Lionel Messi Research Paper

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I would like to be Lionel Messi, because when I was little I saw this very short person for his age playing in my favorite LBBVA 1(liga espanola) soccer team FC Barcelona. When I saw him play it was like magic, the moment he got the ball you could see the opponent's gang up on him because they knew if they gave him space he would score. Lionel Messi is the person who brought me back to soccer because when I saw him play in the Champions, it made me think, "look at those moves, damn, I want to be like him". Another reason I want to be like him is that he won't show off. Lionel Messi stays true to himself and he isn't selfish. Another reason why I picked Lionel Messi is because he is good at soccer. He is a good soccer player because his style is unique you have quick feet and where the ball stays close to you.

With Lionel Messi some physical appearances that really separate him from the rest would be his size. Lionel Messi is pretty short for his age, Messi is about 5' 5 because he has a medical conditions where he can't grow. Fun fact the team that he is in FC Barcelona is paying for his medical
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In Lionel Messi his background was a armature Argentinean who got rejected by the local team and out of nowhere playing in one of the biggest team in the world. A lot of people criticized Messi because of his size but when he got the ball all of those criticisms went out of the window. For example, people of Barcelona thought that because of his size he was useless but after a couple of years his skills improved and that so call useless player turned out to be one of the best players in the world. Like all great players they get some prize well for Lionel Messi it was the ballon d'or. For example, in 2009 people didn't expect that he will win the ball but if that was a surprise then him winning it for four consecutive years must have been a

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