LIONEL MESSI: What It's Like To Be The Best Soccer Player In The World

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While other 13-year-olds were dealing with the rigors of middle school and garnering the courage to talk to girls, Lionel Messi was signing a lucrative contract to play professional soccer overseas.

These days, at just 24, Messi is leading FC Barcelona to title after title.

The decorated futballer plays the game with a style and enthusiasm rarely seen at the professional level.

"No one plays with as much joy as Messi does," wrote Uruguayan soccer novelist Eduardo Galeano. "He plays like a child enjoying the pasture, playing for the pleasure of playing, not the duty of winning."

Messi's abilities have led many to wonder if he's the best soccer player of all-time.

How did the skinny, shy Messi reach soccer's apex?

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