Sometimes sitting in an airplane, sometimes standing in an open-top bus, sometimes lying on a bed in a comfortable position - in all the pictures, Lionel Messi now has a golden trophy on his arm. After winning the World Cup, his enthusiasm to fulfill his dreams is showing in everything.
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The Argentina captain remembered late legend Diego Maradona and former team-mates in an emotional message on social media amid endless celebrations after returning home on Tuesday with the coveted World Cup trophy.
Messi has not forgotten his childhood club Grandoli. Messi, who brought Argentina the third World Cup after 36 years of lamentation, reminded him how long he had to travel with failure to fulfill his dreams, "It's been almost 30 years from Grandoli to the World Cup in Qatar. Football has given me a lot of joy and some pain in the last three decades. It was always my dream to become a world champion. I never stopped trying, even knowing I could never achieve something. This World Cup trophy is also for those who have not won it despite trying in previous World Cups.
Like in the 2014 World Cup everyone deserved it, because everyone fought and worked hard at the end. They also wanted to have it the way I wanted it. ...We deserved the trophy even in such a badly finished final.'
Before this, Argentina was the last champion in 1986 World Cup. Diego Maradona, whose single-handed feat won Argentina the title, is also in Messi's heart. This success is for all those who have always stood by the national team without looking at the results, respected our efforts and aspirations, even when things did not go as expected. This trophy is also for the coaching staff and all those associated with the national team, who have worked day and night to make our job easier.'
Finally, Messi thanked everyone, "Sometimes failure is part of the journey and learning." Success is impossible without disappointment and failure. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Go ahead Argentina.'
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