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title: "40 Maradona Quotes by 32 authors"
description: "Browse 40 Maradona quotes by 32 authors. Discover the best Maradona sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d6/robbie-savage-4619_maradona_i-am-not-pele-or-maradona-2644874_2644874.png"
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> [I am not Pele or Maradona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-savage/i-am-not-pele-or-maradona/)

[Robbie Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-savage/)

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> [Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adriano-galliani/messi-is-the-best-player-ever-and-this-is-said-by-someone-who-has/)

[Adriano Galliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adriano-galliani/)

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> [You can keep all your Bests, Peles and Maradonas, Duncan Edwards was the greatest of them all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-docherty/you-can-keep-all-your-bests-peles-and-maradonas-duncan-edwards-was/)

[Tommy Docherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-docherty/)

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> [Messi is the best that's played the game. Streets ahead of Maradona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/messi-is-the-best-that-s-played-the-game-streets-ahead-of-maradona/)

[Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/)

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> [I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pep-guardiola/i-see-maradona-every-time-he-grabs-the-ball-and-accelerates/)

[Pep Guardiola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pep-guardiola/)

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> [For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-pleat/for-such-a-small-man-maradona-gets-great-elevation-on-his-balls/)

[David Pleat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-pleat/)

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> [The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-maradona/the-goal-was-scored-a-little-bit-by-the-hand-of-god-another-bit-by/)

[Diego Maradona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-maradona/)

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> [The best of all was Pele, who is a mixture of Di Stefano, Maradona, Cruyff and Leo Messi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osvaldo-ardiles/the-best-of-all-was-pele-who-is-a-mixture-of-di-stefano-maradona/)

[Osvaldo Ardiles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osvaldo-ardiles/)

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> [I don't think there is anybody bigger or smaller than Maradona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-keegan/i-don-t-think-there-is-anybody-bigger-or-smaller-than-maradona/)

[Kevin Keegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-keegan/)

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> [Messi. 86 goals in calendar year and still 3 games to play! Best to ever play the game in my opinion just edges Maradona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-barton/messi-86-goals-in-calendar-year-and-still-3-games-to-play-best-to/)

[Joey Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-barton/)

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> [Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very, skilful, very clever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-beckenbauer/messi-is-a-genius-he-has-everything-when-i-watch-him-i-see-a-player/)

[Franz Beckenbauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-beckenbauer/)

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> [Even if I played for a million years, I’d never come close to Maradona. Not that I’d want to anyway. He’s the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel/even-if-i-played-for-a-million-years-i-d-never-come-close-to-maradona/)

[Lionel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel/)

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> [He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-beckenbauer/he-has-been-named-as-the-heir-apparent-of-the-great-argentine-hero/)

[Franz Beckenbauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-beckenbauer/)

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> [Diego (Maradona) has filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-simeone/diego-maradona-has-filled-us-with-emotions-but-between-the-cracks/)

[Diego Simeone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-simeone/)

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> [Many years ago when I first started my career Maradona told me "to enjoy and play as you know", and that's stayed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-messi/many-years-ago-when-i-first-started-my-career-maradona-told-me-to/)

[Lionel Messi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-messi/)

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> [He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ander-herrera/he-is-an-exceptional-talent-i-still-think-diego-maradona-is-the-best/)

[Ander Herrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ander-herrera/)

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> [Stoichkov is a great person and an exceptional player... Only if we had him at Napoli... can you imagine the Stoichkov-Maradona attacking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-maradona/stoichkov-is-a-great-person-and-an-exceptional-player-only-if-we-had/)

[Diego Maradona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-maradona/)

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> [Virtue is something you have to get good at, like playing the trombone or tolerating bores at parties. Being a virtuous human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-eagleton/virtue-is-something-you-have-to-get-good-at-like-playing-the-trombone/)

[Terry Eagleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-eagleton/)

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> [He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/he-is-the-best-the-best-in-the-world-yes-probably-the-best-ever-i-saw/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

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> [Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/critics-have-always-questioned-whether-players-like-pele-from-the-50s/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-kahn/messi-is-undoubtedly-a-gifted-footballer-like-maradona-and-pele-and/)

[Oliver Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-kahn/)

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> [For 20 years they have asked me the same question, who is the greatest? Pele or Maradona? I replay that all you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pel/for-20-years-they-have-asked-me-the-same-question-who-is-the-greatest/)

[Pele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pel/)

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> [I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-keane/i-was-a-big-fan-of-maradona-growing-up-and-of-the-current-crop/)

[Roy Keane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-keane/)

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> [I have played against (Michel) Platini, (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-terry/i-have-played-against-michel-platini-diego-maradona-johan-cruyff-and/)

[John Terry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-terry/)

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> [Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva/every-time-he-plays-leo-messi-reminds-me-more-of-maradona-both-left/)

[Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva/)

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> [I find it embarrassing when people compare me to Maradona. How can they? There is only one Maradona. People who say this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-aguero/i-find-it-embarrassing-when-people-compare-me-to-maradona-how-can/)

[Sergio Aguero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-aguero/)

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> [It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boris-becker/it-s-not-that-difficult-to-play-well-and-win-titles-in-a-team-like/)

[Boris Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boris-becker/)

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> [What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-patini/what-zidane-can-do-with-a-football-maradona-could-do-with-an-orange/)

[Michel Patini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-patini/)

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> [What differences were there between Maradona and Platini?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-patini/what-differences-were-there-between-maradona-and-platini/)

[Michel Patini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-patini/)

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> [The myth about me as a footballer has grown: I am now the lost Maradona of Norway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-nesbo/the-myth-about-me-as-a-footballer-has-grown-i-am-now-the-lost/)

[Jo Nesbo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-nesbo/)

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> [...the last player I truly idolize... No other footballer is more worthy of the number 10 shirt than him. (on Maradona)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hristo-stoichkov/the-last-player-i-truly-idolize-no-other-footballer-is-more-worthy-of/)

[Hristo Stoichkov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hristo-stoichkov/)

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> [Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adriano-galliani/messi-is-the-best-player-of-all-time-better-than-pele-better-than/)

[Adriano Galliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adriano-galliani/)

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> [I've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has; people tremble in his presence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emir-kusturica/i-ve-been-around-some-very-famous-people-but-no-one-has-the-effect/)

[Emir Kusturica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emir-kusturica/)

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> [As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasnt made the World Cup since 1982, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/as-a-boy-i-wanted-to-be-the-peruvian-diego-maradona-sadly-peru-hasnt/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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> [I have cried twice in my life watching a football player; the first one was Maradona and the second was Ryan Giggs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessandro-del-piero/i-have-cried-twice-in-my-life-watching-a-football-player-the-first/)

[Alessandro Del Piero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessandro-del-piero/)

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> [Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-patini/messi-has-all-the-conditions-to-be-the-best-but-first-he-has-to-beat/)

[Michel Patini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-patini/)

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> [Only two players made me cry when watching football, one was Diego Maradona and the other Ryan Giggs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessandro-del-piero/only-two-players-made-me-cry-when-watching-football-one-was-diego/)

[Alessandro Del Piero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessandro-del-piero/)

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> [I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-m-a-pele-fan-from-way-back-when-i-was-a-kid-and-then-there-was/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [ Leo \[Messi\] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavi/leo-messi-is-the-best-player-of-all-time-better-than-pele-maradona-or/)

[Xavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavi/)

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> [I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-giggs/i-had-my-footballing-heroes-such-as-bryan-robson-and-diego-maradona/)

[Ryan Giggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-giggs/)

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                        "text": "...the last player I truly idolize... No other footballer is more worthy of the number 10 shirt than him. (on Maradona)",
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