The fact that Lionel Messi makes the extraordinary look ordinary at times shouldn't diminish just how brilliant he is. Sporting greatness is a form of anesthetic -- it has a numbing effect. The first time you watch Simone Biles skip across the floor, Roger Federer execute a perfect drop shot or Lewis Hamilton take a corner in the driving rain, you're utterly enchanted. By the hundredth time you see them do it, there's a danger that you will become immune to their sheer wonder, the same way you might if you'd grown up with your bedroom looking out toward the Northern Lights. For that reason, there's a risk that...
Friday, November 16, 2018
How jaded fans can still appreciate Lionel Messi on the 15th anniversary of his Barca debut
The fact that Lionel Messi makes the extraordinary look ordinary at times shouldn't diminish just how brilliant he is. Sporting greatness is a form of anesthetic -- it has a numbing effect. The first time you watch Simone Biles skip across the floor, Roger Federer execute a perfect drop shot or Lewis Hamilton take a corner in the driving rain, you're utterly enchanted. By the hundredth time you see them do it, there's a danger that you will become immune to their sheer wonder, the same way you might if you'd grown up with your bedroom looking out toward the Northern Lights. For that reason, there's a risk that...
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