About Leonel Messi
Leonel Messi is a professional football player from Argentina. His full name is Lionel Andrés Messi and is also known as Leo Messi. He plays for Argentina as a forward and captains the Argentina national team.
Born: 24 June 1987, Rosario, Argentina.
Spouse: Antonela Roccuzzo (m. 2017)
Height: 1.69 m
Current teams: Argentina national football team, Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG)
Children: Mateo Messi Roccuzzo, Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, Ciro Messi Roccuzzo
Inspirational Leonel Messi Quotes
“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.” –Lionel Messi
“Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.” – Lionel Messi
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“When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.” – Lionel Messi
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“You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.” – Lionel Messi
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“I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I’m more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy.” – Lionel Messi
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“I repeat what I always say: I want the best for Argentina in every way. I never try to make trouble for anybody.” – Lionel Messi
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“When the year starts the objective is to win it all with the team, personal records are secondary.” – Lionel Messi
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“I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.” – Lionel Messi
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“It seems like people want to blame me for everything. Whenever any issue arises, I’m said to have been involved even if I’ve had nothing to do with it. That’s why I always focus on what I know, which is playing football, and try to be very careful with what I say because people always try and twist things.” – Lionel Messi
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“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.” – Lionel Messi
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“There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it’s just by signing an autograph. A child’s smile is worth more than all the money in the world.” – Lionel Messi
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“Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I’m just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn’t paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.” – Lionel Messi
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“The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.” – Lionel Messi
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“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
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“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
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“The truth is my idea has been to always stay at Barcelona and see out the rest of my career here. Like I always say, one doesn’t know what can happen in the future, but if it were up to me to decide, I would stay at Barcelona for the rest of my career.” – Lionel Messi
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“It’s not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter Milan, because they have the intention of trying to stop us rather than playing a game that is more attractive for the spectators to enjoy.” – Lionel Messi
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“I’ve always really just liked football, and I’ve always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day. I like going out, but you have to know when you can and when you can’t.” – Lionel Messi
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“I’ve never stopped being Argentine, and I’ve never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I’ve been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change. Barcelona is my home because both the club and the people here have given me everything, but I won’t stop being Argentine.” – Lionel Messi
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“The truth is that I don’t have a favourite goal. I remember important goals more than I do favourite goals, like goals in the Champions League where I had the opportunity to have scored in both finals I have played in. Finals in the World Cup or Copa del Rey are the ones that have stayed with me for longer or that I remember more.” – Lionel Messi
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“Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.” – Lionel Messi
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