Jakarta (ANTARA) - Football superstar Lionel Messi has admitted that\nhe regrets not seriously learning English when he was younger, as it has\nimpacted his daily life, especially in building relationships with many\npeople.<\/p>\n
\u201cI regret many things. One of them is not learning English when I was\nyoung. I had time to at least learn English and I didn\u2019t do it,\u201d said\nthe Inter Miami player in an interview with the Mexican podcast, Miro de\nAtras on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Argentine star admitted that he used to feel awkward when he was\nwith great people, but could not fully participate in the\nconversation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I could speak and chat with them, I felt half stupid,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He emphasised the importance of education from an early age and now\nencourages his children to take advantage of the opportunity to\nlearn.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always tell my children to take advantage of it. They have a\ndifferent situation from what I experienced, even though I never lacked\nanything,\u201d said the eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy last year of school in Argentina was a disaster. I knew that I\nwas going to go to Barcelona,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n
In Spain, Messi completed his secondary education with other young\nplayers at the La Masia academy.<\/p>\n
Although he feels regret, Messi affirmed that football has given him\nmany life lessons.<\/p>\n
\u201cFootball teaches many things, provides many values. Football creates\nlifelong bonds. You get to know different places,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/messi-regrets-not-learning-english-earlier-1772060307", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }