One superstar who does fit the mold is, no surprise, Lionel Messi. He’s never viewed training as silly or unimportant. He wouldn’t be caught dead repeating Iverson’s scornful words at a press conference: “We’re sittin’ here, and I’m supposed to be the franchise player, and we’re talkin’ about practice.” Messi’s teammate Gerard Piqué observes, “He could say, ‘OK, I’m the best, but in training I don’t care, I can be lazy,’ but he’s working at the same level in training as well. It’s unbelievable.”
