Lionel Messi aka The Flea
Chad Nielsen in ESPN the Magazine (via) tells us of when Kobe Bryant met the best soccer player in the world:
“At the Olympics,” Messi says, “everything was beautiful.” His fondest memory? “Eating at the Olympic Village.” One day at lunch, a tall black man set his tray at one end of Barça’s table. “Hola,” the man said, grinning. “Soy Kobe.” With smiles and small talk, Kobe Bryant worked his way back to Messi, then pulled him aside. “We chatted for a while,” Messi says. “His Spanish is very good.” As Bryant walked away, lunch tray in hand, he turned back to cast his vote in the great debate. “Messi,” he called out, “you are the best!”
The guy scored in the Champion’s League final and his nickname is “The Flea”. Impossible not to love him.
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