Messi Quotes - Page 4

• The only way to stop Messi is to double mark him. One player to stay on him and the other to help out.

  Jose Mourinho

  Player, Way, Helping

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• Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

  Michel Patini

  Firsts, Being The Best, Beats

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• I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.

  Kobe Bryant

  Games, Balls, Ability

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• I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world

  Thierry Henry

  Morning, Player, Training

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• I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays.

  Johan Cruijff

  Beautiful, Kids, Play

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• Everyday Leo Messi surprises us with something different.

  Dani Alves

  Everyday, Different, Surprise

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• Messi is much more than being clever. He is a genius who reserves all his expressiveness for football.

  John Carlin

  Football, Clever, Genius

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• Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the same side. He's just fantastic.

  Dani Alves

  Sides, Fantastic, Difficult

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• I helped Messi and I know he will do the same with Neymar.

  Ronaldinho

  Knows

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• He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast. He's a wonderful sight in full flight and we are lucky to have him around.

  Ander Herrera

  Player, Thinking, Sight

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• How to stop Messi? You need to bring a shotgun, pam-pam and that's it.

  Sonia Manzano

  Needs, Shotguns

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• That's a funny thing, because it's 3 rivals who get a long great on the club that are friends [Neimar, Lionel Messi and Louise Alberto Suarez]. And it's something kinda impossible to imagine that it would happen. But it did and things have been working for us. Of course we mess with each other when someone goes to the national team, but we get a long great.

  Neymar

  Team, Funny Things, Long

  Source: neymarwithlove.tumblr.com

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• I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches.

  Alex Ferguson

  School, Player, Average

  "Fergie reveals all: Why I turned down Abramovich, Moyes IS the right man for United... and you'll be throwing your money down the drain betting on me coming back (I'll be at the Kentucky Derby!)". Interview with Charlie Rose, www.dailymail.co.uk. October 2, 2013.

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• Neymar is undoubtedly the best player in Brazil. He deserves to play in the best team in the world; next to the best player in the world, Messi.He is a very good player with great quality and a great future.I have no doubt. For me, Neymar is a genius.

  Pele

  Team, Player, Doubt

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• My wife doesn't like Football but she watches it just for Messi.

  Roger Federer

  Football, Wife, Watches

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• I think Pep Guardiola is a top manager. There's no doubt about that. Not only did he manage Messi and Iniesta, but he made them better and took them to levels they'd never been before. The best team I've ever seen is Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. I'm sure his management got something to do with that.

  Jamie Carragher

  Team, Thinking, Doubt

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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• Messi always makes the right decision, whether it's a pass or a finish. He's a little genius.

  Gary Lineker

  Decision, Genius, Littles

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• Messi is out of this world. Scoring 86 goals this year... In 2012. What an incredible accomplishment

  Alex Morgan

  Years, Accomplishment, Goal

  Twitter post from Dec 10, 2012

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• Messi on the World Cup 2014? He showed why he is the best player in the world. It was a pleasure to see him play.

  Alessandro Del Piero

  Player, World, Cups

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• Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He's a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow.

  Eric Cantona

  Dream, Children, Player

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• I think now Messi is probably done more than most players. But he is in the same class as Alfredo de Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Pelé. When he finishes and he retires, he will automatically become one of them. A player that people will talk about forever, while the game of football is as good and as popular as it is. He is a sensational player.

  Bobby Charlton

  Football, Player, Thinking

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• Is Messi a real player or a Play Station character?

  Radamel Falcao

  Real, Character, Player

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• Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle with quite astonishing success, Wayne Rooney. But Messi is on a higher plain than even that pair.

  Andy Cole

  Cristiano Ronaldo, Men, Fans

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• I think Messi is the best forward in the world. It is very difficult to play against him. But he is not only a forward, he is moving everywhere. He is a very good player.

  Nemanja Vidic

  Moving, Player, Thinking

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• Casillas saying he wouldn't sign Messi for Madrid? Messi has a place in every team in the world.

  Carlo Ancelotti

  Team, World, Madrid

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