Maradona Quotes: Diego Maradona, often simply referred to as “Maradona,” was an Argentine football (soccer) legend widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He was born on October 30, 1960, in Lanús, a province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and passed away on November 25, 2020.
Maradona’s rise to football stardom began at a young age when he displayed exceptional talent and skill on the streets of Buenos Aires. He started his professional career at the age of 16 with Argentinos Juniors in 1976. His impressive performances quickly drew attention, and in 1982, he moved to FC Barcelona, where he continued to make a name for himself as one of the best players in the world.
Maradona Quotes
1. “When you win, you don’t get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.” — Diego Maradona
2. “When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.” — Diego Maradona
3. “I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.” — Diego Maradona
4. “Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he’s in a shampoo commercial.” — Diego Maradona
5. “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” — Diego Maradona
6. “Even if there was a hand, it was the hand of God.” — Diego Maradona
7. “My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.” — Diego Maradona
8. “I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius.” — Diego Maradona
9. “I’m alive and I want to keep living.” — Diego Maradona
10. “I am black or white, I’ll never be grey in my life.” — Diego Maradona
11. “Money is not a motivating factor. I do what comes to me at that moment.” — Diego Maradona
12. “Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days and it is not something people who watch football deserve. The situation will be the same while football is run by people who do not understand football.” — Diego Maradona
13. “I hate everything that comes from the United States. I hate it with all my strength.” — Diego Maradona
14. “God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of the cross when I walk out onto the field. I feel I would be betraying Him if I didn’t.” — Diego Maradona
15. “To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.” — Diego Maradona
16. “I was, I am and I always will be a drug addict. A person who gets involved in drugs has to fight it everyday.” — Diego Maradona
17. “Messi I think is like me, he is the best in the world along with Ronaldinho.” — Diego Maradona
18. “The Manchester Derby is bigger and more important than El Classico.” — Diego Maradona
19. “If you don’t want to play clean football then go up into the stands.” — Diego Maradona
20. “Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be.” — Diego Maradona
21. “He’s a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world.” — Diego Maradona
22. “The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.” — Diego Maradona
23. “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
24. “If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became world champions and I was the best player in the world.” — Diego Maradona
25. “I gave all I had. Now I want to enjoy my family.” — Diego Maradona
26. “When God decides its time, I guess he’ll come for us.” — Diego Maradona
27. “You were only a goalkeeper.” — Diego Maradona
28. “My legitimate kids are Dalma and Giannina. The rest are a product of my money and mistakes.” — Diego Maradona
29. “What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I’m used to fat and hairy women journalists.” — Diego Maradona
30. “When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.” — Diego Maradona
31. “Pele should go back to the museum.” — Diego Maradona
32. “There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen – me or Pele. Everyone would say me.” — Diego Maradona
33. “Carlitos is amazing. He does what he wants with the Arabs. He tells them “I want to go to Buenos Aires” and they say “No, Carlitos, stay here now, we’ll give you more money”. And then he gets more money!” — Diego Maradona
34. “At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It’s difficult to explain.” — Diego Maradona
35. “The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.” — Diego Maradona
