{"id":2248,"date":"2019-10-01T21:44:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messi.okitup.net\/biografia\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:38:24","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/messi.com\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOGRAPHY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BIOGRAPHY\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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CHILDHOOD<\/p>\n

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As a child, I always had a ball nearby. I liked every sport, but football was the one I liked the most. At home, everybody was crazy about football: my brothers, my cousins... everyone. We all played football \u2014 it was the most important thing in our lives. At the age of four, after playing for my neighborhood\u2019s team, I decided to go to Grandoli Club which was nearby. At the age of eight, I got the opportunity to join Newell\u2019s Old Boys as my brother, Rodrigo, was already playing for them and invited me to play at their lower youth division.<\/p>\n

We did not live in Argentina for very long. I left when I was 13, way before I started playing for Barcelona, a team which I had been following for a long time. I had huge expectations and was very excited to play for them since it seemed impossible.<\/p>\n

I had a growth problem and was used to being the shortest player on the field, but I knew that I would eventually grow \u2014 albeit, it would be a slow process. Consequently, I had to administer a daily injection on my legs as part of the treatment process. At the beginning it was painful, but sometimes certain things must be endured in order to achieve your dreams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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EVERYTHING I\u2019VE EVER ACHIEVED IN MY CAREER<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I OWE TO SACRIFICE, GIVING MY ALL, AND ALWAYS BEING GRATEFUL FOR HAVING THE SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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