No he isn’t Sachin Tendulkar nor is he Roger Federer. He is Lionel Messi and is definitely not a quitter. With my inferior knowledge of sports, I guess I am probably one of the last persons around to comment on it, but it’s kind of ridiculous when a leading (read: trending) website posts an article which reads: Here’s Why Quitter Messi Will Never Be A Sachin Or A Federer .  Why should he be a Sachin or a Federer? From what it seems, there a scale of greatness and Messi seems to have failed to reach the level where Sachin or Federer stands. Interestingly, most of us are naive enough to not know how to scale the greatness of an athlete and with the blindfold of respect and admiration which we have for the player, took a bit of offence to what was written. I am as shocked as anyone could be when Leo announced his retirement. But isn’t it something personal? As much as I want to see him back in the blue and white colour, I also respect his decision. And this respec...