Lionel Messi citáty

„Nikdy by jsem si nevybral možnost hájit barvy Španělska, protože jsem Argentinec. Je však pravda, že se mne snažili získat. Není možné zapomenout, že jsem v Barceloně strávil přibližně tolik roků jako v Argentině a může to ve mne vzbudit rozdílnou loajalitu. Ale já nikdy nezklamu svoje barvy.“

„Někdy musíte přijmout, že nemůžete vždy vyhrát.“

„Být táta mění všechno k lepšímu a já si to opravdu užívám.“

„Nikdy nepřemýšlím o hře ani si nic nevizualizuji. Dělám to, co mi v tu chvíli přijde. Instinkt. Vždy to tak bylo.“

„Dejte soupeřem více než jeden důvod k tomu, aby se dívali na vaše nohy.“

„Ronaldinho byl zodpovědný za změnu v Barce. Byla to špatná doba a změna, která nastala s jeho příchodem, byla úžasná.“

„V prvním roce nic nevyhrál (Ronaldinho), ale lidé si ho zamilovali. Pak začaly přicházet trofeje a on udělal radost všem těm lidem. Barca by měla být vždy vděčná za všechno, co udělal.“

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

“It doesn't matter if I am better than Cristiano Ronaldo, all that matters is that Barcelona are better than Madrid.”

“It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”

“Give the opponents more than one reason to stare at your feet.”

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

“[Becoming a father] has changed everything. He [Thiago] comes first then everything else. It has also changed the way I see a match. Before if I lost or did something wrong I didn't talk to anyone for three or four days, until it passed. Now, I come home after a game, I see my son and everything is alright.”

“Diego is Diego and for me he is the greatest player of all time. Even after a million years I am not even going to be close to Maradona. I have no intention of comparing myself with Maradona - I want to make my own history for something I have achieved.”

“Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) was my hero. He was the best forward I've ever seen. He was so fast that he could score a goal from nothing and he struck the ball better than anyone I've seen.”

“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.”

“You know as a player that you won’t have many opportunities to play in World Cups - so you have to take them when you can.”

“What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.”

“Barcelona gave me everything, they took a chance on me when nobody else would. I never have any desire to play for anybody else, I will be here for as long as they want me.”

“Being a dad changes everything for the better and I’m really enjoying it.”

“At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet.”

“I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy.”

“Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.”

“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.”

“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.”

“When it comes to being badass nothing beats this It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”

“I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.”

“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.”

“My ambition is always to get better and better.”

“The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.”

“Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.”

“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.”

“You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.”

“The best decisions aren't made with your mind, but with your Instinct.”

“Like I've said many times before, I'm always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they're beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example.”

“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.”