Cristiano Ronaldo Research Paper

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Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) may not be everybody's favorite player but one can’t disagree that he is a giving soul. The Portuguese and Real Madrid star is my choice for this assignment. Who is Ronaldo? And how is his inspirations support the idea of this topic? Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, an island off the western coast of the Portugal, Ronaldo grew up mainly in a working class neighborhood in a small tin-roofed home that overlooked the ocean. His early life was hard; his father often drank too much alcohol, and eventually died because of kidney problems in 2005. To help keep the children fed, and maintain some financial stability, Ronaldo's mother worked as a cook and cleaning person. Cristiano was introduced to the world of football through his dad's work as an equipment manager at a boy's club. By the time he was ten years old, he …show more content…

His successful career and his sense of humanity is seen as a good example for the coming generations to believe in their talents and never give up on their dreams. I believe that we should learn from a person who started from the bottom to be one of the most recognized personalities all around the world. In the coming, I will explain how I see Hofstede’s dimensions apply to Ronaldo’s work: I have been following Ronaldo on social media for the past 6 years, which give me the ability to link between Ronaldo and Hofstede’s dimensions. Power distance: in my opinion has law sense of power distance, because people could see through his social media accounts that he treats his team mates and people who work with him as friends rather than as a boss, although he has the power to be the most arrogant person. There are tons of videos of him joking, spreading good values, going to events, and travelling with his team mates and