Messi: The Boy Who Needed Daily Hormone Injections Became the Greatest Footballer Ever
Messi was born with a growth hormone deficiency — he needed daily growth hormone injections. The reason is because he looked much smaller than his age mates and often got bullied for it. As a young lad, I would call him brave and a miracle. However, Messi was so in love with football, and his beloved grandma usually took him to watch football. During a medical checkup, Messi was diagnosed with delayed growth. The results were growth hormone deficiency, also called stunted growth. As an adult, he might not grow past 1.5 meters tall. This was a blow to the family, and his father had just lost his job and could not afford to pay the bills. Messi was only worried about whether he could still play football. From age ten, Messi showed incredible strength and never complained about the pain from the injections to his parents. With the doctors' support, Messi gradually grew up, but things did not improve — Argentina also fell into an economic crisis, which made things more difficult for hi...