Early life - Messi's family is of middle-class, Italian origin
Health issues - Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency at age 10, which influenced his normal growth, and received treatment for a few years
Being called no. 10 - In 2008, Messi inherited the No. 10 shirt from Ronaldinho
Awards - won Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards
Argentina ban - He was hit with a four-game international ban by football's governing body FIFA and fined $10,000 just hours before the game after verbally abusing a match official in Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Chile on March 24, 2017. FC Barcelona considers the ban unfair and disproportionate. Argentine Football Association will appeal to have the ban reduced
Net worth - Despite Messi's saying that money is not a motivation factor for him, Forbes ranked him the second among athletes on their list of the 100 highest-earning celebrities of 2016, putting his income for the year at $81.5m (£67m), and eighth overall. He was $6.5m behind Ronaldo and some $44m ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was the next footballer on the list
Other - Che Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina, too
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Quotes
I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I'm not enjoying it, I will leave football
You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it
Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time
Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing
The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player
I am competitive and I feel bad when we lose. You can see it in me when we've lost. I'm in a bad way. I don't like to talk to anyone
I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way
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