Lionel Messi quotes

Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His incredible skill, vision, and goal-scoring ability have earned him numerous awards and records throughout his career. He has inspired millions of fans worldwide and continues to make history on and off the pitch. Here are 102 of his quotes:

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game. (Lionel Messi)
You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it. View quote
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The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player. View quote
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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 of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream. View quote
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You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman. View quote
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Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing. View quote
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I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy. View quote
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What I do is play soccer, which is what I like. View quote
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I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way. View quote
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Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time. View quote
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Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win. (Lionel Messi)
Like I've said many times before, I'm always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they're beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example. View quote
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I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? View quote
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You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough. View quote
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The best decisions aren't made with your mind, but with your Instinct. View quote
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Being named among the best is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won. View quote
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My ambition is always to get better and better. View quote
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In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision. View quote
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When it comes to being badass nothing beats this It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success. View quote
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Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win. View quote
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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. I can picture myself with the ball at my feet from a very young age. (Lionel Messi)
One of the Arsenal players came up to me afterwards and said it had been an honor to be on the same pitch as me. I thought, My God, that is a great thing to say when your team has just lost. View quote
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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. View quote
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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 them when you can. View quote
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Being a dad changes everything for the better and I'm really enjoying it. View quote
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