Quotes & Sayings About Messi

Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play. — Adriano Galliani

I have never been concerned about winning the Ballon d'Or or being the best player in the world. The best player is already here and that's Messi. And now I can see him from close up and help him. — Neymar

If Messi is the best in the world, it's only because Cristiano is from another planet. — Jose Mourinho

It takes sacrifice as well as talent. — Lionel Messi

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

Fella's a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele ... Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi is the best they have seen. He plays a game with which we are not familiar. — Gary Lineker

A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep — Lionel Messi

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. — Lionel Messi

If you're speaking of a fantasy player, then it has to be Leo Messi as he's so unpredictable. He's an absolute genius. — Fabio Capello

It's crazy to say that after three games [without a goal] I was in crisis. I do not care whether I score or not, what matters is that the team win and continue to do so. — Lionel Messi

People dislike Ronaldo because he's a great player, good-looking and has sex with all the ladies. They get jealous. The only bad thing about Ronaldo's life is Messi. But for him, he would've been the best player in the world for five years in a row. — Luiz Felipe Scolari

We will not take Arsenal lightly for one minute, as they showed in the two matches against us last season that they can be dangerous opponents if we lose our concentration for a moment. — Lionel Messi

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two or three players and is happy to give an assist to a teammate, it makes him more dangerous than ever before. — Michael Laudrup

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me. — David Beckham

Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle with quite astonishing success, Wayne Rooney. But Messi is on a higher plain than even that pair. — Andy Cole

I'm not sure Messi is a human. — Ander Herrera

The best player ever? Pele. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better. — Osvaldo Ardiles

Casillas saying he wouldn't sign Messi for Madrid? Messi has a place in every team in the world. — Carlo Ancelotti

Who were the best players I had ever played against? Raul, Messi, Zidane. — Rio Ferdinand

NO MATTER WHAT YOU ACHIEVE, EVERY SEASON IS A NEW SEASON. WHAT YOU ACHIEVED THE SEASON BEFORE IS NO LONGER RELEVANT. — Lionel Messi

Messi or Cristiano - Speed? Cristiano. Shot? Cristiano. Dribbling? Messi. Intelligence? Messi. Talent? Messi. Winner is Messi! — Usain Bolt

Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He's a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow. — Eric Cantona

Messi is a Playstation. — Arsene Wenger

Fatherhood changes you completely. If things didn't go my way before, I became withdrawn and didn't want to see or listen to anyone. Now, when I arrive home, I see my son and everything is OK. He's the most important thing to me now. — Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven. — Jurgen Klinsmann

I like Messi because he doesn't think he is Messi. — Eduardo Galeano

I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the best — Neymar

There's a special part of Messi's brain allowing him to see the split-second chaos of football in his own personal super slow motion. — Carles Puyol

There's only one that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me. — Mario Balotelli

Goals are only important if they win games. — Leo Messi

There are 3 or 4 important things in life: Books, Friends, Women ... and Messi — Antonio Lobo Antunes

Messi and the Brazilian come up to Rafinha and say "you're one of us now kid" — Ray Hudson

It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi. — Frank Rijkaard

I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays. — Johan Cruyff

What I do is play soccer, which is what I like. — Lionel Messi

I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I'm not enjoying it, I will leave football. — Lionel Messi

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us. — Rafael Van Der Vaart

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. — Lionel Messi

Messi is much more than being clever. He is a genius who reserves all his expressiveness for football. — John Carlin

Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history - Pele's Brazil, Cruyff's Ajax, Sacchi's Milan - but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best. — Xavi

I use Herbalife products on and off the field for energy and focus. That way I can play my best game — Lionel Messi

I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing. — Kobe Bryant

Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and the present day, as could Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff because they are all great players. Lionel Messi without question fits into that category. — Alex Ferguson

I am not ashamed to admit that in the games against Barcelona I spent a lot of the time just hoping he would take up positions as far away from me as possible. Elusive is the word that immediately springs to mind when I think about Messi's style of play. You think you have an eye on him and then - blink - he has gone, only to reappear somewhere else in space, with the ball. — Paul Scholes

He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast. He's a wonderful sight in full flight and we are lucky to have him around. — Ander Herrera

Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. — Fabio Capello

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

Little by little, Leo [Messi] and I are understanding each other better. — Neymar

I love soccer, love tennis ... Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles ... The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable ... He is so calm ... In soccer, I'm a huge fan of Barcelona ... I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa. — Virat Kohli

Seeing Messi play is like watching a video game. — Victoria Azarenka

I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nice things about me when I have retired, great. Right now, I need to concentrate on being part of a team - not just on me. — Lionel Messi

You know, I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there's no value that's too high. — Billy Beane

The best player EVER (Leo Messi) without a shadow, if you didn't think/know already ... — Robbie Fowler

It doesn't matter where Messi plays, if it's cold or hot, he always proves that he's the best. — Gerard Pique

Barcelona is my home and I hope that I stay here for many years. — Lionel Messi

For my part, I try to do my bit to make people's lives more bearable, in particular children across the globe who are having problems. — Lionel Messi

It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind. — Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

If he continues like this then I think Messi will be the best player in the history of football. — Xavi

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It's a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career it's something I can look back on and know I've tested myself against the very best. — John Terry

I would pass onto any young player to enjoy your football, play your football as you want to play the game, try and enjoy it and make the most of it. — Lionel Messi

They tell me that all men are equal in God's eyes, this player (Messi) makes you seriously think about those words. — Ray Hudson

I NEVER LOOK BACK AT WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. I CAN LOOK BACK AT WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED WHEN I AM RETIRED - BUT UNTIL THEN IT IS ALL ABOUT FOCUS. — Lionel Messi

Cristiano is better than Messi, without a doubt. He's more of an all-round player — Usain Bolt

Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary. — Franck Ribery

Messi has all the conditions to be the best. — Romario

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. I like going out, but you have to know when you can and when you can't. — Lionel Messi

The truth is that I don't have a favourite goal. I remember important goals more than I do favourite goals, like goals in the Champions League where I had the opportunity to have scored in both finals I have played in. Finals in the World Cup or Copa del Rey are the ones that have stayed with me for longer or that I remember more. — Lionel Messi

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player. — Franz Beckenbauer

I have both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as my idols. If I can take a little of each player's game and make it my own, I would be very happy, — Neymar

Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal.So as a football fan, just enjoy the show. — Zinedine Zidane

Messi on the World Cup 2014? He showed why he is the best player in the world. It was a pleasure to see him play. — Alessandro Del Piero

PSG's project is to dream bigger, but if you buy Messi, you don't dream bigger - you are bigger! — Zlatan Ibrahimovic

There is no defence that can stop Messi. It is impossible. — Pep Guardiola

OF COURSE MONEY TAKES 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. — Lionel Messi

The best decisions aren't made with your mind, but with your Instinct. — Lionel Messi

I never had any problems with my height. I was always the smallest kid, at school and in my teams. — Lionel Messi

Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won. — Lionel Messi

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

I don't know the parameters for the Ballon d'Or. I only know that Messi deserves to win every trophy — Manuel Pellegrini

When my son will be born, my first goal will be for him. The rest, will be as always for my grandmother. — Lionel Messi

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. — Lionel Messi

Messi is not really from Barca's ranks. What they did was sign the most talented kid in the whole of Argentina! Messi was already Messi when he arrived at Barcelona - they simply polished him. Cristiano Ronaldo is already too old to learn and change the way he is. When he was 13, someone should have sent him home when he didn't behave properly. — Javier Clemente

I don't look at records, that's not why I'm playing the game. Goals, of course. Every player in my position wants to score goals. But most of all, trophies. My target is always to win trophies for Barcelona, and that will always be my motivation, to win things. Nothing feels better than doing that as a team. — Lionel Messi

I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches. — Alex Ferguson

My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me. — Lionel Messi

Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he's still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, Then we would have serious problems. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic

My ideal trident would be myself alongside Rooney and Messi. They are the players who make me dream - not Cristiano. — Carlos Tevez

Messi alone is more dangerous than Real Madrid's attacking trio Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale. — Diego Simeone

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. — Neymar

Messi is the world's best and gets physically attacked every game but all he ever does is get up and get on with it. — David Moyes

I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius. — Diego Maradona

Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift. — Lionel Messi

There's no doubt. Its certain that ill be 100 percent — Lionel Messi

I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I've been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change. — Lionel Messi

Although he may not be human, it's good that Messi still thinks he is. — Javier Mascherano

Messi or Ronaldo? I prefer Messi because he is more of a street player. — Vicente Del Bosque

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. — Lionel Messi

My wife doesn't like Football but she watches it just for Messi. — Roger Federer

Cristiano is unlucky to be playing in the same era as Messi. Ronaldo is a very good player, but Messi is even better. — Henrik Larsson

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. — Lionel Messi