Messi Quotes

• The best way to stop Messi is when you play with 11 men and then you can double mark him, one player to stay on him and the other to help out. If it is 11 against 10 then you have almost no chance of stopping him.

  Jose Mourinho

  Player, Men, Stopping

  "Mourinho takes pressure off stars". www.cnn.com. March 6, 2006.

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• Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi!

  Arsene Wenger

  Player, World, Leo Messi

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• Messi is the Mozart of football.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Football

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• Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

  Diego Maradona

  Goal, Celebrate, Shampoo

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• He's a lucky guy Cristiano, he always gets
  first row tickets to see Messi win his awards.

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  Winning, Awards, Guy

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• Messi does not need his right foot, though. He only uses the left and he's still the best in the world! Imagine if he also used his right foot... Then we would have serious problems!

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  Feet, Doe, Needs

  "Ibrahimovic: 'Messi Is All Talent, While Ronaldo Is a Product of Much Training'" by Mark Doyle, www.goal.com. April 02, 2012.

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• I think I respect everyone votes and everyone must respect my votes. My vote bdo in 2015 was for [Lionel] Messi because, for me, he had an amazing season and he deserved to win.

  Neymar

  Winning, Thinking, Vote

  Source: neymarwithlove.tumblr.com

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• Everyone knows Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi, not only me, but for some it's hard to recognize that.

  Didier Drogba

  Cristiano Ronaldo, Knows, Hard

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• I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

  Michael Owen

  Football, Believe, Games

  Michael Owen @themichaelowen, twitter.com. March 7, 2012.

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• Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo. For us it is not a surprise. Since he began to come and train with us and we knew we would go down this path. Someday I will explain that I was at the birth of one of the footballing greats: Leo Messi.

  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

  Cristiano Ronaldo, Player, World

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• Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary.

  Franck Ribery

  Football, Class, Doe

  "Ribery: Messi is in a class of his own" by Mark Doyle, www.goal.com. April 21, 2013.

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• There is no doubt about it, Messi's clearly the best player in the world. He's a phenomenon who has already won everything, but is still hungry for more. His humbleness only makes him greater.

  Marco van Basten

  Player, Doubt, World

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• 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

  Clever, Player, Feet

  "Messi Leaves La Liga Greats Trailing". uk.reuters.com. November 23, 2014.

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• Without Messi there isn't a team for Argentina, Messi is brilliant, different, with a strong mentality. Let's hope he doesn't change.

  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

  Strong, Team, Different

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• It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind.

  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

  Levels, Blind, Clear

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• Cristiano is better than Messi, without a doubt. He's more of an all-round player

  Usain Bolt

  Player, Doubt, Rounds

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• Christiano knows English, Messi knows football

  Fabio Capello

  Football, Knows

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• There's only one that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me.

  Mario Balotelli

  Stronger, Littles, Behinds

  "Only Messi is better than me, claims Manchester City's Mario Balotelli" by Marcus Christenson, www.theguardian.com. December 21, 2010.

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• Messi is God, as a person and even more as a player. I knew him when he was a boy and I’ve watched him grow. He deserves it all.

  Samuel Eto'o

  Boys, Player, Grows

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• Leo Messi is a spectacular player, there is nobody else like him. I should not because I have suffered so much in training. I think he is the best forward at the moment and I think he will be so for many more years. He has his feet on the ground.

  Carles Puyol

  Player, Thinking, Years

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• I've seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi... He's a leader and is offering classes in beautiful football.

  Diego Maradona

  Football, Player, Names

  "Maradona hails his successor" by Christopher Davies, www.telegraph.co.uk. February 24, 2006.

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• Once they said they can only stop me with a pistol but today you need a machine gun to stop Messi.

  Hristo Stoichkov

  Gun, Needs, Machines

  "Only Machine Gun Can Halt Messi Magic, Says Stoichkov". uk.reuters.com. April 12, 2010.

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• I have played against (Michel) Platini, (Diego) Maradona, (Johan) Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. He’s in a league of his own.

  John Terry

  Player, Years, Names

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• It's not easy, being the best at what he does but still having the humility and desire to be close to those around him. In private, Messi is a great leader, a great captain. Usually the best in any area see things differently but in this case Leo is still an ordinary person and that makes our relationship work. He's the leader of ARG, he has helped us to reach two finals in one year. I have great respect for Messi the person and player.

  Javier Mascherano

  Humility, Player, Years

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• There are 3 or 4 important things in life: Books, Friends, Women…and Messi

  Antonio Lobo Antunes

  Book, Things In Life, Important

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