“The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instinct.” – 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
“You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.” – Lionel Messi
“Little by little, I’m getting better all the time. I’ve not lost the passion to play.” – Lionel Messi
“Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.” – Lionel Messi
“What I do is play football, which is what I like.” – Lionel Messi
“When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.” – 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
“Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.” – Lionel Messi
“Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.” – 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
“I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world” – Lionel Messi
“My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me.” – Lionel Messi
“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
“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.” – Lionel Messi
“I know how important it is to have a helping hand.” – Lionel Messi
“Whether it’s a goal, or winning a game, I’m never satisfied.” – 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
“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
“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
“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 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.” – 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
“I like to score goals but I also like to have friends among the people I have played with.” – Lionel Messi
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