Here we listed best Lionel Messi Quotes. Often considered one of the best footballers in the world, Messi is often compared to Cristiano Ronaldo for who is the best.
‘“What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.”’
‘“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.”’
‘“I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match.”’
‘“I try to use pressure to help me in every game. Pressure helps me do things to the best of my ability. I like it. I don’t feel pressure; quite the contrary, because I always enjoy what I’m doing and that’s playing football.” ‘
‘“I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.”’
‘”You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.”‘
‘“Some people say my style of play is innate, but I’m not sure if that’s me or not. Honestly, I do play on instinct. On the pitch, I’m always looking for the best move or decision at any given time. I never want to do what the opposition would be expecting.”’
‘ “I don’t know, I’ve liked football since I was a kid and I’ve always dreamt of becoming a professional footballer, I never thought of any other job.”’
‘“I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I’m not enjoying it, I will leave football.”’
‘”Little by little, I am getting better all the time. I have not lost the passion to play.”‘
‘“Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I’ve worked on, it’s part of me.”’
‘“Just to hear people saying and thinking that makes me very proud indeed. But I try not to think about it too much and just focus on enjoying everything that I have in this life.”’
‘”The best decisions are not made with your mind, but with your instinct.”‘
‘“I am a normal person. I have the same life as any human being. When I finish playing, doing my work, I have my family, my friends, and I live like any other person.” ‘
‘”At Barca, we trained every day with the ball.”‘
‘ “If I was not paid to be a professional footballer, I would willingly play for nothing.”‘
‘“Day-to-day motivation isn’t a problem for me.” ‘
‘“I’ve always really just liked football, and I’ve always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day.”’
‘”You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.”‘
‘”What I do is play football, which is what I like.”‘
‘ “I want to be world champion, but not to change the perception of others towards me or to achieve greatness like they say, but rather, to reach the goal with my national team and to add a world cup to my list of titles.” ‘
‘”You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.”‘
‘“I like to score goals but I also like to have friends among the people I have played with.” ‘
‘“Everything that’s happened to me in my career has been special, even the tough times because they leave marks on you that shape your life.” ‘
‘”I do not need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I will show you what I can do.”‘
‘“Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.”’
‘“Whether it’s a goal, or winning a game, I’m never satisfied.” ‘
‘“When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.“’
‘”My style of play has always been the same. I never tried to develop a specific style. From very young I just played this way.”‘
‘“There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it’s just by signing an autograph. A child’s smile is worth more than all the money in the world.”’
‘“I am competitive and I feel bad when we lose. You can see it in me when we’ve lost. I’m in a bad way. I don’t like to talk to anyone.”’
‘“Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.”’
‘“To be honest, I never realized it. I never really thought that I was going to be really good or not. I just wanted to make my dream come true.” ‘
‘“Little by little, I’m getting better all the time. I’ve not lost the passion to play.” ‘
‘”Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible.”‘
‘“It doesn’t matter if I am better than Cristiano Ronaldo, all that matters is that Barcelona are better than Madrid.”’
‘”I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble for anybody.”‘
‘“I’m always proudest whenever I’ve been part of a trophy-winning team. Lifting a title makes me feel so happy because it’s what I want to do in football: be successful.”’
‘”We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.”‘
‘“This is much more than I dreamed about as a boy. I want to thank football in general for what it has given me.”’
‘”You have got to love the game.”‘
‘“Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.”’
‘The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instincts.” ‘
‘“My ambition is to always get better and better.”’
‘“Every time I start a year, I start with the objective of trying to achieve everything, without comparing it to how I’ve done in other seasons.” ‘
‘“It takes sacrifice as well as talent.”’
‘“I’m never satisfied. I always push my limits and I always try to get better every day.” ‘
‘“I’m lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground.” ‘
‘”I have no intention of comparing myself with Maradona – I want to make my own history for something I have achieved.”‘
‘“I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”’
‘”I am the happiest man alive and I am happy for myself, for my family and for my country.”‘
‘“I don’t need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I’ll show you what I can do.”’
‘”My first memories are from when I was very little, maybe three or four years old playing in my neighbourhood at home. I can picture myself with the ball at my feet from a very young age.”‘
‘”Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.”‘
‘“I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet.”’
‘“You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.”’,
‘”When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.”‘
‘“I go out and do the best I can in each game, and I don’t think about the fouls other players will commit or whether I might be injured. It only does you harm to worry about those things.”’
‘”Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training.”‘
‘“Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift.”’
‘“Football has been my life since I was a kid. My style remains the same, I love every single minute I get on the pitch. I know I have a great responsibility, and that there are objectives to accomplish, but I try to have fun too, because that’s what i love to do.”’
‘”It is scoring goals that is great, whether against Brazil or anybody else.”‘
‘”Give the opponents more than one reason to stare at your feet.”‘
‘“Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.”’
‘“The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like I always say, one doesn’t know what can happen in the future, but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.”’
‘”The objective is to win with all the team, personal records are secondary.”‘,
‘ “Whether it’s a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game – I play the same. I’m always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.”’
‘”Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would trade all of my records for the World Cup trophy.”‘
‘On a personal note, I think it won’t be until after I’ve retired that I’m fully aware of what I’ve done or what I’ve gone on to achieve in my career.” ‘
‘”Of course money takes that worry out of your life and enables you to provide for your family – but if it was playing professional football for free or choose another living, then I would choose football every time.”‘
‘”Money is not a motivating factor… My motivation comes from playing the game I love.”‘
‘“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.”’
