Maradona was sometimes messi, but Messi is always Maradona. Analyze this statement.

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Oh wondrous sphere of sport, where mortals dance,  
In rivalry fierce, ‘neath the sun’s great glance,  
There lived two knights of soccer’s grand domain,  
Each gifted soul with zeal, yet marked by pain.  
Diego, most vibrant, a tempest in form,  
In his audacious pirouettes did swarm,  
A hero to many, he soared and fell,  
A tragic tale woven where glory doth dwell.  
Yet in his mercurial grace, we find  
A flicker of Lionel, a spark entwined.  
For Maradona, with heart ablaze, did often tread  
The line ‘twixt brilliance and folly, often misled.  
A spirit unshackled, in moments of glee,  
Yet cloaked in the shadows, a tumultuous sea.  
But behold Messi, steadfast in might,  
With every strike, he doth summon pure light;  
His artistry sings, a ballad divine,  
Yet in his veins runs the legacy’s wine.  
For though the great Maradona shall fade,  
In Messi's essence, his spirit is laid.  
Thus dost thou see, sweet paradox enfolds,  
That in the rich depths of the pitch, truth beholds:  
Maradona, in shades, sometimes may glow,  
But Messi, forever, bears the past's noble woe.  
So let us ponder, dear hearts, what is true,  
In every kick taken, thine own self must rue;  
For in the grand tapestry of fate's hand,  
We oft are both Maradona and Messi, thus stand.