I never had any problems with my height. I was always the smallest kid, at school and in my teams. Lionel Messi More Quotes by Lionel Messi More Quotes From 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 desirebelieverooms 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 trainingteamhard-work There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game. Lionel Messi things-in-lifegameswinning At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet. Lionel Messi runningfootballsports 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 playergamesfootball 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 teamfootballsports 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 playeropportunityworld Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training. Lionel Messi motivationstrugglefootball I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world Lionel Messi scoring-goalsplayerfootball For my part, I try to do my bit to make people's lives more bearable, in particular children across the globe who are having problems. Lionel Messi tryingchildrenpeople Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win. Lionel Messi teamfootballsports I just get on with my game and let the referees do their job. Lionel Messi refereegamesjobs 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 careersfootballsports It takes sacrifice as well as talent. Lionel Messi sacrificefootballsports Give the opponents more than one reason to stare at your feet. Lionel Messi feetsoccergiving I don't look at records, that's not why I'm playing the game. Goals, of course. Every player in my position wants to score goals. But most of all, trophies. My target is always to win trophies for Barcelona, and that will always be my motivation, to win things. Nothing feels better than doing that as a team. Lionel Messi motivationfeel-betterteam 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 playergamesyears Barcelona is my home and I hope that I stay here for many years. Lionel Messi barcelonahomeyears Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift. Lionel Messi menworldson Many years ago when I first started my career Maradona told me "to enjoy and play as you know", and that's stayed with me ever since and is the best advice I've been given. Lionel Messi careersplayyears
