Lionel Messi: The Maestro’s Words – Inspirational Quotes from the Soccer Legend
Dive into the brilliance of Lionel Messi, one of soccer’s greatest, through this collection of his most powerful and motivational quotes. Immerse yourself in the mindset and determination that propelled him to the top of the soccer world. From passion for the game to the pursuit of excellence, let Messi’s words inspire and invigorate your love for soccer and your pursuit of greatness.
You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.
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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.
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I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble for anybody.
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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.
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The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.
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Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift.
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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.
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The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like I always say, one doesn’t know what can happen in the future, but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.
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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.
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It’s not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter Milan, because they have the intention of trying to stop us rather than playing a game that is more attractive for the spectators to enjoy.
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Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.
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It’s scoring goals that’s great, whether against Brazil or anybody else.
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Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.
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The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like I always say, one doesn’t know what can happen in the future, but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.
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I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I’m not enjoying it, I will leave football.
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You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.
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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.
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I’ve never stopped being Argentine, and I’ve never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I’ve been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change.
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I’ve always really just liked football, and I’ve always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day.
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I’ve never stopped being Argentine, and I’ve never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I’ve been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change. Barcelona is my home because both the club and the people here have given me everything, but I won’t stop being Argentine.
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When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.
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I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nice things about me when I have retired, great. Right now, I need to concentrate on being part of a team – not just on me.
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It seems like people want to blame me for everything. Whenever any issue arises, I’m said to have been involved even if I’ve had nothing to do with it. That’s why I always focus on what I know, which is playing football, and try to be very careful with what I say because people always try and twist things.
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We will not take Arsenal lightly for one minute, as they showed in the two matches against us last season that they can be dangerous opponents if we lose our concentration for a moment.
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On a personal note, I think it won’t be until after I’ve retired that I’m fully aware of what I’ve done or what I’ve gone on to achieve in my career.
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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.
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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.
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There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.
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The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instinct.
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You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.
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Money is not a motivating factor…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.
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When the year starts, the objective is to win with all the team, personal records are secondary.
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Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.
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I like to score goals but I also like to have friends among the people I have played with.
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Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.
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I think my desire to always get better, [is a trait that accounts for my success], to always want more, to always be my top critic, and accepting the good and the bad.
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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.
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I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year. It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.
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A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.
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My ambition is always to get better and better.
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It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.
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Barcelona is my life, they have brought me to where I am today, I could not leave, I don’t want to leave. My heart stays with Barcelona.
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The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.
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I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training.
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Goals are only important if they win games.
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I don’t consider myself the greatest player in Barcelona’s history. Because I know it’s Ronaldinho. I still remember that he was the one who assisted my first ever Barcelona goal. He wasn’t simply passing the ball, he was passing the torch to me.
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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.
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I start early, and I stay late, day after day after day.
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Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.
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In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigor and precision.
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This is why I didn’t go out to parties and many other things. I am successful because I made sacrifices for success.
Lionel Messi
I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I’m not enjoying it, I will leave football.
Lionel Messi
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.
Lionel Messi
When the year starts, the objective is to win with all the team, personal records are secondary.
Lionel Messi
Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.
Lionel Messi
I think my desire to always get better, to always want more, to always be my top critic, and accepting the good and the bad.
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I do it because I love it and that’s all I care about.
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I’ve always really just likes football, and I’ve always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I had practice the next day. I like going out, but you have to know when you can and when you can’t.
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