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Ever since I met him, at fourteen,’ declares Blaugrana defender Gerard Piqué, ‘he has always been the same. He has never thought of himself as the best, but he has always known that we all consider him the best.’ On 24th June 1987, a little boy, weighing 3 kilos, pink and healthy, was born to a modest couple in a not-so modest town of Rosario, Argentina. Throughout the book we learn of the many adversities that Messi has faced from childhood, including his growth deficiency, as well as financial and family troubles. Leo recalls his nightly routine of administering hypodermic shots filed with growth hormones, as well as the tremendous pain that occurred in the process. Messi also talks about what his life was like while in the Barcelona academy, and the tremendous amount of pressure that was placed on his shoulders.
Mungkin gambaran ringkas dari biografi ini terlalu sedikit mengupas semua hal tentang Messi. Tapi, melalui biogarafi yang ditulis Luca Caioli ini saya lebih mengenal seorang Alien Barca yang telah memenangkan berbagai penghargaan termasuk ballon d'or berturut-turut dan membuat saya semakin..lebih...mencintai Alien cute ini. This little boy loves to play football. That is his story. He wouldn’t grow as a child and was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency but oblivious to it all, he simply remains in love with the ball. From junior Argentinian academies, he is scouted by FC Barcelona, one of the most successful and biggest football clubs across the Atlantic, which agreed to pay for his treatment, something which the native clubs refused to do. So, he leaves with his father and goes on to make footballing history.
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A I think it is Messi. Because he got 'Balondoll' which is the prize for the best soccerplayer. Moreover, he got it 3 times. It is the evidence that he is the best soccer player in the world. A Yes off course! Now Messi is a core of FC Barcelona. I mean he s a key player. His teammate try to support him. I think FC Barcelona is the strongest football club in the world. Since the 1966 edition, no player has scored or assisted in more different World Cup matches than Lionel Messi (13 – level with Brazilian Ronaldo). Messi: The inside story of the boy who became a legend by Luca Caioli. Luca draws on numerous exclusive testimonies to tell Messi's story, including his parents and extended family, his coaches, those who have played alongside him and even Messi himself. This book will let you in on the steps that are taken to becoming a great football player, but most importantly, it will give you the inside story of the young icon known as Messi. He hasn’t taken any notice of who he is. That’s why being famous, signing autographs or taking photos with fans doesn’t bother him. Some evenings, when he comes home after a long time and when I go to see him, I lay by his side on the bed. We chat, I ruffle his hair, I tell him things, and I say, half joking: “What all the girls wouldn’t give to be next to you like this.” He makes a weird face and says: “Don’t be silly mum.”’
Luca Caioli has written a breathtaking account of Leo's journey from being a growth stunted small boy in remote areas of Rosario to reaching the ultimate glory. He has painted a perfect portrait of Messi, taking help from various first hand sources close to the boy in question. Frankly, I already knew the whole thing from various other accounts and the movie, and this was one of the main reasons it took me like a month to finish this book. Another reason is that I wanted to take in every single detail. And I'm really glad that I took all the time, because the little things I hadn't known were all worth it. Lionel Messi says he's feeling strong after he inspired Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia to reach the World Cup finalHe’s a pretty normal guy. He’s someone who likes to be at home and who loves his family very much. I think he’s an even better person than he is a footballer.’ Presumably the most gifted player since Diego Maradona. However since I vaguely remember Maradona's actions on the pitch, and I've been following Leo since 2005, no need for a genius to sum up to whom the vote would be. They said that he was impulsive, that he didn’t integrate into the group. They tore him to pieces. But it’s not like that. Only someone who knows him knows what he feels. When he’s not doing so well Leo is a little bit solitary, he retreats, he withdraws into himself. He was like that even with me sometimes. It was like drawing blood from a stone trying to find out what was going on inside. But no matter what, Leo always made me smile.’
This short but sweet biography on world's best football star is a nice and easy way to warm up to the genre if you have yet to read one. The majority of the book is based off of a single interview done by Faccio with Leo Messi, and follows his football career from his first touch on the ball to his second Ballon d'Or trophy. Messi was very small for his age and had a growing disease and he played for his team Argentina called the “ Newell’s young boys.” He immediately was the best player on the team and also the smallest player on the team. So, why the 4 stars? Well, for a Messi fan, this book still feels good. All the problems that I mentioned above might hamper the reading of the objective and unbiased reader, but for the fan, they are only slightly discomfiting. So the recommendation is heartiest for the fan, but for those indifferent to football or to the name of Lionel Messi, I will suggest them to wait till the athlete has retired or has (ultimately) passed away. One gets one’s due better when one’s dead—the unspoken rule of the world. Biographies written posthumously, I believe, must have more life to them, even if not the intimacy of the memoir. For soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general, an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful game’s greatest star, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.
Published in 2012, Argentine journalist Leonardo Faccio describes how Messi, as a talented youth player in Buenos Aires, left his home for Spain in search of the medical help his family could not afford to treat his rare hormone deficiency. Small in stature, but possessing tremendous natural gifts, Messi developed into a star at Barcelona’s famed Masia Soccer School.
Kuper unravels exactly how the club became not just the world’s highest grossing sports team, but also one of the most influential organizations on the planet. While explaining this transformation, the author pays special attention to the club’s two biggest stars, Johan Cruyff and Lionel Messi, the latter who is arguably the greatest soccer player of all time. Messi joined Barça at 13 and more than anyone, has been the engine and standard-bearer of Barcelona’s glory. But his era is coming to an end — and with it — a once-in-a-lifetime golden run.Without Messi, Barcelona is the best team in the world; When Leo plays they are from another galaxy.' Today we were tired, but we pulled out strength to earn the victory. We played very well, we preferred to play this way because we knew they would not have the ball. We knew we would have to run. We prepared in a very good way. Best-selling co-author of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world — and how that era is now ending. Messi stepped up to the spot, as he did against the Netherlands in the round before, and gave Argentina the lead with an emphatic strike into the top corner.
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