Fact 1 – He once fell into a well and survived
Di Maria and his family had move to a new home and he was only one year old still using a walker. He recounts the story like this “I was a year old and had a baby walker and went outside and fell into a well. I was lucky because they saved me in time otherwise I wouldn’t be here to talk about it.”
1. 「细思极恐」- 曾经掉井里，最终获救
1岁的时候，迪玛利亚还在用学步车，他们全家搬到新房子生活。他回忆当时的情景：“那时我一岁，还不会走路，坐着学步车溜到家外面，一不小心就掉到井里了，幸亏他们及时把我救出来，否则我就无法在这踢球了。”
Fact 2 – His first transfer fee were 35 footballs
He was playing for local club Torito when a scout from Rosario Central first spotted him. During an interview to Real Madrid TV he tells the story “They drove a hard bargain to release me. The transfer fee was 35 footballs.” Di Maria was only four years old at that time, so we need to keep that in mind, but nevertheless an interesting story.
2. 「神转会费」 —— 35个足球的促成转会
4岁的时候，他在当地俱乐部 Torito 踢球，被罗萨里奥中央的球探看中。他回忆说：“他们当时想我加盟，但谈判陷入僵局，最后他们送我35个足球，我就加盟了”。对一个当时只有4岁的孩子来说，35个足球，是一个天文数字了。
Fact 3 – His doctor told him to be a footballer
Di Maria was a problem child from a young age, so his mother took him to see a doctor when he was three years old looking for help in finding a solution. He recounts the story “My mother got tired of me breaking everything in the house so she took me to see a doctor when I was three. I was running around the examination room breaking everything. The doctor just said ‘Sign him up for a sport’ and that is where my career began.”
3. 「仙人指路」 —— 一个医生开启了他的运动生涯
迪玛利亚小时候是一个问题少年，在家里是个「破坏王」，但她妈妈没有放弃治疗，带他去看医生。他做了全身的检查，最后医生放了一个大招：“让他去练体育吧！”从此，迪玛利亚开启了他的足球生涯。
Fact 4 – Meaning behind Di Maria’s tattoo
Before leaving Benfica in 2007, Di Maria and six of his friends had the following sentence tattooed ‘Nacer en El Perdriel fué y será lo mejor que me pasó en la vida’. You can see that tattoo on his left forearm.The English translation for the tattoo is “To be born in El Perdriel was and will be the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life." The tattoo is a symbol for the seven friends, a reminder of where they came from.
4. 「左臂的印记」——和6个小伙伴的纹身
在2007年离开本菲卡的时候，迪玛利亚和他的6个小伙伴在左前臂纹上了“Nacer en El Perdriel fué y será lo mejor que me pasó en la vida”，意思是「生在 El Perdriel，是我生命中最美妙的事情」。
Fact 5 – A winner
He played three seasons at Benfica before moving to Real Madrid, and during that time he won the Portuguese League and two Portuguese League Cups. In his last year he was also voted best player of the League. During his time at Real Madrid he won La Liga once with Jose Mourinho, two Copa de Rey, one UEFA Super Cup, one Spanish Super Cup and a Champions League. He was also voted man of the match in that final against Atletico Madrid. He is a winner; the trophies that he has won at Benfica and Real Madrid are proof of it.
5. 「人生赢家」—— 在葡萄牙西班牙证明自己
加盟皇马前，他在本菲卡踢了3个赛季，赢得了1个联赛冠军、2个葡萄牙联赛杯。在本菲卡最后一年，他被评选为赛季最佳球员。加盟皇马后，他跟随穆里尼奥赢得了1个西甲冠军、2个国王杯，1个欧洲超级杯、1个西班牙超级杯和1个欧冠冠军。在对阵马竞的欧冠决赛中，他成为在当场最佳球员。