G R E A T N E S S

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[G R E A T N E S S @the__Ofori]

...The moment you realise that no one owes you anything is the moment you start to work on yourself exclusively because your mindset becomes accustomed to the fact that your success is on YOU and if you flop that’s on you too!

[UTV Ghana @utvghana]

“The society has not been fair to women when it comes to conversations about body count, so I choose not to disclose mine.”

#BoysandGirls

[Ike @ValerieUTD]

Resting Ronaldo in La Liga games and optimizing him for UCL games was exactly how Ronaldo became the best player ever in Europe, and Messi became a domestic league merchant.

That is what Zidane understood. He knew La Liga could be sacrificed. He would rest Ronaldo against Leganes, Eibar, Getafe, so that Ronaldo would be 100% for Juventus, Bayern, Atletico in the Champions League. That prioritization is why Ronaldo has 5 UCLs and is the all-time top scorer in the competition. Messi, on the other hand, was playing full 90 minutes against Alaves in the cold just to win another Pichichi.

What Luis Enrique is doing now with resting players is the same prioritization. The only difference is he is lucky. He plays in a league where it is so hard for anyone to compete with him for the title. PSG can rest Dembele, Nuno Mendes, Kvaratskhelia, Hakimi, Vitinha and Pacho this weekend and still win Ligue 1 with their B team.

And Messi, knowing he can't do it on the big stages with Neymar gone, played all those La Liga games to stat-pad goals against Eibar and Mallorca.

He understood early what really matters. Winning 10 league titles and 2 UCLs in that span is as good as nothing compared to winning 3 UCLs in a row. League titles are for domestic merchants. The Champions League is what makes you immortal.

[Assemblies of God Ghana @_agghana]

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#WAGC

[Pharaoh👳🏾‍♂️👑 @MrMekzy_]

One of the ugliest truths about life is, every choice we make kills another version of ourselves. Get married, and you'll eventually miss the freedom you had alone. Stay single, and there will be nights when you wonder what it would've been like to build a life with someone. Have children, and you'll miss parts of the life you never had before them. Don't have children, and you may spend years wondering about the family you never created.

There is no perfect path and there is no decision that leaves you with everything.
The life you didn't choose will always look better from a distance because you never had to pay its price.

Stop searching for a choice you won't regret, it doesn't exist. choose your life, accept what it costs, and live with the consequences.

[Victor Okafor @TheVictorOkafor]

If you’re a first generation achiever or you’re trying to be one in your family, this one is for you!

[Books Addict @_Books_Addicted]

The book The lesson

[Sheila of the Most High @sheilatebra]

I really love the idea of a Christian who quietly fixes their walk with God and tells no one.
They just start waking up for early morning prayer. Start opening their Bible every day. Start giving quietly and generously. Start interceding for others in secret.
No post. No story update. No "look at my spiritual growth" caption.
Just a quiet transformation that only Heaven noticed the kind Jesus talked about when He said, “Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

That’s the true flex. Not the public testimony. The secret-place consistency.

[𝕄𝕒_ℤ𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕠 @Nomagugu_xo]

someone on tiktok said, “the love you receive from someone who knows how to be alone is the most sincere there is. a solitary soul loves you by choice, not out of need of company.” I FELT THAT with my entire soul.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

Taking matters into your own hands, trying to prove to people who you are, that’s not the way to deal with enemies. You’re letting the hurt, the bitterness reign. The Scripture says, “Sit at My right hand until I make your enemies a footstool.” Sitting means you’re at peace, you’re trusting God to fight your battles, you know He’s going to make it up to you.

[Ike @ValerieUTD]

This is not arrogance. This is a fact so let check.

What does COMPLETE mean?

Complete does not mean most talented. Complete does not mean best dribbler. Complete means you can do EVERYTHING in football at an elite level. And only one player in history can.

Let's break it down:

Left foot? 150+ goals with his left. Messi can't say that about his right.

Right foot? 550+ goals. His main weapon.

Head? 150+ headed goals. The greatest header of the ball ever. Jumps 2.93m, hang time, power. Messi has 30 headed goals in his entire career. That's not complete.

Free kicks? 64 free kick goals. Long range curl, knuckleball.

Penalties? Clutch. Champions League finals, Euros.

Weak foot, strong foot, head, free kicks, long shots, tap-ins, overhead kicks. Cristiano has scored every type of goal. Bicycle kick vs Juventus, header vs Sampdoria, knuckleball vs Portsmouth, solo run vs Getafe.

Name me one type of goal Messi cannot score with his head? He can't. Name me one way Cristiano can't score? You can't.

Complete means complete everywhere.

Top scorer in England - where pace and power matter.
Top scorer in Spain - where technique matters.
Top scorer in Italy - where tactics and defence matter.
Top scorer in Champions League - 7 times.
Top scorer for his country - all-time international top scorer with 130+ goals.

He won league titles in 3 countries, Champions League with 2 clubs, Euros with Portugal, a team that never won anything before him.

What is incomplete about that?

Messi is complete in one system Barcelona, tiki-taka, short passes, 4-3-3, on the ground. Take him out of that system and put him in Stoke on a rainy night or against prime Serie A defenders, he disappears. We saw it at PSG - 32 goals in 75 games.

Cristiano is complete in ANY system. Counter-attack at United, possession at Real, defensive at Juventus, crossing at Portugal. He adapts, he scores.

He earned the right.

950+ career goals. 5 Ballon d'Ors. 5 Champions Leagues. Played 20+ years at the highest level. Never protected by a club. Built himself from Madeira streets to Manchester to Madrid to Turin to Saudi. No academy built for him, no Xavi and Iniesta feeding him for 15 years.

So when he looks in the camera and says "I am the most complete player ever" - he is not asking for your opinion. He is telling you what real ball knowers already knew since 2014.

You don't have to believe him.

You just have to know football.

[Baba 💰 @JASONEL_A]

This man right here is proof you can do your absolute best in this life & people’ll still speak bad on your name, downplay your achievements & disrespect you no matter what! BUT KEEP GOING! Cos in the grand scheme of things you’re the only one you have to prove anything to. My 🐐

[AlNassr FC @AlNassrFC_EN]

An inspiration for generations 💛🐐

[Stiles @stilessishim]

“Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, Dreams are things which do not let you sleep"

-Cristiano Ronaldo

[Adeleke R. Bolanle¹⁵ 👨🏾‍💻✨ @ButtyGhetto_]

When the moment demanded courage, he never hid. He was Fearless, Reliable & Inevitable. That’s Cristiano Ronaldo 🐐🥰

You can never re-write history cuz he will forever be HIM. Until the end idolo 🐐❤️

[Nobody @dharnyyoung]

If you've ever dealt with a deeply principled person before, this would sound very familiar. You'd think what they are losing their head over is trivial but nothing matters more than the very principle of that thing. And that's what's happening here. This is clearly someone who HATES being lied to under any circumstance.

[King Phelz @KingPhelz]

“I learned in life, often hungry and with nothing to eat, that no one gives anything to anyone”

[IB @_therealib]

Underrated life advice: get better at recovering fast. You're going to fail. You're going to get rejected. Make bad calls. Lose money. Embarrass yourself. Whatever it is, the goal is shrinking the gap between falling down and getting back up. Master the art of starting over.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Be Aggressive about your life.
It is the only way to get what you want from it...

Nothing comes from the gentle hoping, half-given effort, or the daydreaming of most.

You have to know who you are...
What you want, pursue & reject
Be Aggressive about your life.

[​𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐚 @sunnkssdseraph]

The universe really just responds to how big you dream, not how hard you work.
It's not about how much effort you put in or how many skills you have. What truly matters is how much you're asking for and if you're stubborn enough to not settle for anything less. If you're super clear on what you want, keep pushing for it, and don't accept anything mediocre along the way, then the universe basically has to come through for you.
The universe isn't interested in your endless hustle. It cares about how much you're willing to go after & how committed you are to it. Because, let's be real, if you don't even ask, the answer is always gonna be "no."
So, decide on something you absolutely won't compromise on, stay focused, and act as if it's already yours.

[​𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐚 @sunnkssdseraph]

I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, "Never play fair in a game where others cheat." It doesn't mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, & stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they'll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.