Lex Fridman: belief

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…He took the initiative and carried them. That’s when he led Napoli, you know? When he led Napoli to the league title. Who knew Napoli then? Maradona came from Barcelona to Napoli and made them champions, and the whole stadium was named after him. Many guys played in Napoli, but there was never anyone like Maradona. And recently, I saw somewhere, or I think someone pointed out, the pressure on the guys who are transferring to Napoli. Whoever you are, you will always be in Maradona’s shadow, and you stay in the shadow because fans will never give you the credit you might deserve because they will always compare you to him. Are you Maradona or not? And if you’re not Maradona, you will never get full recognition. I want to say that one of the things that makes Messi great, I think, is that he really had to live in such a shadow of Maradona, and especially with the World Cup. It’s not easy. And he came out of it.…

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