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A comment on Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014). Parent comment

Re:Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014) by smcl on Sunday December 18, 2022 @01:34PM (#34040938)
Weirdly I think Maradona's chaotic life off the pitch (and I suppose no shortage of controversy on it) sort of adds to his appeal :)
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Re:Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014) by kamaal on Sunday December 18, 2022 @11:03PM (#34048323)
People do like to watch flawed people win, it gives them hope about their own lives.
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Re:Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014) by 77pt77 on Sunday December 18, 2022 @11:26PM (#34048481)
People like to watch people win that give them the illusion that it could be them.

Hence Einstein was a dummy with poor grades at math (he was not) or failed his exams (he did not).

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