Messi Quotes · Page 16

Messi and Ronaldinho were the two players who were my idols when I was young.

— Leroy Sane

Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

— Michel Patini

Messi owes something to Argentina. He knows that.

— Mario Kempes

That's a funny thing, because it's 3 rivals who get a long great on the club that are friends [Neimar, Lionel Messi…

— Neymar

It would be nice to see Lionel Messi in MLS, of course.

— Victor Wanyama

Messi is so quick; he's so good. For me, he's the best player in the world.

— Jerome Boateng

I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

— Michael Owen

I don't think a player like Messi is a selfish player.

— Antonio Conte

Perhaps Argentina have been benefited by the talent of Messi.

— Tite

I don't think I'll see the next Messi in my lifetime.

— Michael Laudrup

Messi always gets us out of trouble, and we're not going to apologise for having him.

— Ernesto Valverde

As soon as your attention goes off Messi, he pops up and scores you a few goals.

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

It has been an honour to be the coach of the best player (Messi) I have ever seen and probably the best…

— Pep Guardiola

I don't think anyone can replace Steven Gerrard, be it Messi or whoever.

— Emre Can

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past…

— Michael Laudrup

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I…

— John Terry

Messi's departure? It was the hardest decision I made. I didn't want to make the decision.

— Joan Laporta

It's harder to defend against Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo.

— Thiago Silva

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are phenomenal.

— Kylian Mbappe

Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else.

— Adriano Galliani

I think I respect everyone votes and everyone must respect my votes. My vote bdo in 2015 was for [Lionel] Messi because,…

— Neymar

I think Pep Guardiola is a top manager. There's no doubt about that. Not only did he manage Messi and Iniesta, but…

— Jamie Carragher

When I see Messi play, in my opinion, he should win the Ballon d'Or every year. He is an unbelievable player.

— Paolo Maldini

I played against Messi, against Cristiano, but the Brazilian Ronaldo, for me, was different.

— Alessandro Nesta

Messi is on a different level. The fact he is doing what he is year after year says that he is the…

— Ruud van Nistelrooy