Messi transcends sport like Jordan and Nadal - Mascherano - video Dailymotion

Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano labels Lionel Messi as a footballer who has transcended sport.

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00:00It's not a surprise because I've had to live with him

00:05for eight years in Barcelona,

00:09for more than 15 years in the selección,

00:12as a teammate,

00:14and always,

00:17especially in places where he hasn't gone with continuity,

00:22people become crazy.

00:25The reality is that

00:27not only in stadiums,

00:29I've had to live with him in airports,

00:31in hotels,

00:33and it generates all this.

00:35I think the admiration is total,

00:39but I don't think it's only for the football class,

00:43but I think it's also an example of a sport

00:46and transcends what is our sport,

00:49transcends football.

00:51At the end,

00:53I think that any person fanatic of sport,

00:57not of football,

00:58but of sport,

00:59feels admiration for this type of sport,

01:03whether Leo Messi,

01:05Michael Jordan at the moment,

01:09Rafa Nadal,

01:11people who have transcended the sport,

01:17and, well,

01:18the reality is that

01:19we're very privileged

01:21to have the opportunity to be close

01:23and live this too close.

01:25to be bold.

01:27To be continued...

01:31to be continued...

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01:39to be continued...

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