The forward of the FC Barcelona Leo Messi had a talk of the most personal for "Sports Illustrated". In this, the rosarino reviewed his beginnings in Argentina and the hard jump that gave to finish in Barcelona. The player trusts to go back to his neighbourhood to finish his career. And his motivation? Grow and learn like footballer and like person, accompanying always what does with the illusion that has from boy.
His starts in Rosario: "From small had a balloon in the feet, loved me go out to the street to play with 5 or 6 years, to the field".
Cross the puddle and arrive to Barcelona: "it Was a moment complicated. On the one hand beautiful because it went to play in the Barcelona, but by another was very difficult for leaving my house and begin of zero was very difficult. To Barcelona was with the illusion to arrive to play in First. It was my aim. Only it thought in playing to the football".
What motivates him: "Always I go out with the same illusion of the first day and always want to improve. Always it can grow and learn like footballer and in the life. My way to play has been always the same from small. What seat when frame? A lot of happiness, is a symptom of joy".
The illusion of the Balloon of Gold: "The Balloon of Gold did me very happy. It is special, is very important. That they say you that you are the best and give you this is incredible. I do not give him a lot of importance to the individual prizes but is very beautiful".
His last years of career: "I Grew here and have my life here. Barcelona gave it to me everything. But a day would like me go back to Argentina. Almost I did not enjoy to live in Rosario, with my people".
The options of Argentina in the Glass America: "we will try to take advantage of the opportunity. It would be very important for Argentina attain the glass. We deserve to be champions of an important glass".