tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post1688007023667638447..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: Eduardo Galeano: MaradonaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-70178870806322964722010-06-14T07:37:05.215-07:002010-06-14T07:37:05.215-07:00Must confess that I have developed a secret specia...Must confess that I have developed a secret special place in my heart for Maradona ever since learning, a while back, that he comes from the same neighbourhood as Lucy in the Sky.<br /><br />And watching DM go through (and act out) the full gamut of human emotions on the sideline during the Nigeria game, and then watching him lift Lio Messi off the ground with a massive bear hug -- well, TWO massive bear hugs -- reminded me all over again that he is a glorious incorrigible impossible child. Irrepressible human expressiveness is going out of style in the public arena. Then again, that training tactic (see Tom's link) of lining up the fusiliers to pepper their teammates with shots from close range -- whew, boys' own world stuff, maybe SHOULD go out of style. <br /><br />And while we're on Maradona's version of <br /><a href="http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2010/05/26/argentines-abroad-the-final-chapter-and-maradonas-terrifying-threat/" rel="nofollow">nobility</a>...TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-89310338421384667032010-06-13T21:16:38.185-07:002010-06-13T21:16:38.185-07:00Always a ray of light (and he's done and said ...Always a ray of light (and he's done and said very little I don't agree with): even his training methods for the World Cup have <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsesZix61II&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">a certain flair</a>.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079162136503550734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-8171042327771311312010-06-13T15:37:07.501-07:002010-06-13T15:37:07.501-07:00He was born in a very poor part of the District of...He was born in a very poor part of the District of LanĂºs and he became the best football player ever. He has done and said many things I do not agree with but in the field, he is a real king. We Argentinians feel very proud of him. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-3440678352718783752010-06-13T15:02:35.524-07:002010-06-13T15:02:35.524-07:00With an ever so slightly bitter lump in my throat ...With an ever so slightly bitter lump in my throat ;) there has been no better player. With balance like that he stood on top of the world..https://www.blogger.com/profile/00532376301529981186noreply@blogger.com