“Just to hear people saying and thinking that [that he’s the best player of all time] makes me very proud indeed. But I try not to think about it too much and just focus on enjoying everything that I have in this life.”
"The only victory that counts is the one over yourself."
- Lionel Messi
Personal Growth
"You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough."
- Lionel Messi
Love
"In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigor and precision."
- Lionel Messi
Determination
"I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else."
- Lionel Messi
Teamwork
"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
- Lionel Messi
Aspirations
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
- Epictetus
Contentment
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."
- A. A. Milne
Contentment
"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."
- Jason Fried
Contentment
"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."
Contentment
"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."
Contentment