In 1976 It was established that each August 13th the celebration of ” would take place all over the worldInternational Left-Handers Day“, thanks to the American Dean Campbell sought to raise awareness of the difficulties that left-handed people encounter in a right-handed society.
According to a study by the Oxford Universityonly 10% of the world’s population has the right hemisphere of the brain as dominant, directly associated with the development of the creativity and the regulation of movements on the left side of the body.
Despite being a right-handed world, throughout history there have been various sportsmen left-handers who have stood out, both nationally and internationally.
“There is no bad left-hander” is one of the most famous phrases in some sports, such as tennis, fencing, boxing and football. However, in polo and hockey it is forbidden use your left hand.
Diego Maradona
Recognized as one of the best footballers in history, the Argentine striker Diego Armando Maradona He was selected as the best player of the 20th centuryand much of it is due to the magic of his left leg.
He “Fluff“He won titles with Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli, where he is considered a legend, but the”Cosmic Kite” was established in the Olympus of football by having touched the sky with the white and blue at the 1986 World Cup.
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Juan Carlos Silver
Considered by some to be the best player in the history of Guatemala, Juan Carlos “El Pin” Silver It became an emblem for the Guatemalan national team and for the CSD Municipal.
The left-hander is the player who has won the Guatemalan National League the most times, with a total of 17 league titles, in addition, he is the top scorer in the history of the competition and the red team, with 410 goals scored.
Babe Ruth
The American Babe Ruth He is considered one of the best players in baseball of all time, and was voted the athlete of the 20th century, ahead of Michael Jordan.
The left-handed baseball player established numerous records during his career, including the record for most home runs in a season, 60 in 1927, which stood for 40 years. He also held the record for most home runs in a professional career, 714, which stood until 1974.
Kevin Cordon
Kevin Haroldo Cordon Buezoalso known as “The Golden Lefty”, is a Guatemalan athlete who competes in badminton, in both singles and doubles.
The native of La Union, Zacapaparticipated in five Summer Olympics between 2008 and 2024, and his best performance in was a room position achieved in Tokio 2020 in the individual test.
Lionel Messi
Often considered one of the best players of all time, Argentine Leo Messi is the only one in history to have won, among other distinctions, the trophy eight times. Golden Ball.
The “For money“He is the all-time top scorer of the FC Barcelona and for the Argentine national team, he also holds the record for most goals in a calendar year, after scoring 91 goals in 2012, many of them with his left foot.
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Jean Jonathan Márquez
With 10 National League titles under his belt, the Jalapeño Jean Jonathan Márquez He is one of the most prominent left-handed athletes in recent years in the Guatemalan football world.
The current Deportivo player Mixco became one of the references of Communicationswith whom he won 9 leagues, however, Jean’s first cup would come with the extinct Deportivo Jalapa.
Rafael Nadal
The Spanish Rafael Nadal He is considered the best tennis player in history on the courts of tierra, and one of the best of all time, as he is the second male tennis player with the most titles Grand Slamwith 22, only surpassed by Novak Djokovic.
Rafa is right-handed in his normal life, but to play tennis he uses his left hand, and with that hand he won the tournament Roland Garros in fourteen editions, being the tennis player who has achieved it the most times in the entire history of the competition.
Gonzalo Romero
With 15 National League titles, Gonzalo “Let’s go” Romero He is without a doubt one of the best left-footed footballers to ever wear the Municipal and Guatemalan national team jerseys.
Considered one of the most talented midfielders with great playing quality, Romero was one of the historic players who achieved the five-time championship with the red box, as well as the international titles of Central America in 2001 and 2004.
Muhammad Ali
Considered one of the best boxers of all time, the American Muhammad Ali He became a social figure of enormous influence in his generation and in the social struggles in favor of African Americans.
Ali was characterized by his left-handedness planes and for his boxing style far removed from technique traditional at that time, although his coaches claim that he was an expert on the sport and his opponents.
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Fredy Garcia
During his time as an active player, García dazzled with his left foot during his time in National League teams such as USAC, Comunicaciones and Municipal, however, he rose to international fame with the Columbus Crew from the United States.
A score by the “Mouse” in 2002 helped the Ohio club secure the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, primer trophy in the history of the institution where he currently serves Nicholas Hagen.
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