The best Quotes by Lionel Messi

The best Quotes by Lionel Messi

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It's crazy that it has happened this way. I wanted it very much. I knew God was going to give it to me, I sensed it was going to be this.

December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup

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I feel great bitterness, it is disappointing to start this way. Now we must turn the page and show that we are a strong team.

November 2022, on losing against Saudi-Arabia

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The moment I arrived in Paris I felt very happy. And I really want to begin the training sessions.

August 2021

Paris Saint-Germain

These recent days, I've given lots of thought to what I can say and the truth is that I can't think of anything. This is really difficult for me after so many years.

August 2021, Farewell press conference FC Barcelona

It was an incredible Cup! We know that we can still improve many things. But I couldn't be more proud to be captain of this spectacular team.

July 2021, after Copa América finals

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.

A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world.

Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.

It's scoring goals that's great, whether against Brazil or anybody else.

I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble for anybody.

Goals are only important if they win games.

Quotes about Lionel Messi

When I am an old man, I will tell my grandchildren bedtime stories about when I won the Champions League, hopefully when I won the World Cup, but most of all, I will tell them that their grandfather used to play with Lionel Messi.

Ángel Di María

Argentina in dreamland! Lionel Messi sent the Lusail stadium into raptures as he held the World Cup aloft in Qatar, having guiding Argentina to glory through a nerve-wracking penalty shootout against France in one of the greatest ever finals.

(English newspaper) - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup

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All of us at PSG were good footballers. But he's coming back from his holidays - not in shape - and shreds us to pieces in practice. That's why he's my favorite player of all times: Lionel Messi.

Julian Draxler - October 2022

Paris Saint-Germain

Cristiano Ronaldo is good, but Messi is ten times better.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

If Mario Balotelli had Zlatan Ibrahimovic's head, Lionel Messi would have fewer Ballon d'Or awards.

Mino Raiola

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Any one of Messi, Neymar, Xavi, or Suarez can take penalties; it doesn't matter.

Luis Enrique

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Messi and Ronaldinho were the two players who were my idols when I was young.

Leroy Sané

Losing hurts me... it's something I still haven't learned to live with. Yesterday when I lost, I went to give a hug to the biggest and best in history. My friend and brother Messi.

Neymar - July 2021, after Copa América finals

Messi is not human with the ball.

David Alaba

When I arrived at Barcelona and saw Messi's face, and later Luis Suarez, I felt like it was a videogame.

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Luis Suarez FC Barcelona

I would chose Messi's left foot, Neymar's right foot, Cristiano's mentality and Buffon's class.

Kylian Mbappé

Cristiano Ronaldo Neymar

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are phenomenal.

Kylian Mbappé

Cristiano Ronaldo Neymar

It is very simple, Messi is the best in the world, and if you give him a little bit of space, he can do whatever he wants.

Messi is one of the best in the world.

Diego Godin

The Ballon d'Or is one of my objectives, but it will be complicated so long as Ronaldo and Messi are around.

Antoine Griezmann

Cristiano Ronaldo

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

Diego Maradona

Cristiano Ronaldo

Maybe Neymar is the best player in the world, but only if you say Messi is from a different planet.

Diego Maradona

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Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.

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Above all, I want to be happy, and at Barcelona, I'm happy.

I prefer beating Real Madrid to beating Manchester City.

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I just want to be better every day, to get better every day, not to be better than anyone else.

I want to finish with dignity so in a good club. It doesn't mean that to go USA or Qatar or Dubai is not good but I don't see myself there.

Cristiano Ronaldo - November 2015

We want to win this World Cup. The group is very strong. And I want to take this opportunity to stop the talking about me. Stop asking other players about me. You can ask them questions about the World Cup and their expectations.

Cristiano Ronaldo - November 2022

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We will come back.

Kylian Mbappé - December 2022, on Argentina winning the World Cup

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Everybody in Argentina can remember the hand of God in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the hand of God has brought us an Argentinian pope.

Diego Maradona - March 2013

Today is the end of Argentina's decline. Today is the end of the model of an omnipresent state that impoverishes Argentines.

Javier Milei - November 2023

Barcelona are always a candidate to win the Champions League.

Luis Suarez

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I will be world champion, my love. It is written. And I will score a goal.

Ángel Di María (as player for Argentina) - December 2022, the night before the World Cup final

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If Barcelona was a German club, they'd be a case for a liquidator.

Uli Hoeneß - September 2021

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PSG - I think they had a money problem and they couldn't buy players. This is the main reason I didn't go there.

Ángel Di María

Paris Saint-Germain

If you're strong, your voice will be heard when you speak calmly.

Julian Draxler

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The fans in Germany are very passionate and the Bundesliga is an excellent league.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Current health status for the ones wondering: pissed off. Second time in 4 months they kill me.

Mino Raiola - April 2022, about false news about his death

Easy, right? With Germany? Haha. Okay. It's gonna be beautiful. It's a great group with a great opponent. We'll enjoy that. It's a World Cup, you don't get to play too many of these.

Luis Enrique (as national coach of Spain) - April 2022, about the World Cup 2022 draw

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I have to prove myself at Bayern Munich.

Leroy Sané - January 2021

Fan: "How did you do in school?"
Alaba: "Well, let's put it this way: Thank God I'm a good footballer."

David Alaba

I was taught to be respectful and humble as a boy, and especially not arrogant.

Diego Godin

People might talk more about Real Madrid and Barcelona than about Atletico, but what matters to me is what happens on the pitch. We compete with them year after year and I am not interested in the club's reputation.

Antoine Griezmann

Atlético Madrid

Since I left France, everything has gone downhill. France needs me, I don't need France. Even if you have Mbappé, Neymar and Messi, it doesn't help you because you don't have God.

Zlatan Ibrahimović - October 2022

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