Rodri He stopped by the set of “El Hormiguero” on Antena 3 with the Ballon d’Or he won on October 29 in Paris to review the award and talk about football.
Spanish players who deserve the Ballon d’Or: “Spain has had one of the best moments in the history of football and that we only had one Ballon d’Or was curious. There are many who are better than me and don’t have it at home. “They have lived with Messi and Cristiano, two Martians.”
The best of all time: “Messi because Cristiano has equaled himself without an innate talent like Leo’s. Those of us who play against them realize it right away. “Cristiano was in the area and Messi, you knew that something was going to happen anywhere on the field.”
Vinicius and the Ballon d’Or: “A trend begins that he is going to win it. It surprised me because this year you didn’t know until the envelope was opened. I thought it had been leaked and I went to the gala because it’s not every day you get nominated. The day of the gala arrives and I receive messages, nothing official, my surroundings ask for peace of mind and already in Paris they are congratulating me before I won. “I made the decision that I was not going to win it because otherwise the disappointment would be great.”
Speech: “My father told me three or four days before to prepare a speech lest I win it.”
Leaving football at 17 years old: “It stops being a hobby and becomes something professional. If you want to reach the top. We give everything without knowing if we are going to receive anything. I have not had a normal adolescence, I have missed many moments. Leaving my family to go to Villarreal was the most important decision of my life. That first year was complicated. Between 17 and 19 is when you have to take the leap. I called my heartbroken father and asked him what was the point of everything he had sacrificed to continue. “He told me that the year ahead, the time I had left, that I should give everything, forget about the consequences and that I only had to win, nothing to lose.”
Temptation of the night: “I’m a weirdo. In the first locker room I stepped into I said I had to get stronger. The night takes you away from the objective, everyone except the Brazilians, they are of a different kind.”
Mental health: “The human brain is not prepared for what it is achieving. He always tries to be good for himself. We have a life, playing every three days, they didn’t teach me to have that pressure. When you get home you show worries. At the end of the season when you risk everything you get a normal anxiety. “I thought it was very brave that Morata spoke about it.”
Injury: “I’m doing well. It’s part of the sport. The body has stopped a little and is grateful for it. It’s different when it happens to you depending on your age. At my age you see it differently.”
DANA: “Show all my support to our brothers who have had such a bad time, people who have lost absolutely everything and in everything we can help, we show that we are a country and that they recover quickly.”
Nadal: “He is more than a legend for me. He exemplifies what someone has to be on and off the court. “All the love in the world and thank you.”
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