I hope to one day be as great as Alfredo Di Stefano. That in and of itself is nothing unique or special — many hope to be as great as he was — what’s special is how much I mean it.
I want to one day be able to be the man that can look into Cristiano Ronaldo’s eyes and know that there is mutual respect in that gaze, that gives Zinedine Zidane his Real Madrid shirt, that makes a club like Real Madrid the legend that it is today.
This video captures his greatness in a way that listing off his accomplishments never could. When you watch it, understand that it comes from the official youtube channel of Real Madrid, and that it was uploaded the day that he died: July 7th, 2014. The team gives him a goodbye so personal, so genuine, and so classic that is is quite simply breathtaking. It cuts straight through all of the money, gossip, and politics that rule Real Madrid today, and strikes right at the heart.
You have just witnessed the definition of class. Don’t forget what it looks like, there’s no telling when you will see it again.
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