Diving into the life and greatness of Lionel Messi from Guilleme Balague book, Messi

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"From an early age I wanted to be a professional, and I dreamt of playing in the first division. I had to make many sacrifices. The first was to leave Argentina when I was thirteen years old and start again from zero, make new friends, an a city where I knew no one."

1:50 - A life of football

4:45 - A fierce competitor

8:50 - A turning point of Messi's life

11:50 - Going to Barcelona

16:35 - Leaving his family

18:00 - Struggles in Barcelona

19:55 - Are you set up for success?

22:00 - Chasing dreams are like start-ups

23:40 - Keys to Messi's success

“He had extraordinary passion. I’ve never seen a player with such zeal. He was desperate to train, to run around the field, to do whatever was asked of him."

“I never saw a boy as demanding of himself as he was. Sometimes he would play a fantastic game but would then leave the pitch angry with himself because he thought he could have done better.”

28:55 - A story of belief

30:30 - Professional struggles

34:50 - Talent, genius, or hard work? Factors to Messi's greatness

42:35 - Pep Guardiola and Messi

44:50 - Defeats and triumphs with Argentina

52:50 - Lessons/takeaways 

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