It’s the quick, choppy steps, the light kiss of the ball with the outside of his left boot to send a defender sprawling in the dirt before skipping around him. It’s not just that he blows through four or five opponents straight from kick-off. Watch a skinny eight-year-old with short sleeves down to his elbows take off dribbling and you’ll know right away who it is. Next time you’ve got a minute to reconsider whether you’ve ever truly been good at anything, pull up some blurry youth academy footage from Messi’s hometown club, Newell’s Old Boys.
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