Esteban Granero hangs up his boots: “Nothing is sad until it’s over. Then everything is sad”

Updated

07/05/2021 –
12:24

Esteban Granero just announced on his social networks that hang up the boots. The player, among others of the Real Madrid, Getafe, Real Sociedad and Espanyol, retires from active football. “Nothing is sad until it’s over. Then everything is.”, has written on their social networks. Thus ends, at 34 years old, to a career full of successes.

In his farewell, he dedicates a few words to his fellow footballers. “How proud to have been one of you! The withdrawal is the death of the footballer. But, to paraphrase Richard Dawkins: All of us are going to die one day, and we are fortunate for it. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential of people who could have been here in our place, but who will never put their boots on in a stadium, outnumber the grains of sand in the Sahara. Certainly these ‘unborn ghosts’ include greater scorers than Messi and more precise midfielders than Zizou. “, write.

The withdrawal is the death of the footballer

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“However, the stupefying reality is that you and me, with all our mediocrity we are here. We are one of the privileged few who won the birth lottery despite all improbability. Should we complain about our inevitable return to that previous state from which most have never emerged? “He continues, referring to his fellow footballers.

The reactions have not been long in coming. Y LaLiga has already published a tweet thanking Granero. “Forever on your ship, ‘Pirate’. It has been a pleasure to see you grow in LaLiga. Good luck, Barn “, it reads. Getafe has also sent him a farewell message: “You will always be part of the Azulona story.”

In another part of his farewell, Granero refers to everyone, not just the players: “For what they accompanied me at some point. For what they did me good, total thanks. But to those of you who helped me and I never found out about it, nor did I ever hear from you, eternal love. To those I did well once, you gave me more than I gave you. To those who did me wrong when I did not deserve it, I do not hold a grudge. To those I did wrong, it is a good day to admit that I regret it. “