The one with Maradona

I really, REALLY, can’t get over this. Did you guys watch the incredible Maradona-like Messi goal? Did it give you flashbacks of Maradona’s goal (Goal of the Century) in 1986 against England which led Argentina to the world cup title?

 


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I, perhaps more than others, feel very sad for what Maradona is going through these days. I wasn’t going to write about this, just so I wouldn’t come off as a show-off, but after seeing this goal and all what’s been happening to Diego, I felt it’s ok to talk about it. Having said that, I feel very fortunate to have met Maradona and actually spending a couple of days with him. Although the only intelligible (coherent) word I understood from him was the word “ok”, and the rest was up to the interpreter, but still it was Maradona God Damnit! You’re in the presence of the legend himself!

 

I’ve always been a big fan of Maradona, and I was watching the 1986 match LIVE when Argentina won the World Cup after the Hand of God brilliant stunt, but after meeting someone and exchanging thoughts and views, that appreciation and all the other feelings just intensifies. Especially that I’ve been informed prior to hosting him that he’s very arrogant and very ill-tempered, but it turned out he was a very sweet guy, though he’s really spontaneous! I also met Maradona’s ex-wife, his sweet daughter Dalma and her boyfriend, forgot his name.

 

Of course Maradona did not just decide to visit me, it was a paid visit to inaugurate a project my previous company did the marketing for, and I was the account manager for that project, otherwise I guess I would’ve never have met him. Maradona was recently admitted to a psychiatric clinic to treat his alcohol addiction. :(

 

One day I might even tell you about my incident with Pele :-)

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29 Responses to “The one with Maradona”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 Mohanned

    Hath enta wa9el :shock:
    Bas after the pork post, we need a proof show us some pictures :evil:

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 Nizar

    Man, I just saw that clip on youtube today and i really thought that it looked like maradona’s goal.

    I have to watch world cup 2010 Live with you then. :shock:

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 Who-sane

    lah ya ghraib el bain!

    Do you have any doubts?! :cool:

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 Who-sane

    Nizar, sure thing … let’s catch up next World Cup ;-)

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 7aki Fadi

    wow man cool stuff, please say you took pics because I would kill you if you didn’t.

    By the way I really like the new template, better than the old one, haik looks mysterious!

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Tiger

    shoof mohannad ma3oo 7ag ya3nee ana momken a7asheshlee akam men segarah o agolak ana o marazonaa baqaina nel3ab bel 7arah fa6bol o baqait a7o6 fee baleelah o enoo marazona kan habeelet el mal3ab

    ay bedha sowar el sha’3leh benfa3esh heech 3al nashef.

    3a fekra I am a regular fu6bol blayer ba3jebak ha sho’3ol kabten majed ela robe3..

    regarding the theme very nice bas raje3 soret el tunnel more impression….

    esma3 bele mesh pele lan zalmatee mashee la tjeebesh seerto bel 3a6el ha bagolak:)

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 Who-Sane

    7aki: are you kidding? I would’ve committed suicide if I didn’t take pictures! I even hired a professional photographer to do that! :)

    Glad you liked the new template

    Tiger: yes I know ennak enta w Maradona used to play glool bil 7ara, he told me so when I met him ….

    I’ll be editing the template soon, so this should be temporarily only

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 Na3ouri

    ميسي لاعب عظيم بس لسا قدامه وقت طويل ليكتب اسمه بالتاريخ مثل مارادونا
    و هو اكيد قادر على هالإشي و يكفي انو بيلعب بنفس الاسلوبا و لقبه خليفه مارادونا

    اما بالنسبة لمارادونا فبتمنى الو الشفاء العاجل
    عنجد هيك لاعبين حرام تكون نهايتهم بهيك طريقة

  9. Gravatar Icon 9 Who-Sane

    Na3ouri: you’re absolutely right. Messi has a long way to get half of Maradona’s skills or fame.

    I too hope Maradona gets over his problems. I can’t wait to see him coaching a team! :-)

  10. Gravatar Icon 10 Mariam Ayyash

    YOU WERE WITH MARDAON!!???!! ashoof photos, ma basaddeg, inta kazzab! :’(

    the moment i saw messy in 2006 i thought this guy is hareeeeeeeeeeega, i love him, i was soooo devistated when coutch let him out in germany vs argentina, DEVISTATED, u can read about it somewhere on my bog :’(
    i saw the clip up there and i was crying of joy, where do u get to see that? I WANT JAZEERA CARD!!! GOD football is nothing short of magic, im blabbering i cant help it, i am in loooooooove!!!

    by the way, u live in argentina? willa inta sa7ee7 kazzab, ignore the question :p

  11. Gravatar Icon 11 Sel3

    neyalak ya 7sain! 7asdak wallah, goal messi kan bejanen, bas shofet goal kaka etani b manchester, last tue?
    ma 3alena hadak el template kan a7la. bas zo2ak mesh 3atel…

  12. Gravatar Icon 12 Who-Sane

    For those of you who doubted me: I’m so hurt :(

    Anyways, click here to see some pictures.

  13. Gravatar Icon 13 Mariam Ayyash

    i go to
    http://www.who-sane.com/maradona/

    i get
    “Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn’t here”

    walla ya hsain, ur host doubts u too :p

  14. Gravatar Icon 14 Who-sane

    It’s working fine with me Mariam :roll:

  15. Gravatar Icon 15 Hareega

    Oh God you’ve met Maradona! Man that is AWESOME!
    And yes Messi’s goal was out of this world, there are some great goals that you see from time to time, but Maradona’s and Messi’s goals were out of this world, fatha2iyeen, only Argentenians score goals like these.

    Viva Argentina!

  16. Gravatar Icon 16 7aki Fadi

    Wow 7sain, MAraddona and pelle all in one shot, great pictures guy :razz: .

  17. Gravatar Icon 17 7aki Fadi

    And why are you up so late? Oh it’s Thursday night.

    By the way, I liked the suit(s) in the pics, nicccccccccccceeee :).

  18. Gravatar Icon 18 Mohanned

    YAMMAAA, aywa hek sakatlee eyyahom :???:
    Bas walla jameel jeddan(El sowar I mean)
    ya3ni ana hek bagdar aseer a7ki fe wa7ad sa7bi t9awwar m3 maradon o pele..Ya salam ana kman soret wa9el.
    BEL FIFA

  19. Gravatar Icon 19 Who-sane

    Mariam: apology accepted :P

    Hareega: Yes! I love the fact that I have met him. And yes, their goals were falakiyyen fi3lan!

    7aki fadi: excuse me, but it’s Maradona, with a single D!
    I’m up because my wife’s sister and brother are visiting from Jordan and we just picked them up, so fee sahra tweeleh. Thanks for the compliment :)

    ghrab el bain: scroll up, you were the first to doubt me :-( … I’m waiting for something relevant to talk about Pele, I just think enno mish 7ilweh haik min el bab lal taga
    let me remind you:

    “Mohanned Says:
    April 25th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
    Hath enta wa9el :shock:
    Bas after the pork post, we need a proof show us some pictures :evil:

  20. Gravatar Icon 20 Mohanned

    El fekra enni a3mal 7ali mesh 3aref sho el go99a, f bnlabesha bay 7ada thani :roll:

  21. Gravatar Icon 21 Nimir (bel 3arabee Tiger)

    CD el 3azeez mohannad mawthoo3ak sar se3eb

    bedak jaha 3asha2ereyeh…ya3nee hasa el mawdoo3 batal fee maze7 wazeer el e3lam betgoloo kazab beseer hal 7akee wala ma beseer eza enteh ra2ees 7komeh o botgol 3an wazeer el e3lam kazab sho ye7kee el sha3eb!!!!

    bas wala ma3reftak ya 7sain sho’3ol bedal o 7arkat

    Pele o maradona be one shot wala jad enak m3alem sara7a hats off af7ametnee ‘7alas agolak pele ba6al zalamatee enteh soret zalmatee hal ayam:)

    esma3 yala batswar ana weyak haik o emn3mal leqa2 sa7feee o ana mesh zay maradona kermalak bebalash ya 3omree kam 7sain 3endee ana:))))

  22. Gravatar Icon 22 Nimir (bel 3arabee Tiger)

    sa7ee7 benet maradona mozeh balah raqamha rendak??

  23. Gravatar Icon 23 Who-Sane

    lol mohanned .. ballah shoof keef tiger he’s acting all innocent w enno he believed every single word I said from the beginning … tiger scroll up bardo :P … “shoof mohannad ma3oo 7ag ya3nee ana momken a7asheshlee akam men segarah o agolak ana o marazonaa baqaina nel3ab bel 7arah fa6bol o baqait a7o6 fee baleelah o enoo marazona kan habeelet el mal3ab

    ay bedha sowar el sha’3leh benfa3esh heech 3al nashef.”

    LOL. I don’t have her number, but she’s on my msn list ;-)

  24. Gravatar Icon 24 Mariam Ayyash

    shooo yajama3a, el youm el jom3a? men el sobo7 gaymeen to sniff for pictures?

    w bedkoo tlabsooha la7ada? w ana ajeet akher wa7deh? tayeb ya3ni ana elli akalet-ha? :)
    tayeb mashi madam heik, i will resume my doubting course since heik heik ajat 3ala rassi: awalan, shoo be3arrefna enno hatha inta ya7sein? thanian, when did maradona visit an arab country? i dont remember, mohannad do u? nimer do u? w ba3dein embayneh photoshopped, (heh), maradona has a vertical symetrical axis!! shoo mareed? willa 3ala bein ma yelbess the watch in his left hand, he forgets and wears an identical watch in his right? did u notice that even the tattoos are similar on both hands? hmmm…

    bass if i envy u for anything is for u to have watched that goal in real game :( i would have broken down after seeing it alive, i shed a tear just watching it today!

    ana ashok, ithan ana mawjoooood :)

  25. Gravatar Icon 25 Who-sane

    Nice try Mariam!

    Check these links: 1- http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=154123
    2- http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2005/nov/18sld1.htm

    I don’t mind “ana ashok, ithan ana mawjood” … bas “khalif to3raf?” ;-)

  26. Gravatar Icon 26 Tiger

    Sane…

    E3malha invitation golha fee shab waseem 3omro 25 saneh zalamtee o haik allah yes3edak ya 7sain bedeee anaseb marazona

    sa7ee7 7sain bel nesbeh lalee golto gabel ebte3raf el rayes emhanad 7achalee heech fa ebte3raf ana bel nehay mowazaf ba hal 7choomeh ya’7oy la twa’7ethna elee begoloo el rayes bemshee :wink:

  27. Gravatar Icon 27 Mohanned

    Shabab ballahe ma 7ada yeeji b 7sein, el shab 3ndi..

  28. Gravatar Icon 28 Who-sane

    Tiger: I told her and she’s very interested! (NOT)

    Mohanned: shayif el bullies :(

  29. Gravatar Icon 29 Eka Kolour

    you had me suicidal, suicida. Eka Kolour.

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