"Every night I had to stick a needle into my legs" : Lionel Messi

Paris Saint-Germain PSG superstar Lionel Messi opened up about his treatment for growth hormone deficiency in the book Messi

The must-read biography of the World Cup champion.

The former Barcelona forward said in an interview, as compiled and published in the biography by Guillem Balague

The people who saw me injecting myself were surprised and felt ill. It didnt worry me and it didnt hurt.

Wherever I went I took the syringe with me in its case and put it straight into the fridge, if I went to a friends house, for example.

I would then take it out and put it straight into my quadriceps.

Every night it was like this. One day one leg, the next day, the other one.

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