Success is a race that never ends

Even those who do not understand football will know the name of Messi, because he is currently the most skilled player in the world's biggest sport, football, people even call him "the king of the ball". We often see Messi moving around the pitch, shooting and scoring goals, but perhaps many people don't know the hard work behind his success. Today, we will take you closer to the football genius, together to read the inspirational story of Messi: Success is a game that never ends.

He was born in Argentina the year after Maradona won the 1986 World Cup with his team.

As a teenager, he showed his talent for football. Once, his father took him to a local football club and asked him to try it out when the club formed a youth team. The coach refused, saying, "He's only five years old. He's too young, and he's too thin." When the father asked again and again, the coach replied helplessly, "Then try it. If someone takes his place, I will replace him at any time." He was not taken off because on his second possession he passed continuously until he put the ball into the goal. The coach accepted immediately.

From then on, he began his smooth football career. He soon became known as the reincarnation of Maradona because of his style of football. Argentines had such high hopes for him that the media devoted an unprecedented article to one teenage player: "He didn't train the hardest, but he was the best; He wasn't the best player on the field, but he was smart. A rare genius, that's what genius is!" In the flood of praise, he is more convinced that he is a football genius, one day will be the natural top of the world football.

However, his fate changed when he was 11.

Although his skills have improved dramatically, his height has stagnated at 1.27 meters, far below that of his peers. The club ordered a physical, which revealed that he had developmental hormone deficiency, a rare, non-genetic congenital disorder that stunts his bone growth. As soon as the news broke, everyone's opinion of him was reversed. His peers mocked him as a "dwarf" and the club gave up all hope for his future. Genius was thrown "underground" in an instant! When my father learned that the family could not afford the three to six years of daily growth hormone injections needed to allow him to develop properly, he approached the club's owner and asked him to help. The owner said, "The club is not doing well enough to invest a lot of money in a child." "But he's a genius!" "Cried the father. "The last thing Argentina needs is talent," laughed the boss.

That night, the family was in desperate grief. At night, his father came to his bed and asked, "Do you want to play football again?" He nodded. His father pondered for a long time and finally decided to send him to Spain to find a solution. Before leaving, his father sent him a sentence, this sentence like a nail in his heart, unforgettable.

Moving to Spain, he began to try out with different clubs. At Barcelona, he scored five goals in a youth game, won over club officials who agreed to take him in, and he quickly emerged as a new man, working hard and unafraid of injury.

In 2005, he played for Argentina in the 15th World Youth Championships, attracting the world's attention with his stunning performances. In the end, he led Argentina to the championship and was named the MVP. "Golden boy, "" Genius, "" Future King," and so on. He was asked, What comment do you care about the most? He said he cared most about one of his father's words. What sentence?" He smiled without answering.

Others worry that, like so many talented predecessors, he will eventually become a "shooting star", after all, there are many examples of young people becoming famous only to fail halfway. A few years later, people found that the original worries were unnecessary, he with unswervingly steady steps towards the peak. By the age of 19, he was a regular for Barcelona; 20 years old, become the core of the team; 21 years old, the world Player of the Year second; On December 1, 2009, at the age of 22, he won the Ballon d 'Or in Europe, becoming the first Argentine to win the award. On December 22, he reached the pinnacle of being a footballer - winning the World Player of the Year award.

He is the hottest star in world football today - Lionel Messi. Not long after winning the World Player of the Year, a reporter interviewed Messi and asked: "Who do you thank most?" He said, "The people who used to think less of me." The reporter was stunned, and he added: "If it were not for the mockery and contempt, I would always think of myself as a genius. Argentina has never been short of talents, but in the end, very few of them are really available. It was my father's words that carried me through life and inspired me to where I am today." "What words?" "The day before I came to Spain, my father solemnly told me: My son, in the following road, I don't want anyone to praise you to the sky, but I hope you can lower your posture, by hard work and sweat step by step climb to the sky. So I stayed in this never-ending race."

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