#3 Enjoyed life
One of the reasons why the former Barcelona man never became the best player of all time was due to his party-going and casual ways off the pitch. It even defined him on the pitch as everything looked so easy for him (more on that later).
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Ronaldinho could score a hattrick in one game and then head straight to the bar and have a night out with a bunch of his friends. He would sometimes do that even after losing a game, something that led to his downfall at Barcelona under Pep Guardiola.
Indeed, he did precisely that on the eve of Barcelona’s encounter against Manchester United in the second-leg of a Champions League semi-final.
Yes, he was injured at that time but he chose to spend the night out with his friends and drink till the sun came out instead of focusing on getting fit quickly – such was the audacity of the man. For him, it was always about enjoyment.
For him, it was always about the pleasure of playing rather than the pressure. And it is for this reason as to why...
Also read: Tracing Ronaldinho's decline after Barcelona: The fall of a modern superstar
