The difference is that R9 R10's idol was and R9 was faster and could do more tricks.
You were right on point saying that his dribbling was lethal, he might not have had the showmanship like Ronaldinho or Neymar but he was the most effective with it and that's why he'll always be my favorite player.
He is the best striker ever!!
You want to see someone with a metal plate for a foot, check out Roberto Carlos. He also played most of his career with Real Madrid. Arguably the best left back to play the game. Definitely one of the best scoring defenders ever
The best left back in history is and always will be Paolo Maldini my dude, but Roberto Carlos was definitely a beast!
Another great example of an incredible left foot was Adriano. Unfortunately his attitude and mental issues stopped him from ever becoming a great.
The dribbling of Messi, The skills of Ronaldinho, and the finishing of Cristiano Ronaldo. If he didn't get those injuries he would definitely be spoken of as the greatest of all time
@@Mahadebmahato_25 yeah dude. That's right.
He took on 4+ players just like Messi did. But he adds extra skill.
He’s like the mike tyson of football the best ever in their primes
These clips give me goosebumps. It's insane how good he was and is my idol. The guy changed the game. Also that hat trick was against Manchester United at Manchester United and he got a standing ovation from the Manchester United fans for that performance
I commented before that Ronaldinho is the most entertaining player I've ever seen.. Zidane is also one of my favorite...CR7 and Messi both are outstanding players but when it comes to the GOAT then Ronaldo R9 the phenomenal is the one for me personally
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Ronaldo is the only man that made both teams and both supporters stop everything by getting injured... He was the man and was respected by everyone. A real GOAT to be if he didn´t have that sickness...
He was the best stricker I´ve ever seen period. He was just incredible. His stepovers moves had the intention of getting past the defender and not just show off. His moves were usefull, not just flair and that made him the best. I loved his game even though he made me suffer lots of times (Im Argentinian).
Thank you for reacting to the video i send you guys. If you guys want more let me know i have a whole album of any players you need.
That Ronaldo-Rivaldo combo in football was Jordan-Pippen in basketball.🔥👏
And ronaldinho, the best trio ever.
Before his first knee ligament rupture he was on his track to become the greatest ever and was doing Messi and CR7 things while a teenager. He had the speed of Mbappe, the strenght of Haaland and the dribbling of Ronaldinho. Then he had a second knee ligament rupture and was given multiple prognostics that his career was over and would be lucky to walk normally again. He spent nearly 2 years rehabilitating trough incredibly painful and demanding daily sessions in time to win the world cup, become it's best scorer and win the Ballon D'Or again while kneeless and overweight due to thyroid issues. R9 was the most talent player in football history and there's no argument that will make me think otherwise.
The best number 9 the world ever seen! 2 World Cups, 3 Times de Best player, and all that with 2 knee surgerys. The Phenomenon!
This guy is a BEAST! He’s the best striker I’ve ever seen and was a goalkeeper destroyer…
The GOAT undoubtedly
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Will always be my favorite player of all time and I'm portuguese.
I learned about the beauty of futebol by watching him playing for Barcelona.
That team was unstoppable and their chemistry and support was everything, with Bobby Robson as the coach, Mourinho as assistant coach, Stoitchkov, De La Peña, Guardiola, Figo, Rivaldo, and every single player in that season of masters.
Miss those days, with no diving for no reason, pretending, entitlement, just pure heart and love for the game.
Ele teve duas graves lesões nos joelhos. Deu a volta por cima e foi campeão da Copa do Mundo de 2002. O seu apelido de Fenômeno não é atoa, ele é uma lenda. Esse vídeo de highliths não consegue dimensionar o quão importante ele foi pro futebol mundial.
The Myth The Legend O’Fenomeno
Best of the best .Phenomenol!!!
never seen someone toying with goalkeepers like this dude. best striker of all time.
To me, the best dribbler in 2021 is Allan Saint maximin he plays for Newcastle United .... but my all time is Ronaldo fenomeno
gotta be joking
@Ne0N_FuzionzZ he’s the best ever dribbler I think but I watch a lot of football and Messis dribbling is definitely not as good but there are a few better ones currently. Messi has been losing the ball a bunch since he moved to ligue 1
Allan who now? 😆 I don't respect your opinion sorry... The best dribbler of all time is none other than the magician Ronaldinho- not only he who created over half of the moves ppl be doing he's also the only player besides Messi who reached a 99 % dribbling ratio which basically perfect
@@Supes97 are you sick no player has a 99% dribbling completion ratio if you had even 50% that's impressive
@@Supes97 R9 itself was Ronaldinhos idol you idiot. R9 was the best ever dribbler to grace the pitch. Look at his dribbling, I haven't seen a player with better close control and that magic touch. He did it on a daily basis to The most hardest defenders ever. I'm talking about hard as shit (Serie A). Messi is the better consistent player only because he wasn't injured as badly as R9. Nobody were.
Class and Power are the best words to describe R9. One of the all time greats who played alongside legends such as Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaká, Roberto Carlos, Cafu..
Sou brasileiro, esse cara é o melhor atacante que já tivemos, ele é o fenômeno, o verdadeiro Ronaldo ❤️🇧🇷
That is why R9 was called the Phenomeno..he was one of the greatest no 9 in football history..R9 was truly a monster..a beast terrorizing defenders giving nightmares..he got badly injured during his time at Inter Milan..didnt play football for 2 years..was sold to Real Madrid and every body said that he wont make it..he was too fat to play..but guess what..he came back and won the World Cup..he even won the Ballon d Or if im not mistaken..for me R9 will always be the greatest No 9 😊
He was so fun to watch..., there were all kind of players, heart players, but when you those who are having fun, give you fun. I was always football fan, not one team, one player... So watching football from all over Europe, watching some players that moved to different teams made it great each time that leaves an impression as individual.
I tend to classify dribbles into two categories , how efficient and needed it is and how artistic it is. For the first Category it is Messi, Ronaldo Fenomeno and then Ronaldinho. For the artistic part of Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Fenomeno, Di Nilson, Neymar , JJ Augustin Okocha , Robinho
R9 was the first player who made me believe in magic in football. Growing up I'd look forward to watching him and I'd be glued to the TV because I knew I was guaranteed to get that feeling of "I'm watching something special". I can only imagine it's how people felt watching Michael Jordan in the 90s
The Best PERIOD. Everyone wanted to copy him, EVERYONE!
he is the most complete striker in the history of football. Speed, acceleration, ball control, dribling, shooting, heading and strong build not to fall from any contact to force a foul.
Without a doubt, the greatest player ever to play this game
This guy is legendary
Guys before his knee injury he was the greatest striker I’ve EVER seen. He was out of shape after his multiple knee injuries and partied like most Brazilians. It’s scary to say but he’s underrated.
He is not underrated at all. People know him very well, especially those who watched soccer/football during the 90s and 2000s. Many former and current players still mention him as one of the greatest in the interviews.
Underrated, my ass! Every person that I knew when he used to play viewed him as the greatest striker they have ever seen in their lives. I grew up in the 90s and I still think to this day that Ronaldo Nazario is still the greatest striker of all time. It’s a shame how those knee injuries hindered his full potential.
we all LOVE Ronaldo...thats not other way...
The REAL Ronaldo!! One of the best ever
One of the fastest dribblers I've ever seen guys, FULL sprint no adjustments straight to the tape.
he had it all, strenght, speed, power left and right the greatest striker i've ever seen and probally will see in my lifetime
There is only one Ronaldo. He's simply untouchable. He and Ronaldinho were just ridiculous.
Probably the best ever number 9 ever he was like a mix of Weah,Ronaldinho and Alan Shearer in one,was blessed to be a 80s baby and to witness greatness on many occasions,Denilson was the original step over king tho.........Bless
Best pure forward ever IMHO. It's time to do a Diego Maradona reaction video - the greatest player in history of the sport.
Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were two of the eleven that came out of that Amazing world phenomenon team that won the World Cup 5 times in succession BRAZIL !
He was the best player to ever play the game
What makes him one of the greatest ever that is he still managed to comback to win a World cup being top scorer & getting a transfer to Real Madrid. Though hé was not at his absolute best such as at Barcelona,Inter or Psv.Still managed to cement his place as greatest of all time.
This man got injured for 1 years and still was the best
All gk and defenders end on the ground with him... power, speed, intelligence, killer instinct.. hard to stop
He is called phenomenon for a reason.
The greatest striker ever
The smoothest operator ever. imagine Cr9's power, Messi's dribble, Henry's pace in one person. As great as Messi's is he has favourite side which is right flank where he start and cutting inside to central are. Cr9 and Henry fav is left flank where they start before cutting inside. R9 really could go from anywhere straight toward goal, and he need no extra space, he created them himself.
Props to both of you. Keep them going bro nice reaction
Same could be said about Marco Van Basten, my favourite player of all time, by the age of 28 retired due to a serious injury a 3 time ballon d'or winner. One of the greatest.
Romario from Brazil, Paulo Maldini from Italy and Johan Cryuff from The Netherlands (the architect of Barcelona’s tiki taka system which started with AJAX) and Carles Puyol from Barcelona…..what great players these guys were!!!
this man have no haters at all. which of course is hard to do in the world of sport especially in football.
the thing that makes this is even more unbelievable is he played for Barça then he moved to Madrid.
he also played in inter milan and moved to Ac milan
2 biggest rival teams in la liga. And no fans even ever talk shit about it.
to make sure you guys understand how crazy this is I'll give you another player who did the same and what happened to him.
Luis Figo is a Barcelona legend, he moved to Real Madrid and he was trashed in newspaper, TV, and stadiums. the first game back against Barça, the fans started to throw anything specifically at him
When you say me Ronaldo, this man always comes up in my mind. All respect to Cristiano but that's my opinion.
R9 is like Mike Tyson in his prime, he had the best peak, he was unstoppable and he was a nightmare for anyone playing against him.
Great reaction guys! Yeah he was a beast and for you Hoops lovers :) Have MJ in your mind when think of Ronaldo. They have same exceptional physique mixed with exceptional talent. And both went straight to the goal, no matter who (or how many) was between them and the goal. The most crazy thing about ronaldo was that he was able to do the dribbling, change of direction and close control in top speed.
Vinicius Jr is a crazy good dribbler who plays for Real Madrid
yeah the best right now
This guy is the best of all time as a player maradona and messi and many more have said he is the best they have ever seen Zinadine said he was the best ever
The best Ronaldo!
We're lucky to have videos and photos of this phoenomenon.
Without this technologic systems, we're lost all things of this monster 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇧🇷
Best player and most feared player I’ve ever watched
Mi Deh here from day one love to see the growth...love from jamaica
Ronaldo “dying from injury”
The background music : 😜🤟🏽😆🥳🥳💃🏼🕺🏽
This the greatest player that ever touched the ball
He used to dribble the toughest defeners in history like piece of cake
Too bad he was injured half of his career
RONALDO THE PHENOMENON...and the rest...
THIS is Ronaldo. Today's ronaldo is cristiano. Ronaldo was probably the best combination of size, strength, speed and skill that there's ever been and unanimously considered the best in the world during his era. any list of the top 10 players ever will have him and many believe if he had stayed healthy he'd be the GOAT. unfortunately his career was cut short by a knee injury.
I don’t wanna say he was like d rose cuz R9 did actually achieve a lot more than rose did in their respective sports. But we saw how good he was but could on,y imagine how good he would’ve been had he had a healthy career. The Godfather of modern day football
He’s just very very very fast. Quick and explosive.
Best striker who ever played the game.
The best of all time
i would have no argument if someone says he is the goat, Ronaldinho(Little Ronaldo) took his nickname from this real Ronaldo, goal getter world cupper, all round striker
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He struggled with a nasty knee injury that almost ended his career, and also w/ the scale(suffered w/ hyperthyroidism).... Despite of that, he is most likely the best #9 the world has ever seen...
In the first clip he was playing for Barcelona
He actually played for barcelona before Madrid most the goals in this vid are from his barca time, he was there for 1 season and it was arguably his greatest 96/97 also you need to react to his comeback story crazy
This is the GOAT !
He was a freak of nature , you can't tackle him once he starts rolling , Messi stands on his ground because of balance and height but this man was a bull that could walk on string over Niagara falls .
Esse é o diferencial do nosso jogadores brasileiros são diferenciados para nos futebol e arte!
Isso foi o máximo de talento puro que a terra em toda sua história ja pode criar no mundo
Loving your work guys....keep it up
THE ORIGINAL RONALDO!!!
Ronaldo il fenomeno - The best football player I ever seen
SIMPLE THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER EVER HANDS DOWN REGARDLESS OF HIS INJURIES
Brazil is definitely the country of football, only legends and more legends, Ronaldo phenomenon, Ronaldinho bruxo, Rivaldo, Kaka, Adriano, Robinho, Neymar and Pele...
He was so good that good had to interfere and put injuries in both knees and he still one of the greatest players this sport has
Best 9 best player of the history 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Raul, Carlos, Beckham Real Madrid 1st Galacticos era under Vicente del Bosque was the best ever in my opinion.
Still my all time favourite player
This man is undisputed GOAT!
Ronaldo Nazario the greatest striker of all time.. injuries and gaining weights because of hypothyroidism is his biggest enemy.