Messi Paperback – March 1, 2014

As a mother of an eleven year old son who plays soccer on a competition soccer team and has for several years now. Messi is someone who was introduced to me because of him. This year in sixth grade he had an assignment for a production they have done for many many years at his school in sixth grade called the "Wax Museum". Each student needs to read a biography or auto biography on a person who has impacted their life and the world in a positive way. Then on the day the assignment is due all the students dress up as the person they chose and spend the day in the GYM hence "Wax Museum". All the other students in the school come in during their assigned times and get to ask questions from the students participating in the wax museum. This was our book for this assignment and we have enjoyed reading this together. My son learned many new things about Messi, but most of all it assisted him in seeing Messi as a real person and that with hard work, determination, and talent you can achieve your goals & dreams.

I have not finished the book yet but the first few pages will leave you begging for more. Reading about Messi's childhood, his trials and humble beginnings will leave a trail of tears for each page you turn. You can't help but feel for Messi as a young child uprooted from his home in Rosario and the sacrifices he made to reach his dreams. I doubt even he knew the success he has now. It's amazing to know and watch a football genius rise to greatness. His reserve nature, his humility despite his accolades is just refreshing to witness. Seeing him succeed is like seeing a family or a close friend and thus you can't help but feel happy for the guy. And when he loses like the way Argentina lost in the world cup this year, it's heartbreaking and almost unbearable to witness Messi's sullen face. I love reading autobiographies and this by far would be one of my favorites.Oh and of course, amazon delivery is by far the best!

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What is the difference with the paperback book that says fully updated and hardcover that does not? I bought the hard cover and publication says March 1st and paperback says Dec 1st. There seems to be no fully updated hardcover. Is there much difference or should return the hardcover for a fully updated paperback? Thanks.

To start with I love Messi! Superb book and love that there were photos too which made reading it very interesting.

What a story....A true talent!!

Fantastic book. Lots of detail.

Perfect

une belle histoire au delà du fric et du football pognon un artiste du ballon qui a grandi grâce au ballon rondJean-Pierre Meylan Puplinge

Alles gut

Great book

Excellent stuff. Its written in a queer style and it takes some time to getting used to But it goes deep into the life of Messi thru forensic research and interviews. Eye opening accounts on the insane struggles and hardships his family has gone thru.Best parts are on Guardiola and Messi Argentina days though. And it offers plenty of juicy anecdotes on his life tooFor instance, did you know that the greatest player on planet regularly vomits before matches?

Guillem Balagué has for a long time been the definitive voice on all matters involving Spanish football. This weighty, well informed, access all areas tome on Leo Messi probably the greatest player we have ever seen is nothing short of a masterpiece and every bit as good, if not better, than his superb, biography of Pep Guardiola. What stands out above all is the level of detail revealed by Balagué and the endless number of people, from Messi's first schoolfriends and teachers to his immediate family that were prepared to talk with him about the Argentinian maestro. That so many people were prepared to grant their time to talk about Messi is just tribute, to the trust and confidence placed in Balagué by both the player himself and his family. Unfailingly gripping, often moving, yet never sycophantic the book weighs in at around 650 pages and will unquestionably go down as the definitive assessment of the genius that is Leo Messi. Unquestionably one of the best sports books I have ever read