Mommy, I Wanna Be a Crack When I Go Grow Up!
Crack has some interesting connotations.
Illicit drug …
Joey Barton’s exposed rear end (well, let’s keep it clean and show his not quite as bad half) …
Crack just doesn’t sound like a good thing.
Except in Spain. There, the term “el crack” is used to refer to particularly talented players. And yes, it’s used just like that. Here’s an example:
Atletico Madrid manager Javier Aguirre recently boasted of his new Argentine signing Sergio Aguero: “AGUERO ES UN CRACK Y HARÃ HISTORIA EN ESTE CLUB” (“Aguero is a crack and he will make history at this club”).
Ronaldinho is the player I have most often seen referred to as a “crack” and since the term is a good thing (at least in Spain), he most definitely is!
Despite much searching, I
