Born Quote by Deco

Messi was born with talent. Cristiano also has talent but it's amazing how hard he works at it; how professional he is.

— Deco

I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has. I mean, he has the ball and his speed controlling the ball.…

— Gerard Pique

Messi could maybe get away with not trying 100% because he's the best player in the world. But he's the first at training. He's…

— Adama Traore

It is very simple, Messi is the best in the world, and if you give him a little bit of space, he can do…

— Neymar

He just has the knack, the ability, to do something special and crucial. This is Messi.

— Lothar Matthaus

Messi wins games but, without the work we all do, he wouldn't be able to do so.

— Jordi Alba

Messi is awesome. His creative ability is extraordinary, outside of normal patterns. He manages to see what others don't.

— Tite

Messi is unique. Inimitable and unrepeatable. Like him, one every fifty years. As a child, he fell into the pot of the football genius.

— Marco van Basten

Some people like Messi didn't have to learn a lot as his is a natural style. But of course you can improve your technique,…

— Bojan Krkic

What can you say about Messi? A guy who has won five Ballon d'Ors, four Champions Leagues and has scored 97 goals in a…

— Javier Zanetti

Messi is the best, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team.

— Ivan Perisic

Messi is a player with great ambition.

— Pedro