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“It is not like that if do something once, fears or worry
 When he was young a major problem emerged. Leo’s height  won’t trouble you”, Messi always had to train more to play


 wasn’t growing with his age. When he went to the doctor  against defenders who had big physique. It always hasn’t

 they came to know that Leo’s body wasn’t producing growth  been easy or wouldn’t be easy for Leo to continue being one

 hormones, the treatment was very costly. His father asked  of the best players of all time. He is the first player to win 6


 many clubs for help, but no one was ready to pay such a  Ballon D’or, 6 European golden boots. Messi could have

 great amount of money. By that time, Leo’s story had  played for Spain and won the 2010 World Cup. But he chose

 reached Spain to the Football Club Barcelona.
               his home ground to play for, this defies his loyalty he also

 Football Club Barcelona was ready to handle the expenses  hasn’t left Barcelona and played for any other club because

 of Leo’s treatment only if the young player was talented, but  Barcelona helped him a lot and it means everything to him.


 Leo had to live in Spain for that. Even if all the terms in the  “Problems, Sacrifices, Dangers, Challenges are in

 contract were agreed, the Barcelona mangers were still  everyone’s life, how we face them and what we make out of

 feared if they should invest so much money on a 13-year-  them defines who we are”. Messi has taught us to never


 old. One day, Leo’s father said to the Technical Director of  give up, no matter what we face. We can achieve anything if

 Barcelona that their family is very poor and they need help.  we have passion and love to do so. These are the things


 Either they give Leo the contract or they would be leaving  Lionel Messi teaches us and he inspires us. This is why he is

 for Argentina right away. So, Carles Rexach wrote the  my idol and will continue to be.

 contract right there on the table napkin of the hotel, stating


 that “I, being the technical secretary of FC Barcelona, sign  Shreyas Nalavade [ VIII ]

 Lionel Messi even if others oppose the idea if and only if all


 the conditions are fulfilled by the Messi family”
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