
Time and time again he cannot eat with his family because of fan interruptions.
Lionel Messi is trapped. He is trapped by his fame and his fortune. He is trapped by his father who runs him, "the brand", the business. He is beholden to the obligations the sponsor's millions buy. He is both a passenger and a spectator.

I feel his loneliness. His happiness surfaces when he looks at the ball. Its a joy to see how he treats it, caresses it and makes magic with it. I believe his only respite is when he and the ball are united as one on the field.
In every athlete the child has to survive inside to drive the performer. Messi is that child who is now blinded by the lights and deafened by the noise.
Messi, the kid must dislike Messi, the star.
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