Messi and his admiration for Maradona: “He was our greatest idol, he transcended anything”

Lionel Messii, one of the best footballers of all time, surrendered to Diego Maradona When consulted by the best players of all time.

In an interview with NBCthe Argentine star was told that he was the GOAT (acronym for The Greatest of All Time) and they asked him about the most notable players in other sports, but the Inter Miami footballer took a break to talk about Pelusa.

“Obviously for us, Argentines, Maradona was always our greatest idol and our greatest admiration for everything he meant. Although I was little and saw him play little live, Diego transcended anything“said the world champion in Qatar 2022.

And then he delved into basketball and tennis: “To talk about another sport, I think the same thing happened with (Michael) JordanI really admire tennis players like (Roger) Federer, Rafa (Nadal), (Novak) Djokovic, I think the three of them made the competition much bigger than it was. And competing for so long to be the best and being so close to each other made everything much more fantastic. “I don’t know, I’m probably forgetting a lot of athletes, but to highlight some I think I would stick with them.”

“To say something about basketball, LeBron (James), Steph (Curry)They are players that I admired a lot and I think they gave a lot to the sport they play, each in their own way. There I named several,” concluded the 10th.