Through the year 201Özil: The Future?

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Fast bambi mobiles, big white villas, fame, glory, all the fanta he can ever dream of... Mesut has it all. But will time treat him well? Back in 2010, when he was still a fresh duckling on the international stage, sponsor Nike called out the year 201Ö and made a series of videos of which the third one answers just this question:

What will happen to Mesut in his old age?

Apparently, he leads a life of luxury, eating healthily, drinking macchiatos (I bet they're out of fashion by then), sleeping in his blue-lit oxygen tank and basking in his old glory like a retired military general... But is he happy?

Strangely enough, the video is rather melancholic in nature and ambiguous in its answer. What does it look like to you?

205Özil
A Look Into Mesut's Possible Future

This is me, Mesut.
And this is my future.



Still busy as always.
This is Sabine, the good soul of the house.
I've known her all the time I've lived here.

Good day, Herr Özil.
Ö: How are you?
Very well, thanks. Have a good one.
Ö: Thank you.



People say:
"Mesut, you're our hero."
"Your feet have made us successful."
Every day another tv interview.
Smiling all day long.
That's the other Sabine. She's nice, too.
Still looking pretty great, don't you think?
Everything worked out in my life.
A lot of training pays off in the end.
Talent doesn't hurt either.
Sang myself into the charts.
Won a lot of titles.
Won more than I lost.
Football's my best friend.
We did well, you and me.
And all of this just because I like playing football.

Ö: Come on in.
Good day. A sandwich for you, Sir?

Hmmm... the future's organic.
I prefer burgers.



Once a week we watch my football highlights from back then.

Ö: I shot 10 goals when we won that one.

I'd like to see young people today do that!
Those boys have nothing on me.

Ö: I've lived here for 20 years. You know very well I can still beat you.
I'll just dribble rings around you.
Ö: Good luck trying. I'm still too fast for you.
We'll have another game and I'll walk all over you, you'll see.
Ö: You think?
Yup.
Ö: You're on. Any time.



Nothing but youthful imprudence.
Just like me when I was young.

Ö: There's a beautiful pitch right there. We put two goals there, one against one... I'll do you in 5:0.

And this here is Helmut.
He's almost part of the furniture.

Herr Özil! What can I do for you today?

We're both in the prime of our lives.
That's what Helmut says anyway.
And he's right.

I'll have a latte macchiato, please.



Nowadays, the game's become one big champagne breakfast.
But hey. A ball's a ball.
If I had to do everything again I wouldn't change a thing.
Oh la la. More football fans.
Hello, ladies.
Could be my daughters.
Being an ex-pro football player isn't such a bad life, no?
What do you think?



So... what do you think?