I just get on with my game and let the referees do their job. — Lionel Messi

You have got to love the game. — Lionel Messi

Whether it’s a goal, or winning a game, I’m never satisfied. — Lionel Messi

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game. — Lionel Messi

My motivation comes from playing the game I love. — Lionel Messi

It’s crazy to say that after three games [without a goal] I was in crisis. I do not care whether I score or not, what matters is that the team win and continue to do so. — Lionel Messi

I use Herbalife products on and off the field for energy and focus. That way I can play my best game — Lionel Messi

Whether it’s a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game I play the same. I’m always trying my best, first for my team, for myself, for my fans, and to try to win. — Lionel Messi

You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman. — Lionel Messi

I start early, I stay late, day after day after day, year after year. It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success. — Lionel Messi

I’m lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground. — Lionel Messi

When it comes to being badass nothing beats this It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success. — Lionel Messi

There’s no doubt. Its certain that ill be 100 percent — Lionel Messi

It’s scoring goals that’s great, whether against Brazil or anybody else. — Lionel Messi

I always want more. Whether it’s a goal or winning a goal, I’m never satisfied. — Lionel Messi

When my son will be born, my first goal will be for him. The rest, will be as always for my grandmother. — Lionel Messi

Like I’ve said many times before, I’m always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they’re beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example. — Lionel Messi

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen. — Lionel Messi

Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift. — Lionel Messi

Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would trade all of my records for the World Cup trophy. — Lionel Messi

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

You know as a player that you won’t have many opportunities to play in World Cups–so you have to take them when you can. — Lionel Messi

I would pass onto any young player to enjoy your football, play your football as you want to play the game, try and enjoy it and make the most of it. — Lionel Messi

The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player. — Lionel Messi

I have many years to get better and better, and that has to be my ambition. The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player. — Lionel Messi

It is not coincidence that at Barcelona we have low–key lifestyles and we have been successful. We know we are football players and not movie stars. — Lionel Messi

The Barcelona youth program is one of the best in the world. As a kid, they teach you not to play to win, but to grow in ability as a player. — Lionel Messi

I go out and do the best I can in each game, and I don’t think about the fouls other players will commit or whether I might be injured. It only does you harm to worry about those things. — Lionel Messi

One of the Arsenal players came up to me afterwards and said it had been an honor to be on the same pitch as me. I thought, My God, that is a great thing to say when your team has just lost. — Lionel Messi

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. — Lionel Messi

The pitches here are shameful, The ball is like a rabbit, it can go anywhere, The conditions are very difficult and it’s very hard to dribble properly. this cannot go on. — Lionel Messi

I don’t need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I’ll show you what I can do. — Lionel Messi

My first memories are from when I was very little, maybe three or four years old playing in my neighbourhood at home. I can picture myself with the ball at my feet from a very young age. — Lionel Messi

We had chances, the ball hit the woodwork, it flashed across the six–yard box, there Were penalties that Weren’t given, today it just didn’t happen. — Lionel Messi

At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet. — Lionel Messi