C. Ronaldo is one of the greatest players since the genesis of football. From his youth career to adult he has always been on the spotlight. He was sign from sporting Lisbon by sir Alex Ferguson to Manchester United. Where his outstanding journey for his successful career started. Then he move to Real Madrid and now currently Juventus forward. Ronaldo as a soccer player is known for some outstanding skills that make him stand out from the rest footballers even Messi. This article is aims to give football fans an exclusive insight into what makes him one of the best footballers of his generation.

Ronaldo did a scientific test with some sports scientist which proof that Ronaldo is one of the greatest players because of some unique skills that he possessed. It is Christiano. He can run about 33.6 km/h with the ball at the feet. On the other hand, Leo Messi runs 32.5 km/h with the ball. It established some key numbers: Ronaldo had 3% less body fat than a supermodel. He had a thigh circumference of 61.7cm. He could run 25m in 3.61 seconds – just 0.3 seconds slower than a professional sprinter. And it all factors into his ability to climb so high in the air. Ronaldo is known for his powerful free kick which travels more than 17 miles per hour.

When measuring Ronaldo’s leg power, he was instructed to jump straight in the air with his hands on his hips. The result was 44cm – very average. But the experiment needed tweaking. Ronaldo would never adopt that position when heading a ball during a game. So, they measured him as he stepped into a jump and was able to use his hands to gain extra elevation, as you would in any sports discipline. Using his body conditioning – those muscles in his legs that were so well developed and maintained – Ronaldo jumped 78cm, higher than an average NBA player (71cm). The force Ronaldo used to push off was almost 5g – similar to what an astronaut experiences during take-off.

Ronaldo’s ability to anticipate ball flight based on limited information. In ball sports, you must move to the ball before it arrives. Not surprisingly, elite performers in ball sports demonstrate superior abilities to anticipate ball flight. For example, in baseball, you need to decide whether and where to swing well before the ball reaches the plate. Therefore your ability to make contact depends on predicting ball flight based on its initial trajectory and the body language of the pitcher. And the body language info is hugely important. When the pitcher’s body is hidden behind a screen, the hitter basically can’t hit a thing.

With this in mind, the scientists tested Ronaldo’s ability to anticipate ball flight on a corner kick. To do this, they had him try to strike a ball into the goal of after the lights had been turned off mid flight. Watching Ronaldo’s performance in this regard really made me understand why I don’t score on corner kicks very often. And to be honest, I think he must have been able to see that ball at least a little bit. C’mon. But I will confess that my own experience playing squash has convinced me that some players really have amazing skills of anticipation. When your opponent is reading you like a book it is really surprising. And very horrible as well. Here’s a squash video from a very recent tournament showing an awesome rally with two or three shots where the players move well before the ball is struck.