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Lionel Messi

(1987) Association Football Player

105 quotes in 462 categories

Lionel Messi describes how he likes to share credit with his teammates. He says being a good person matters more than being the best player, and he finds joy in simple things like a child’s smile. He also stresses that staying focused on winning is key.

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Lionel Messi is an association football player, best known for Messi.

Quick Facts About Lionel Messi

Born: June 24, 1987
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Messi

About Lionel Messi

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever. He has won eight Ballons d’Or, six European Golden Shoes and has been named FIFA’s world best player eight times. In 2025 the IFFHS named him the All‑Time Men’s World Best Player.

Quotes by Lionel Messi

It takes sacrifice as well as talent.

Football

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

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My motivation comes from playing the game I love.

Football

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We know that we are close to making history.

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You have got to love the game.

Football

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

Football

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

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My ambition is always to get better and better.

Ambition

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

Love

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

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

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I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble for…

Argentina

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I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training

Fitness

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When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.

Football

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I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet.

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We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.

Football

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Fatherhood changes you completely. If things didn't go my way before, I became withdrawn and didn't want to see or listen to…

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There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it's…

Autograph

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I think that in the end Cesc will do what he feels like doing, the same with Barcelona. I am certain he…

Football

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My first memories are from when I was very little, maybe three or four years old playing in my neighbourhood at home.…

Age

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We will not take Arsenal lightly for one minute, as they showed in the two matches against us last season that they…

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I made a lot of sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. But everything I did, I…

Family

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You know as a player that you won’t have many opportunities to play in World Cups - so you have to take…

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Nah, I've always had a great relationship with my two brothers, I have always had their support in my football and in…

Brother

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It seems like people want to blame me for everything. Whenever any issue arises, I'm said to have been involved even if…

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I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot…

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I can only speak from experience but he was one of the most dangerous players I have ever played against. Barcelona players…

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Javier won't play for the club again, I can assure you of that, and I think the Liverpool coach knows that now.…

Football

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The truth is that I don't have a favourite goal. I remember important goals more than I do favourite goals, like goals…

Champion

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We have demonstrated that we are the best, I'm also happy because everyone seems to enjoy our football, whether or not they…

Barca

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The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like…

Barcelona

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I would expect the Spider-Man mask to be out quite a few times this season but his real talent comes in creating…

Football

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The Premier League have not seen it yet but Jonas is one of the best players in the league. I know you…

Best players

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This is beautiful. It's lovely when the crowd give you so.

Beautiful

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I am the happiest man alive and I am happy for myself, for my family and for my country.

Alive

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

Barcelona

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What's truly important is that we stay on this course. We have to keep on winning.

Football

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You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

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

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

Day

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Lionel Messi by topic

Football (71) Sports (19) Play (16) Games (14) Team (13) Winning (12) World (10) Time (10)