Lionel Messi quotes - page 4

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 103 of his quotes:

Messi is the best player I've ever seen, better than Maradona and Cruyff combined.

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Newton and Einstein also had a certain level of autism. I hope that like them, Messi surpasses himself every day and continues giving us his beautiful brand of football.

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There is only one player who is doing things that I could never do and that is Messi.

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Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him I see a player who is very, very skilful, very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's.

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Messi is really a different class. To win four consecutive Ballon d'Ors is a great achievement.

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I am not ashamed to admit that in the games against Barcelona I spent a lot of the time just hoping he would take up positions as far away from me as possible.

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I was lucky enough to play with Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Cristiano... but Messi is different; he makes everything look so easy, so effortless – even the impossible.

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Not often I sit and watch football and chuckle at how good someone is.

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What Messi does is terrifying. It's indescribable magic. You can't analyze it.

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He can hurt you 40 metres away from goal, not because he takes the ball and starts dribbling past opponents, but because on top of that he can also create the definitive goal chance. The god of football started playing, he is unstoppable when he starts playing. If you think otherwise, ask Jerome Boateng or all those fantastic players that face him.

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Messi is the Pelé of my generation. I don't understand the criticism of him. You cannot criticize a player like Messi.

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Sometimes I ask myself if Messi is human.

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When I see Messi - who is the best player in the world in my opinion - lose the ball, he runs off until he gets it back or commits a foul. Our guys lose the ball and fold their arms.

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[How to stop Messi?] You need to bring a shotgun, pam-pam and that's it.

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Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. It's already been a while now that he has been outstanding. That he's capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn't make any sense.

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Messi is like a Playstation.

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Diego Maradona filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona.

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Look at Lionel Messi – he gets kicked every week. Everybody wants to kick Messi because it is the only way to stop him, but all he ever does is sort of smile, get up and get on with it, and then does it again.

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Of course life is easier with Lionel Messi. He does all sorts of things. We see that every day. He is from another planet.

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Messi is best player ever. Some say Pele, Cruyff or Maradona, but none of them was as decisive as Messi.

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I feel sad when the best player in the world is chosen, and I see, for example, that the Portuguese coach -- my friend Fernando Santos -- does not place Messi among the top three. It's absurd. As a Portuguese man, I will say that Ronaldo is the best in the world. Messi is from another planet.

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Simply stellar, proud and majestic. He is the re-incarnation of Maradona.

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