Lionel Messi has been at the pinnacle of world soccer for more than two decades, from his emergence and subsequent domination with FC Barcelona to his later years with Inter Miami and Argentina, where success and trophies—including a World Cup—have continued to arrive at an astonishing rate.
While many, quite rightly, point to the Argentine’s extraordinary natural talent—perhaps the greatest of his generation, if not all time—it hasn’t all come down to ability alone.
