2023-10-29 08:50:00
Fabio Paim is known to be a close friend of C. Ronaldo. This player is 3 years younger than CR7 but trained at the Sporting Lisbon training center at the same time. Fabio Paim used to be with C.Ronaldo went through hungry days, to the point where they both picked up leftovers at McDonald’s every night to fight hunger.
C.Ronaldo once admitted that Fabio Paim was better than him.
In terms of talent, Fabio Paim was once considered to have more development potential than C.Ronaldo. Even the Portuguese superstar admitted that Fabio Paim was better than him.
Sharing when playing for Man Utd in 2003, C. Ronaldo admitted: “If you think I’m good, follow Fabio Paim.” It should be emphasized that this is the only player CR7 claims to be better than him.
In fact, Fabio Paim has many opportunities to create a career as brilliant as C. Ronaldo. At the age of 13, this midfielder was favored by Sporting Lisbon with a salary of up to 4,400 pounds/week. That is a very high income for a player of that age. Fabio Paim’s salary increases every year, not to mention a bonus worth 130,000 pounds.
At the age of 20, Fabio Paim moved to Chelsea on a loan contract and received a salary of £10,000/week. The player born in 1988 should have taken this opportunity to “step into the light” like C. Ronaldo. However, he never had that chance.
Fabio Paim does not hide his talent: “I was a special player. I should have been humble but it was the truth. At that time there was no Facebook or Instagram to record my skills but I believed Surely until today, no one has achieved the qualities I had.
I am compared to little Ronaldinho and better than C.Ronaldo. Cristiano reached his current level thanks to effort and hard work. If I had the same perseverance and hard work as him, I would probably achieve the same.”
Fame and a lot of money at such a young age are the enemies that push back Fabio Paim’s career. This player admitted that he was “dazzled” by money and continuously burned his energy in fun all night long. Wine, girls and luxury cars extinguished the Portuguese prodigy’s budding career.
In 2008, C.Ronaldo began to rise to the level of a world superstar. That was also the time when Fabio Paim’s career began to fade after debauchery.
At the age of 22, Fabio Paim was “retired” at Real Massama Club in Portugal. Then, this player went on an adventurous journey in China, Angola, Lithuania, Qatar, Malta and Brazil, then ended his career in Poland in 2020.
Fabio Paim looks back on his sad career with a miserable mood: “Possessing natural talent is not lucky for me. When I earn too much money, I have an illusion about myself and think I don’t need it. try again. I regret my choices.
Now, at the end of my career, I look at things differently. I have talent but my mind is not fully on the ball. All the time, parties and girls were always on my mind. If I worked hard, maybe I could play for Barcelona or Real Madrid.”
In 2019, Fabio Paim’s life hit rock bottom when he was arrested for possessing 5g of cocaine. A year in prison helped this player reflect on many things.
Now, Fabio Paim is a father of two and struggling to make a living. There were many times when Fabio Paim wished he could start over. It’s just a pity that he cannot correct his past mistakes.
“My time in prison made me think that anything that comes too easily is not good. Now, I choose a quiet life. I don’t want anyone to pity me for my wrong choices in the past.” “For me, family is the most important. Now, I know what happiness is. Sometimes money cannot buy joy,” Fabio Paim confided.
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