Cristiano Ronaldo On Hat Trick, Being a Star, and Penalty Nerves

Despite scoring a massive 42 goals for United last season, Cristian Ronaldo managed a hat-trick on just one occasion, something his mum couldn’t understand. When it finally came against Newcastle, the joy on his face was clear. Cristiano Ronaldo has dedicated this hat-trick to his mum, as well as admitting to penalty nerves during the Wigan game. “That was very special,” Ronaldo said, when asked about his hat-trick. “I had scored two many times, but never got the third, and my mum had started to say, 'Cristiano, why do you never score three goals?!' I had to explain, 'Mum, sometimes it’s not possible,' but she just said, 'Ah, but you have to score three one time!' "So when I did, I was immediately thinking about my mum. To get that first hat-trick was a special day, and to score it at Old Trafford was a great moment.” In the last Premiership game of the season, Wayne Rooney was brought down in the boxing, meaning Ronaldo had a penalty to take. A win in ... (link)