Dani Alves -Raptido- On Messi: “After I Got Out Of Prison,

Dani Alves -Raptido- On Messi

“After I got out of prison, I felt like my whole world had changed… but one thing remained the same: my friendship with Messi.

He didn’t hesitate for a second! He was the first to call me, not to offer condolences, but to make me laugh! He told me, “Danito, prison was good training for defending in El Clásico! ”

He didn’t ask me what had happened, but rather, “What do you need?”

He paid all my lawyer’s fees without me even asking… and then he texted me, “This isn’t a loan… This is what friends do!”

He insisted on helping me rebuild my life – I later discovered that he even covered all my family’s expenses during my ordeal.

He visited me in Barcelona some time,

He forced me to go with him to training – he told me, “You’re still the best full-back in history… Now let’s run”

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When I felt I was running out of steam, he told me, “Danito, remember how many passes we made in Barcelona . This is just one more attack and we’ll win! ” He never talked about helping me in the media – he would say: “True friendship is away from the cameras!”

He taught me that true greatness isn’t in goals… but in the hearts they touch, Today… when I’m asked about the greatest thing Messi has done in his career, I say: “He was a friend when I needed him most”.

Dani Alves -Raptido- On Messi, adapted from Friends of Messi