Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Powerful collection of profoundly inspirational Lionel Messi quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.
Famous Lionel Messi Quotes
You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough. Lionel Messi
Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits, and get on with trying to win. Lionel Messi
If I wasn’t paid to be a professional footballer, I would willingly play for nothing. Lionel Messi
You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it. Lionel Messi
The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instinct. Lionel Messi
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
The objective is to win with all the team, personal records are secondary. Lionel Messi
I came, I saw, I conquered. Lionel Messi
Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children. Lionel Messi
In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
You can overcome something, if and only if you love something enough. Lionel Messi
I have no intention of comparing myself with Maradona I want to make my own history for something I have achieved. Lionel Messi
Barcelona gave me everything, they took a chance on me when nobody else would. I never have any desire to play for anybody else, I will be here for as long as they want me. 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. 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
My ambition is always to get better and better. Lionel Messi
I don’t know, I’ve liked football since I was a kid and I’ve always dreamt of becoming a professional footballer, I never thought of any other job. Lionel Messi
Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win. Lionel Messi
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
I used to serve tea at a shop to support my football training. Lionel Messi
I’m always proudest whenever I’ve been part of a 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
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. Lionel Messi
It doesn’t matter if I am better than Cristiano Ronaldo, all that matters is that Barcelona are better than Madrid. Lionel Messi
What I do is play football, which is what I like. Lionel Messi
Little by little, I’m getting better all the time. I’ve not lost the passion to play. Lionel Messi
I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream. Lionel Messi
Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win. Lionel Messi
I’m always proudest whenever I’ve been part of a trophyn winning team. Lifting a title makes me feel so happy because it’s what I want to do in football: be successful. Lionel Messi
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
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
At Barca, we trained every day with the ball. Lionel Messi
When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
Everything that’s happened to me in my career has been special, even the tough times because they leave marks on you that shape your life. Lionel Messi
I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. Lionel Messi
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. 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. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
You can overcome anything, if and if only you love something enough. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
It takes sacrifice as well as talent. Lionel Messi
I am the happiest man alive and I am happy for myself, for my family and for my country. Lionel Messi
My ambition is to always get better and better. Lionel Messi
Being a dad changes everything for the better and I’m really enjoying it. Lionel Messi
Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time. Lionel Messi
I know how important it is to have a helping hand. Lionel Messi
This is much more than I dreamed about as a boy. I want to thank football in general for what it has given me. Lionel Messi
My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me. Lionel Messi
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. Lionel Messi
If I hadn’t had support, I wouldn’t have been able to fulfill my dreams. Lionel Messi
Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won. Lionel Messi
Before if I lost or did something wrong I didn’t talk to anyone for three or four days until it passed. Now, I come home after a game, I see my son, and everything is alright. Lionel Messi
Football has been my life since I was a kid. My style remains the same, I love every single minute I get on the pitch. I know I have a great responsibility, and that there are objectives to accomplish, but I try to have fun too, because that’s what i love to do. Lionel Messi
I am a normal person. I have the same life as any human being. When I finish playing, doing my work, I have my family, my friends, and I live like any other person. Lionel Messi
I go out and do the best I can in each game, and I don’t think about the fouls other players will commit or whether I might be injured. It only does you harm to worry about those things. Lionel Messi
Just to hear people saying and thinking that makes me very proud indeed. But I try not to think about it too much. Lionel Messi
I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet. Lionel Messi
There are a lot of athletes that I admire LeBron, Nadal, Federer. There’s Cristiano in football. Lionel Messi
I’m never satisfied. I always push my limits and I always try to get better every day. Lionel Messi
Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho, and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I’ve ever seen. Lionel Messi
It was hard for me because it was such a big change. I left a lot behind in Argentina and unlike other children living at the Masia, I hardly ever got to visit my family. I only saw them once or twice a year and that was very hard for me. Lionel Messi
It doesn’t matter if I am better than Cristiano Ronaldo, all that matters is that Barcelona are better than Madrid. Lionel Messi
My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me. Lionel Messi
Although it was a bit difficult to see him win trophies, he gave La Liga prestige. Lionel Messi
Ronaldo is always there scoring goals in all the games he is at his peak or a bit below it makes no difference. Lionel Messi
The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instincts. Lionel Messi
I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honor of the greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi! Kobe Bryant
To be honest, I never realized it. I never really thought that I was going to be really good or not. I just wanted to make my dream come true. Lionel Messi
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. Franz Beckenbauer
Whether it’s a goal, or winning a game, I’m never satisfied. Lionel Messi
To compare Lionel Messi to anybody else is unfair on them. Sid Lowe
I am a normal person. I have the same life as any human being. When I finish playing, doing my work, I have my family, my friends, and I live like any other person. Lionel Messi
Is Messi a real player or a PlayStation character? Radamel Falcao
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
Don’t write about him, don’t try to describe him, just watch him. Pep Guardiola
I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match. Lionel Messi
Messi has a divine gift. Dani Alves
It’s an honor to be recognized like that the best player. But Barca is not just Messi. Barca has very good players. Lionel Messi
Messi or Ronaldo best player in the world? In the world, I would say Ronaldo. Messi is from another planet. Arda Turan
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. Lionel Messi
I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine football and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius. Diego Maradona
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. Lionel Messi
I like Messi a lot, he’s a great player. Technically, we’re practically at the same level. Pele
Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift. Lionel Messi
He does not really seem human to me. Luis Enrique
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. Lionel Messi
Although he may not be human, it’s good that Messi still thinks he is. Javier Mascherano
Every time I start a year, I start with the objective of trying to achieve everything, without comparing it to how I’ve done in other seasons. Lionel Messi
In two minutes, I saw his speed, his skill, and decided we would sign him. Carles Rexach
I want to be world champion, but not to change the perception of others towards me or to achieve greatness like they say, but rather, to reach the goal with my national team and to add a world cup to my list of titles. Lionel Messi
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