Lionel Messi Quotes
When my son will be born, my first goal will be for him. The rest, will be as always for my grandmother.
Caioli, Luca. Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend. Icon Books, 2012.
What is most interesting about this quotation is not the fact of the corruption, but the blatant manner in which Daley admitted to it. Today, we look back and ask how such blatant, open corruption could be tolerated. At the time, while the public tended to see this as corruption, politicians actually saw it as a healthy part of the system. After all, they argued, we want the best men for high office, and we don’t want them to have large salaries at the expense of the taxpayer. The city needs the insurance, so no taxpayer is hurt if the mayor gives the insurance business to his son. Similarly, 4 decades later, most politicians do not view campaign contributions as corruption while many citizens do. This ethical and moral standard may change just as the steering of insurance contracts did.
Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered as the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards, a record six European Golden Shoes, and in 2020 was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (467), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (191), a La Liga and European league season (21) and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country, and has the most goals ever by a player for a single club.
