137 Quotes by Lionel Messi

Being named among the best is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training.

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.