(CNN) An 11-year-old's entire life was just made thanks to a trip to the beach, a soccer ball, and none other than Lionel Messi.

Mackenzie O'Neill was on a family vacation in Antigua playing soccer on the beach, which he did most days.

Then, like something out of a beer commercial, there was Messi.

The Messi held up a soccer ball -- imagine this in slow motion, the sun behind him and the ocean glistening -- and gestured to Mackenzie, asking if he wanted to play. As if Mackenzie, who plays soccer as a goalkeeper, would ever say no.

"I wasn't nervous!" he told CNN. "I was a bit shy at first but then just did what I love doing best."

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