Wednesday later afternoon, in a WhatsApp group, a friend of mine (with whom I used to play football in different clubs), posted : Maradona is dead. I couldn’t realize and thought it was not real. Few seconds later, when I start googled and saw the official news, it made me very sad.

A part of football is gone forever. The greatest Diego Armando Maradona passed away at the age of 60. Whether you like or not about football, you know who Maradona was. He was more than a football. A was a poet, a genius an artist touch by the grace of God and watching him was a privilege for the world. His famous hands of God goal plus the goal of the century, against England in the Quarter final World Cup 1986 in Mexico, will remain forever….even if you are an English fan.

Why his death matter for all of us?

Maradona represents all what we are dreaming for. Started from nowhere, with nothing in Villa Fiorito in a poor slum of Buenos Aires and ended up being regarded as the best football of all times. He was ‘El pibe de Oro’ who become simply the best

It matters because his life and personality can teach us many things (regardless if you do sport or not). Maradona tought us to

• Believe in your dreams (he had two. One was playing the World Cup and the second one was winning it)
  
• Never forget where you come from. Despite what many gossip media reported, Maradona stayed humble, simple, approachable and never thought about himself like a God. During and interview and journalist asked him “How do you deal with such pressure?”. His answer speaks for himself “Sir, the pressure is when a man wakes up at 4 am, goes to work but he is not sure if he can bring back money home to feed his children. Me, I don’t have pressure.”
  
• Even if you are a genius in what you do, you need a team. Many of this former team mates said that Maradona was never blaming other and always put the team first
  
• Bring love and joy to others, not to yourself. Just asked people of Naples and they will tell you who Maradona was. Not just a football player, he was one of them. He will be in their hart for generations
  
• Learn to bounce back. In Maradona’s case, he was also a drug addict but he somehow bounce back and came back for his family and us. I will never forget the goal he scored in World Cup 1994 against Greece. After scoring, he ran towards all the camera and screamed like he was re-borned

• Always put hard work to justify success. Nothing comes by accident. Maradona famous quote:

When People succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

Diego Maradona

In summary, Maradona is an inspiration for all and his legacy will remain eternal. He is now playing football with the stars.

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What do you think about Maradona and his legacy ? Feel free to comment and give me your opinion.

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