Diego Maradona

God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of a cross when I walk out on to…

— Diego Maradona

I like English football, always have. It's just that people go on about the World Cup in 1986 and then I'm seen…

— Diego Maradona

The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.

— Diego Maradona

I was, I am and I always will be a drug addict. A person who gets involved in drugs has to fight…

— Diego Maradona

What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I'm used to fat and hairy women journalists.

— Diego Maradona

People who say that only young people voted on the Internet, those who didn't see Pele play, forget that children are not…

— Diego Maradona

He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world.

— Diego Maradona

My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me

— Diego Maradona

When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.

— Diego Maradona

I've seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi... He's a leader and is…

— Diego Maradona

I'll be too old to face a difficult championship as the one in America will surely be.

— Diego Maradona

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

— Diego Maradona

At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It's…

— Diego Maradona

The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.

— Diego Maradona

Carlitos is amazing. He does what he wants with the Arabs. He tells them "I want to go to Buenos Aires" and…

— Diego Maradona

If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became…

— Diego Maradona

To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world

— Diego Maradona

Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be

— Diego Maradona

In the end, it is about whether God wants us to be in the final, but I know that is what God…

— Diego Maradona

Things are neither clear nor clean in the world of football right now and many people recognise this reality.

— Diego Maradona

If you don't want to play clean football then go up into the stands

— Diego Maradona

Money is not a motivating factor. I do what comes to me at that moment.

— Diego Maradona

I'd give my life to be the national team coach.

— Diego Maradona

Beckham is a nice man and I'm sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player,…

— Diego Maradona

You were only a goalkeeper.

— Diego Maradona