The 60-year-old Argentine legend died Wednesday of a center attack.
Maradona had undergone brain surgery a few weeks earlier and the idea of being in recovery.
His death foreshadowed a wave of excitement and tributes for the hero of Naples and Boca Juniors.
And it is his mother, Doña Tota, who made the most of Maradona’s brain after his death in 2011.
In an interview with The Argentine medium Clarín in the instance of his 60th birthday, he said: “Football gave me everything I had, more than I had imagined.
“And if I hadn’t had that addiction, I could have played a lot more.
“But today is the past. I’m fine and the most important thing is not to have my parents.
I know from heaven you’re proud of me and you’re very happy.
“I ask for this wish, one more day with Tota.
“But I know that from heaven she is proud of me and that she is very happy. “
Maradona spoke of his hopes for Argentina and a coronavirus vaccine in the interview, and said his acceptance of Russian leader Vladimir Putin to help end the pandemic.
The virus claimed the life of the star’s brother-in-law, Raúl Machuca, in August.
He also expressed empathy for Lionel Messi in his series of contracts with Barcelona, a scenario with which he could identify from his time at the club.
Maradona said: “I knew it was going to end badly and I think Leo’s leaving.
“It happened to me, too. Barcelona is a simple club and has been there for many years and has been treated as it deserves.
“He gave them everything, took them to the sensibleest and one day sought out to replenish scenery and they said no.
“The thing is, closing the door isn’t easy, there’s a contract, a big club, other people who love you. “
The Argentine’s last role came here as a technician for the outstanding La Plata Gymnastics Team.
And he remembered the outcast of affection he felt in the pace of the team, Maradona drying away his tears when he himself coached the club.
The iconic midfielder said: “I will be grateful to the people.
“Every day they ask me, I will never go back to Argentine football what I lived in this. It went beyond what I can imagine.
“Because I was away for a long time and you wonder if other people will still love me, if they will still feel the same way.
“When I entered the box in Gymnastics on the day of my presentation, I felt a love for other people that will never end. “
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