Lionel Messi Quotes

You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it"

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"

I’m never satisfied. I always push my limits and try to get better every day"

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."

Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time"

[Becoming a father] has changed everything. He [Thiago] comes first then everything else. It has also changed the way I see a match. Before if I lost or did something wrong I didn't talk to anyone for three or four days, until it passed. Now, I come home after a game, I see my son and everything is alright.

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"

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"

Allow yourselves to dream and then chase after those dreams. That will always require effort and sacrifice, but be persistent!”

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game"

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"

I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices.

You have to keep working hard and playing well because people will start to forget what you have done before if you don’t"

The day you think there is no improvement to be made, is a sad one"

You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough"