Ronaldo Luiz Nazario da lima,the famous footballer,was born on 22 september 1976 in a poor area of rio de janeiro,brazil.
Ronaldo didn't have the things most children have, but his great joy in life was football.he often missed school and was usually outside whit a rag ball¡ ronaldo's mother didn't want him to play football. she believed that there was no future in this for him.but ronaldo loved the sport so much that nothing could stop him from playing it.
when Ronaldo was 14 years old,a former football player, Jairzinho,discovered him. he realised that he was a talented player, and two years later ronaldo player for a brazilian team,scoring 54 goals in 54 games¡ Ronaldo was on his way to the top and everyone wanted him on their team. in fact, they thought he was the greatest football player since Pele.
today, Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world and everyone knows his name . he is living proof of a person who turned his dream into a reality¡ .
