It’s something for me that I can tell my kids that I’ve played against Messi when we watch him on television. For me he’s got everything. He is magical to watch. When I finish and look back, and he will still be going strong, I will be able to say to myself I tested myself against the best. And quite clearly, for me, he is the best ever. He’s a great individual player but a great person as well and a credit to football.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It’s something for me that I can tell my kids that I’ve played against Messi when we watch him on television. For me he’s got everything. He is magical to watch. When I finish and look back, and he will still be going strong, I will be able to say to myself I tested myself against the best. And quite clearly, for me, he is the best ever. He’s a great individual player but a great person as well and a credit to football." in the context of "John Terry, 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9189675/John-Terry-playing-through-the-pain-barrier-for-double-chasing-Chelseas-cause.html" to mean that wisdom is timeless.