SSIS HONORS LIONEL MESSI

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Lionel Messi - physically the smallest player on the football pitch is one of the greatest sportspersons in the league of world football. His sporting career is a testimony of what staying rooted while fulfilling ones dreams looks like.
Born in Argentina into a family where challenges were aplenty, Messi held on to his dream of becoming a professional footballer with surreal precision. Despite his family’s financial struggles, his diagnosis with a growth hormone deficiency, the lack of funds for treatment and the rejection he received because of his physical condition, Lionel Messi never let any obstacle come in the way of giving his all to realise his dream.
Think about it Messi, had nothing going for him physically or financially since childhood but he chose to show up through his football practice, he persisted in the face of physical and mental turmoil by focusing on perfecting his game. And the results are here for us to see! Messi, literally, started with nothing in his favour and went on to become the greatest football legend of our times. I strongly feel that Messi’s approach to his game and life offers us a repository of wisdom and life lessons.
To a sportsman his physical fitness is as important as the air we breathe. Just as Messi was blossoming into a football prodigy he was faced with the challenge of a growth hormone deficiency. Instead of giving up his dream because of physical limitations, Messi powered through and paved the way to find a football club - FC Barcelona - that was willing to bear his treatment expenses for 3 years because of the sheer talent he displayed on the football pitch. A stellar example of turning your adversity into the opportunity of a lifetime! Since 2000, Messi has continued to play for Barcelona and proved to be their best ‘Return on Investment’.
In an individual capacity Messi won 5 Golden Balls, three European Golden Shoes however his dream to win the World Cup for his home country Argentina remains unfulfilled. Touted to be “Maradona’s successor” Messi will be playing the last World Cup Finals of his football career and the world has its eyes on him. As we watch Messi weave his magic ,may we also carry with us the values of passion, practice and consistent hard work that he embodies - on & and off the field
With ❤️
PS :- please bear with me if you are not a Messi fan or Argentina supporter .
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