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Lionel Messi Quotes

Total quotes: 22
“Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.”
— Lionel Messi
Tagged: best, Greatest, Titles, Winning
“I’m always proudest whenever I’ve been part of trophy-winning team. Lifting a title makes me feel so happy because it’s what I want to do in football: be successful.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
Tagged: Pride, Winning, Titles, Championships, soccer, Football, Success
“There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it's just by signing an autograph. A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world.”
— Lionel Messi, Messi: I only want the best for Argentina
Tagged: Satisfying, Child, Happy Children, A Child's Smile, Autograph
“I am competitive and I feel bad when we lose. You can see it in me when we've lost. I'm in a bad way. I don't like to talk to anyone.”
— Lionel Messi, Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews- TIME.com
Tagged: Competitive, Winning, Losing
“I try to not to look at the future and to just focus on the day-to-day and set objectives in the near future.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
Tagged: Future, Practical, Objectives
“I’d always played football on the street since I was tiny, and it was great fun. After that, I started playing for a local neighbourhood team when I was about five or six.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
Tagged: Football, soccer, Fun
“I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.”
— Lionel Messi, Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews- TIME.com
Tagged: perseverance, best, Personal Best
“Being a dad changes everything for the better and I’m really enjoying it.”
— Lionel Messi
Tagged: Fatherhood
“I'm a normal person who tries to have a family life. Yes, it's true that I'd like to go unnoticed and have a normal life without everyone watching me from time to time.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi interview (part one)- World Soccer
Tagged: normal, Family Life, Publicity Shy
“Everyone’s got their own style. Everybody’s different. I think I’m just normal, jeans and T-shirt.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
Tagged: style, jeans, T-Shirt
“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.”
— Lionel Messi, Football: Messi says ‘sacrifice’ took him to the top
Tagged: Sacrifice, Dreams, Hard Work, perseverance
“In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.”
— Lionel Messi
Tagged: Football, soccer, Watchmaking, Talent, Elegance
“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.”
— Lionel Messi
Tagged: Instinct
“Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift!”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi 2018 Calendar(English, German and French Edition)
Tagged: Fatherhood, Happy, God
“I would pass onto any young player to enjoy your football, play your football as you want to play the game, try and enjoy it and make the most of it.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi Exclusive Interview- SoccerBible
Tagged: Football, soccer
“I have never considered myself greedy or a ball hog, even if some people thought I was. I have grown as a player and learnt from those people who tried to help me improve.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi interview(part two)
Tagged: soccer, athletic
“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, Lionel Messi interview(part one)
Tagged: First Memories, Childhood, soccer, athletic
“I don’t look to the future, I have no idea. Right now I’m not going to think about it. I enjoy what I do every day, playing every weekend…and my head’s focused on that. When the time comes, I will see where I am standing or what I am going to do.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi opens up in exclusive interview
Tagged: Future, Weekend, Planning
“Pressure in football is an interesting topic. Personally, I try to help myself as best I can. I’m always looking to remain as calm and relaxed as possible when I go onto the pitch. When I feel the grass beneath my feat I feel sure, because playing football is what I enjoy most.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
Tagged: soccer, Football, pressure, Clam
“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.”
— Lionel Messi, How Messi, The World's Most Expensive Football Player, Thinks About Money
Tagged: Money, motivation, Materialism, Wealth
“I start preparing for a game, much like the rest of the squad, after the previous match finishes. We talk about what we did well and what we can improve. We play a lot of games in a very short space of time, so I think it’s important to always look forwards and never backwards in football.”
— Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
Tagged: preparation, Training, positivism attracts positivity
“It's a very big change in every respect. You start to see different things and in a different way. The truth is that being a father is the most beautiful thing that's happened to me in all my life. We have two children and are waiting for another; the first was an incredible feeling, the second the same and so will be the third.”
— Lionel Messi, MARCA Interview: Messi: I don't know if Cristiano Ronaldo and I can ever be friends- MARCA in English
Tagged: Fatherhood, Beautiful
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