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[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

A reporter asked Lamine Yamal how he handles the pressure of carrying Spain at 18. His answer: my mother had me when she was 16, that's real pressure. My father picked things off the street to bring food home, that's pressure. All I have to do is play football.

That's the whole story of who he is, and most fans only know the surface of it.

Before he was born, his teenage parents fell behind on rent. Two neighbors named Lamine and Yamal covered them, and his father vowed his son would carry both names forever. His legal name is a permanent record of a debt his family couldn't repay in money. In Arabic, the names mean "the trustworthy" and "beauty."

His parents split when he was around 5. His mother raised him in Granollers on a fast food wage. And here's the detail almost nobody knows: that job is the reason he became a footballer. Through work she met the daughter of the youth coordinator at CF La Torreta, his first club. When she worried she couldn't cover the fees, he told her that if the boy wants to play, money will never be the reason he can't.

As a kid, Lamine told his parents: if you're counting on me getting a normal job, we're in trouble. But if I become a footballer, you'll never have to worry again.

He signed with Barcelona at 7. He was right by 15.

Every goal, he flashes 304 with his fingers. The end of 08304, the postal code of Rocafonda, the neighborhood where strangers paid his family's rent before he existed. It gets credited on every goal since.

Today, at 19, he plays for the World Cup. And if he scores tonight, somewhere in the biggest broadcast on Earth, two neighbors will hear their names, and a postal code will flash on 2 billion screens.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

19-year-old Lamine Yamal is now a World Champion.

[Amanda @_afia__]

Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!

[🥷 @_iamhabeeb]

By this time next year I’ll be in a better place.

[Eni Adeoluwa @Enioluwa]

Dear Lord, and in the times when we don’t know what to do, please direct our paths, guide our steps, and lead us in the right way. Amen.🤍🙏🏽

[the pressure @larabillionaire]

Since I was born and up till now, I’ve always enjoyed the gift of good people. People always want to help me, both strangers and friends. I’m very grateful 🥹

[gbemisoke @Gbemisoke]

"Daddy, I want baby bicycle"

[Wazeera @fajrwomanx]

This is a really good guide to CV optimization when job hunting.

[Ja Leto @_falsi1ke]

Imagine getting that dream job, finally affording the life you've always envisioned. May God open those doors for every one of us this year.

[Princess A @cessadelove1]

Broke at 29.
Millionaire at 30.
Don’t underestimate what God can do in your life.
Philippians 4:13.

[Hazel Kaizoku @meister_kwame]

I’m smart and hardworking but nothing I’ve achieved is by might

Everything is God and everything that follows me

[Übermensch @Kobinalutterodt]

1. Finishing my first year of housejob this month.
2. Became a published co-author this year.
3. Became health lead of an NGO. Our most recent project enables us get 50+ voluntary blood donors for the GARH blood bank. I championed this project and designed the framework.

[O.A @snrmanOA]

I always want to be able to give value. It’s super important for me.

[Sheeta Verma 👩🏽‍💻 @sheetaverma]

Most of the talented women I know are job hunting and going through hell trying to get interviews. I’ve never seen the job market so disjointed

[Thabang_Shamase @thabangshamase]

I want this job, and I'll get it.

[Khaykardash @khaykardash]

update : we’re married 😭😭💍

[Khaykardash @khaykardash]

Literally met this man 2 weeks ago.. a date was had by day 3, & he picked my car up to go get it serviced, cleaned it up and put flowers in it 🥰 and literally texted me saying he gonna get me some new breaks immediately. I’ll lyk when we get married

[ỌMỌ́TÁRÁ LAWRENCE @theladymotara]

Be ridiculously optimistic about your future.

[Ozioma @_Oz__i]

One thing I feel should be a benchmark for Christianity is kindness. It’s crazy how some people are deeply religious but lack basic kindness.