101 Quotes by Diego Maradona

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he’s in a shampoo commercial.

God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of the cross when I walk out onto the field. I feel I would be betraying Him if I didn’t.

If you don’t want to play clean football then go up into the stands.

To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.

Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be.

When God decides its time, I guess he’ll come for us.

What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I’m used to fat and hairy women journalists.

Carlitos is amazing. He does what he wants with the Arabs. He tells them “I want to go to Buenos Aires” and they say “No, Carlitos, stay here now, we’ll give you more money”. And then he gets more money!

There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen – me or Pele. Everyone would say me.