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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Ronaldinho is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but neither are as good as Leo Messi.

  Antonio Cassano

  Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi

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• If Messi is the best on the planet, Ronaldo is the best in the universe.

  Jose Mourinho

  Cristiano Ronaldo, Planets, Ifs

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• Was it a game of #UCL or was Messi in a Play Station game? Impossible! If he scores 6 goals, can he take home 2 balls?

  Radamel Falcao

  Home, Games, Play

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• Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was in the Premier League, he'd be the best player by some distance.

  Gary Lineker

  Distance, Player, Champions League

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• Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace.

  Frank Rijkaard

  Running, Player, Pace

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• If he continues like this then I think Messi will be the best player in the history of football.

  Xavi

  Football, Player, Thinking

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• For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best.

  John Terry

  Player, Careers, Looks

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• Although he may not be human, it’s good that Messi still thinks he is.

  Javier Mascherano

  Thinking, May, Humans

  "Although Messi may not be human, it's good he still thinks he is - Mascherano" by Mark Doyle, www.goal.com. May 6, 2012.

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• I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the best

  Neymar

  Football, Winning, Wish

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• It's not that difficult to play well and win titles in a team like Barcelona, but it's in the national side where you see a player's true class. That was the case with figures like Pele, Diego Maradona and Zinedine Zidane. With Spain, Iniesta has shown that he is among the best players of all time and that's why I rate him higher than Messi or Ronaldo. Even though the latter two have incredible scoring records for their clubs, they still haven't won anything with Argentina or Portugal respectively.

  Boris Becker

  Team, Winning, Player

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