Diego Maradona was the greatest player I’ve ever seen - and he could have been even greater without having to battle his demons. I know how hard it is to do that. I’ve fought my addictions all my life. But I was never under the sort of pressure Maradona was. He was his country’s brightest star. And he won them the World Cup. He could do things I’d never seen anyone do before. And he was playing at that level, with all the demons he had to battle. Imagine what he could have done without that eating away at him all his life. To do what he did, and deal with all the things he had to deal with, is mindblowing. I’ve been there and I know how hard it is to fight your demons. It takes a...
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