Maradona Quotes

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The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.

Even if I played for a million years, I’d never come close to Maradona. Not that I’d want to anyway. He’s the greatest there’s ever been.

You can keep all your Bests, Peles and Maradonas, Duncan Edwards was the greatest of them all.

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 see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates.

I have cried twice in my life watching a football player; the first one was Maradona and the second was Ryan Giggs.

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.

He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike. I'd personally put him in a drawer of my bedside table.

I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.

I am not Pele or Maradona

Only two players made me cry when watching football, one was Diego Maradona and the other Ryan Giggs.

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

For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls

Stoichkov is a great person and an exceptional player... Only if we had him at Napoli... can you imagine the Stoichkov-Maradona attacking duo?

Messi is the best that's played the game. Streets ahead of Maradona.

What differences were there between Maradona and Platini?

What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.

He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast. He's a wonderful sight in full flight and we are lucky to have him around.

I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me.

...the last player I truly idolize... No other footballer is more worthy of the number 10 shirt than him. (on Maradona)

Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.

Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

I don't think there is anybody bigger or smaller than Maradona.

Messi. 86 goals in calendar year and still 3 games to play! Best to ever play the game in my opinion just edges Maradona.

The myth about me as a footballer has grown: I am now the lost Maradona of Norway.

Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else.

As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasnt made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.

I've been around some very famous people, but no one has the effect Maradona has; people tremble in his presence.