After my conversion to Christianity, I met an uncle who angrily said "you left the light of Islam to follow those who strayed from the way of Allah, your life will be miserable."
Christ already worked on my anger, so I just smiled and didn't respond.
Decades after such nonsensical utterance, I'm still here, blessed, and flourishing.
People think they know God, but God always prove He's bigger than what they know.
Jesus is God.
Hermano,
Has ganado el mundial. Has hecho historia. 🥹❤️
Pero más allá del trofeo, gracias por esto: has hecho que millones de inmigrantes como nuestros padres se sientan orgullosos de que sus futuros hijos algun dia puedan vivir lo que tu has vivido y de que millones de españoles empaticen con nuestra historia que no es solo la nuestra sino la de todas las personas que dejan todo atrás por un futuro mejor, porque has tocado el cielo con los dedos y has demostrado que con trabajo y esfuerzo todo es posible.
Hoy el mundo te ha conocido mas si cabe y has puesto nuestro apellido en el infinito, por lo siglos de los siglos.
Te admiro. Te amo. Campeón del mundo ✊🏿🏆🥹
When it comes to Messi vs. Ronaldo conversations, you don’t need to make logical arguments. Just stick to banter or tweet your opinion and move on, because the moment you try to have a logical conversation using facts, figures, and context, most Messi fans will eventually resort to insulting you.
You might prefer Messi because he has more league titles than Ronaldo. I prefer Ronaldo because he has won league titles in England, Spain, Italy, and Saudi Arabia.
You might prefer Messi because he has won the most Golden Boots in history. I prefer Ronaldo because he is the highest goalscorer in football history. He has also scored at least 100 goals for every club he has played for.
You might prefer Messi because he won the World Cup. I prefer Ronaldo because he won five Champions League titles with two different clubs. You need seven games to win a World Cup; you need 13 to win the Champions League. He also won it three times in a row.
You prefer the player with eight Ballon d’Or awards an award voted for by around 100 journalists worldwide. I prefer the player who won five Ballon d’Ors despite not being the media favourite.
You see? It’s all about context. It’s based on preference. You prefer a playmaker; I prefer a goalscorer who decides games.
A lot of Messi fans will insult you simply because Ronaldo is your GOAT. To save yourself the endless back and forth, either stick to bantering with them or tweet your opinion and move on. They’re not ready to see the debate from the angle some of us see it, and that’s fine.
Viva Ronaldo. 🐐
After going through comments in this post, I have come to a conclusion that we are always trying to have the GOAT debate with people who were in diapers when CR7 would tear through teams and made them look average
I mean the 2004 version that would make an invincible side of Arsenal (the best Arsenal squad I have watched in my lifetime) look average.
The winger who would dribble past defenders in a premier league side that had the most deadly defenders and tackles and would win any game irrespective of how difficult it was.
The winger who outshined some of the best generations of talents, I mean talk about Scholes, Lampard, Ribery, Roben, Giggs, Henry, Beckham, Drogba, Gerald. Etc winning Ballon d’ors amidst these talents.
The version who was responsible for all free kicks (some of the best that you will find in records in @premierleague and @LaLiga
The version who broke the record transfer fee in 2009 (When I graduated from high school) to move to Real Madrid and conquered Laliga which had the best version of Barcelona squad you can ever put together (Xavi, Messi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Eto’o, Puyol, etc) winning more Ballon d’or amidst world talents such Wesley Sneijder, Raul, Kaka, Figo, Zizu, Messi, and the list goes on. With some of the insane games of El Clásico we’ve enjoyed over the years.
The version named Mr @ChampionsLeague for obvious reasons.
The one who won everything there is to win at @ManUtd before heading to Laliga and winning it all and then to Italy and doing the same.
The one who became part of @selecaoportugal without a single international trophy and will retire with at least 3 of them. Compared to other countries that had countless international trophies before the players that are put in the same conversation with CR7 became part of the team.
So before you actually have this debate with anyone, be sure to ask them which version of @Cristiano they have watched, the prolific goal scorer (No 9) after turning 30? The 41 year old box player in a conversation with 20+ year old who were not yet even born when he was conquering leagues? Or the real version we have watched morphed over the years.
From Ghana to Africa and beyond. 🇬🇭🌍
I've been putting in the work for years, and now an opportunity has presented itself.
Let's make sure @AshtonHallofc gets the message 🙏🏾🔥
Russian guy’s Tecktonik dance video goes VIRAL worldwide — 10M views in one day
Sasha Cheba, a zoomer who dances to millennial nostalgia, gets a like from DJ Tiesto himself
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Dr. Peter Taylor. @GhPoliceService
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Dr Likee is doing something big but I feel the support from the media is quite low. To me this is a big deal. One way or the other we need to push this event. The least you can do is share his artworks and get tickets. #DrLikeeLive
ICE officers stopped by our farm yesterday.
“We need to inspect your property for illegal aliens,” one of them said.
I replied, “Alright, but whatever you do, don’t go into that field over there.”
The officer in charge exploded.
“Mister, I have the authority of the federal government behind me!” he barked, reaching into his back pocket. He yanked out a badge and shoved it in my face. “See this fucking badge? This badge means I can go wherever I want on ANY land. No questions asked, no answers given. Am I clear? Do you understand?”
I nodded politely and said, “Be my guest.” Then I went back to my chores.
About ten minutes later, I heard screaming.
I looked up and saw six ICE agents running for their lives, being chased by my big, mean, old bull.
And with every step, that bull was closing in fast.
It looked like they were about to get gored for sure.
So I dropped my tools, ran over to the fence, and shouted at the top of my lungs:
“YOUR BADGE! SHOW HIM YOUR FUCKING BADGE!”
One of the best goals I've ever seen was Ronaldo against AS Roma.
Scholes gets the ball in the box and at the time he's about to cross the ball, Ronaldo was nowhere in the box, not even close, the camera doesn't even pick him out.
As soon as Scholes clips the ball in the air, out of nowhere, Ronaldo leaps into the box to thump it home with a bullet header.
I replay that goal in my head from time to time.