Lionel Messi Quotes

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.

The best decisions aren't made with your mind, but with your Instinct.

I don't need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I'll show you what I can do.

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

You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough

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

My ambition is always to get better and better.

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.

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

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.

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

When it comes to being badass nothing beats this It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.

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.

It takes sacrifice as well as talent.

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.

Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift.

Many years ago when I first started my career Maradona told me "to enjoy and play as you know", and that's stayed with me ever since and is the best advice I've been given.

I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world

Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I've worked on, it's part of me.

In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.

FROM THE FIRST DAY YOU ARE TOLD IF YOU WANT TO BE THE BEST THEN STAY OUT THE NIGHTCLUBS!

Give the opponents more than one reason to stare at your feet.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

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

Nah, I've always had a great relationship with my two brothers, I have always had their support in my football and in everything. They've been very close to me and we have a great relationship.

For my part, I try to do my bit to make people's lives more bearable, in particular children across the globe who are having problems.

I just get on with my game and let the referees do their job.

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.

I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I'm not enjoying it, I will leave football.

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.

I never had any problems with my height. I was always the smallest kid, at school and in my teams.

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.

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.

My motivation comes from playing the game I love.

I'm lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground.

It's crazy to say that after three games [without a goal] I was in crisis. I do not care whether I score or not, what matters is that the team win and continue to do so.

We know that we are close to making history.

I always had the same style of play. I didn't really worry about people kicking me.

I use Herbalife products on and off the field for energy and focus. That way I can play my best game

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.

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

I am the same person as always and I have the good fortune to play in a great team. It was an historic year for Barca and for me but it's thanks to the work of everyone.

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

I had said I didn't mind which shirt I played in, but coming from Diego, № 10 is very special.

I NEVER LOOK BACK AT WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. I CAN LOOK BACK AT WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED WHEN I AM RETIRED - BUT UNTIL THEN IT IS ALL ABOUT FOCUS.

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

Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training.

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

Goals are only important if they win games

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