Lionel Messi Quotes

There are some quotes by Lionel Messi. 

1. "You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it"
2. "What i do is play soccer, which is what i like"
3. "Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time"
4. "There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game"
5. "Being name among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won"
6. "In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision"
7. "It's scoring that's great, whether against Brazil or anybody else"
8. "I never think about the play or visualize anything, I do what comes to me at the moment. Instinct. It has always been that way"
9. "I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when i'm not enjoying it, i will leave football"
10. "The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player"  

Lionel Messi Breaks Spanish League Scoring Record

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick against Sevilla was enough to breaks Spanish league's all-time scoring goals.

Messi, who is already become Barcelona's all time scorer, was surpassed the Athletic Bilbao legend Telmo Zarra's milestone of 251  goals

Messi's record-setting effort eclipsed rival Cristiano Ronaldo becoming the first player toreach 20 goals in the first 12 rounds of a season

"The New Maradona"

Many say that Messi is the greatest Argentinean soccer player since Maradona. However many refer to him as "The New Maradona".

To further this title, Messi scored a miraculous goal which is often compared to Maradona's goal of the century.

The video below show is a comparison of the two goals.

Some Interesting Facts About Lionel Messi

1. One of Lionel Messi's nicknames is "The Flea" because of his speed and agility 
2. Lionel Messi is the second richest soccer player in the world with a net worth of $180 million.
3. Two of musical genres that Messi enjoys listening to are Samba & Cumbi.
4. He also works for people suffering from Fragile X Syndrome (a disease related to autism)
5.  Messi appeared in a 2012 television advert for Japanese face wash Scalp-D
6. Lionel Messi does not like to watch highlights of himself

Private Life

By the standards of modern football, Messi has a relatively private and modest lifestyle. He makes efforts to keep links to his hometown of Rosario. He has an Argentinian girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo, and they have one child Thiago, born in November 2012.

Messi acts as an ambassador for UNICEF, and also runs his own charitable foundation – supporting access to education and sport for children. Because of his own expensive medical treatment, he has also helped Argentinian hospitals with paying for similar treatment to his own.

Wealth & Income

Messi has frequently been the target of other football clubs with big transfer budgets, but he has remained loyal to Barcelona FC. He is one of the highest paid footballers in the world. His base salary is estimated at €16 million net a year, until 2018. His net wealth is estimated at €110m

Messi Major Honours

Barcelona

• Spanish La Liga Title (*6) : 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13 

• Spanish Cup (*2) - Copa Del Rey : 2008-09, 2011-12; Runner-up 2011-12

• Super Copa Espana (*6) : 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013; Runner-up 2012

• UEFA Champions League (*3) : 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11

• UEFA Super Cup (*2) : 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006

• FIFA Club World Cup (2) : 2009, 2011

ARGENTINA

• Olympic Gold Medal : 2008

• FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2005

• 2006 World Cup  : Quarter Final

• 2010 World Cup : Quarter Final

• 2014 World Cup : Runners Up

Diego Maradona vs Lionel Messi

DIEGO MARADONA - 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
World Cup games - 21
World Cup goals - 8 goals (8 assists)
Touches - 1468 (183.5 touches/goal)
Min. played - 2007 (250.9 min/goal)
Shot On Goals - 26 (44.1% on target)
Shot Avg. Distance - 21.7 yards (0 goals outside box)
Total Shots -59 (30.8% on goal)

LIONEL MESSI - 2006, 2010, 2014

WC games - 14
WC goals - 5 (3 Assists)
Touches - 958 (191.6 touches/goal)
Min. played - 1170 (234.0 min/goal)
Shots on goal - 22 (44% on target)
Shot avg. dist. - 22.2 yards (3 goals outside box)
Total shots - 50 (22.7% on goal)

International Career

Messi was brought up in Spain since he was 11 years old, he has Spanish Nationality. But he decided to play for Argentina, the country of his birth. And he was make his International debut for Argentina in August 2005.

In 2006, he participated in the World cup and becoming Argentina's youngest player to play in World Cup. His side were eliminated in the quarter final.

In 2008, he won an Olympic Gold medal for his country in football at the Beijing Olympics.

In 2010 World Cup, Messi wore the number 10 shirt and played very well for his country and help his side reach the quarter final. But he was struggled to score and eliminated by Germany after lost 4-0.

Lionel Messi

Messi progressed through the ranks and was given his first appearance in the 2004/2005 season

He become the youngest player to score on that league (Spanish League)

In 2006, he was part of the double winning team which won both La Liga (Spanish League) and Champions League

in 2007, when he was 20 of age, Messi become the first choice striker and scored 14 league goals in 26 league games

in 2009-2010, Messi then scored 47 goals in all competitions, equals Ronaldo's record.

Short Biography Of Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi was born in 24th June 1987, in Rosario, Argentina

His father was a factory steel worker, and his mother was a cleaner

He began his career playing football when he was 16 years old. However, at the age of 11, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). This was a condition that stunted growth, and required expensive medical treatment, including the use of the drug Human growth hormone.

Local club, River Plate were interested in signing Messi, but didn’t want to pay for his medical treatment. However, Messi was given a trial with Barcelona, and coach Carles Rexach was impressed – offering Messi a contract (written on paper napkin!) which included paying for Messi’s treatment in Spain. Messi moved to Barcelona with his father and became part of the prestigious FC Barcelona youth academy.