Rominaldo, the children's book. Hello, I'm Cristiano Rominaldo. I'm known as one of the greatest soccer players in the world. But I wasn't born like this. In fact, my family was poor. So poor I had to share a room with my brothers and sisters. Talk about having no privacy. To have fun, I played soccer. And my father helped our team by being the kidman. In other words, he handled all the equipment. He loved watching me play. His encouragement made me play more. And I soon found out I was good at this. I kept playing. And when I was 12, I signed on to Sporting Club Portugal. One of three big clubs in Portugal. I joined a soccer academy. Yes, we take soccer seriously in Portugal. I kept playing and got so good. By 14, my entire life was centered around playing. Nothing could stop me. Not even my own body could stop me. I had a hard condition that could have stopped me from playing. But I had a surgery done to make it good as new. A few days later, I was playing again. By the time I was 16, I was dribbling and scoring my way to victory. By 2002, I was approaching my big break. I scored a lot of goals for my team. For example, if the score was 3-0, I usually scored two of those goals. I was so proud. When I was 18, I impressed the club Manchester United, who signed me right away. They called me young and exciting. I was just doing what I loved. Not everything was perfect. I would get jealous over my success, and someone that me gone. I even got booed. I soon learned that not everyone is going to like me, and it's okay. Instead of letting them get to me, I made that season my best year yet, and we even won a title. I wasn't alone in this. My coach helped me out. He told me to be more wild and take every chance I could to win. And I also learned to appreciate my teammates. Even the best need help. And my team let me to victory every time. Even though I'm called the best, I have my bad days. Sometimes I miss a goal. Other times I hurt myself and need time to rest. I'm human, just like everyone else, and I do make mistakes. The reason I'm called the best isn't because I was born with it. I took a hobby I loved and worked very hard to make a living out of it. Every time something stood in my way, I kicked it out of my path, just like I do with the balls at my feet. You can learn from me, find something you love, and see if you can become the best at it. It can be throwing, riding, and just playing soccer. And if anyone tells you that you can't do it, give it your all, and then some...