@craftybjoern: Lionel Messi a quiet kid from Rosario Argentina, diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency at 11. His family couldn't afford treatment. Barcelona signed him at 13 on a napkin the most sacred document in football history. Eight Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues, ten La Liga titles. He carried Argentina to the 2014 final, lost to Germany, carried the weight eight more years and then Qatar 2022, the legendary final with Mbappe's hat-trick that went to the penalties ending with Messi finally lifting the one trophy that had escaped him his whole career. What separates him has never been just the numbers. It's the quiet. No scandals, no reinvention and a great Team player. Just a man and a ball, completely in love with a game that loved him back. Married his childhood sweetheart and father of three. This was the last time we saw Messi play on a World Cup stage losing against Spain in the Finals at 39 years old. It makes me sad seeing all my favorite childhood players and legends playing their last dance, even tho I was rooting for spain. It makes me realize how fast time went by. But one thing is for sure, he will be remembered as the goat. The boy who needed growth hormones grew into one of the greatest of all time.

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