"You can only overcome so much if you don't love the thing that you're doing."
-- Lionel Messi"What I do is play football, which is what I like."
-- Lionel Messi"The day you think there are no improvements to be made is a sad one."
-- Lionel Messi"I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world."
-- Lionel Messi"The truth is that I don't like being compared to anybody."
-- Lionel Messi"There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy child smile."
-- Lionel Messi"Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time."
-- Lionel Messi"You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen."
-- Lionel Messi"I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at the moment. Instinct. That's what has always led me most of the time."
-- Lionel Messi"The best thing is to look ahead and move forward."
-- Lionel Messi"The important thing is to have respect for your teammates."
-- Lionel Messi"I like to score goals, but I also like to have friends among the people I have been playing with."
-- Lionel Messi"Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win."
-- Lionel Messi"Whether it’s a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game, I play the same."
-- Lionel Messi"Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut."
-- Lionel Messi"There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game."
-- Lionel Messi"You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough."
-- Lionel Messi"The truth is I enjoy playing football."
-- Lionel Messi"Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits in having wealth."
-- Lionel Messi"I always thought I wanted to be the best, not the richest."
-- Lionel Messi"I start early, and I stay late, day after day, year after year."
-- Lionel Messi"The day you think there is no improvement to be made is a sad one for any player."
-- Lionel Messi"The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instinct."
-- Lionel Messi"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
-- Lionel Messi
