On 2002-07-03 10:11, Ricardo_Mata wrote:
Sutnop: I think you are losing this argument, my friend.
If I remember correctly, you are Argentinian, right? I understand your position defending Maradonna because he is one of your countrymen. However, you are trying to defend a lost cause. Maradonna was a source of pride in the late 70's and into the early 80s. I admired the guy when he started becoming famous but that changed when his attitude and his multiple other problems began to show. For me and may others around the world, he was a role model until he began to show that in reality he is nothing but a miserable, lousy jerk.
Let's go back to 1986 and the "Hand of God." That hand will be memorable because it became an undeserved goal. A true gentleman would have admitted IMMEDIATELY that he used his hand and that the goal should not count.
Nano is right, Argentina scored a second goal and won. However, the match is remembered not by that second goal which was a truly memorable and outstanding display of Maradonna's techinque. The match is remembered by the "Hand of God" and the undeserved goal it became. Had Maradonna admitted that he had used his hand and that the goal should not have counted, that game and Maradonna himself would have become the epitome of honesty, decency, and fair play. He had that opportunity and wasted it in the same way he wasted many others, including the '94 World Cup.
Has Maradonna done anything to me personally? Has he caused me any harm? No, he hasn't but he has harmed the sport I adore by tarnishing its image. And he has tarnished the image of a country I love and respect --your country!-- with his erratic, troubled behavior.
My friend, Argentina has not reason to be proud of Maradonna. If Argentina wants reasons to be proud, think of JosÈ de San MartÌn --in my opinion, an individual far greater and much more noble than Bolivar. And I am from Venezuela!
For a sense of pride, Argentinians should talk about Jorge Lugones, Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Gardel, Carlos LÛpez Buchardo, Alberto Ginastera, and perhaps even Batistuta but not that pile of crap named Maradonna.
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