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Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He was so fast he could score from nothing and could shoot the ball better than anyone I've ever seen.

Lionel Messi

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Lionel Messi
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: June 24
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Rosario de Santa Fe
Leo Messi
Lionel Andres Messi
Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
Lionel Andrés Messi
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Barcelona is my life. They have brought me to where I am today. I could not leave, I don't want to leave. I know the Premier League is very good. But I cannot see myself playing in England because my heart is with Barcelona, always.
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I had said I didn't mind which shirt I played in, but coming from Diego, № 10 is very special.
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I just get on with my game and let the referees do their job.
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You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.
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When my son will be born, my first goal will be for him. The rest, will be as always for my grandmother.
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I never had any problems with my height. I was always the smallest kid, at school and in my teams.
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Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.
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You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.
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We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.
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I know how important it is to have a helping hand. In my childhood I had difficult times because of hormonal problems. If I hadn't had support, I wouldn't have been able to fulfill my dreams.
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Of course money takes that worry out of your life and enables you to provide for your family - but if it was playing professional football for free or choose another living, then I would choose football every time.
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It's not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter Milan, because they have the intention of trying to stop us rather than playing a game that is more attractive for the spectators to enjoy.
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We know that we are close to making history.
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There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it's just by signing an autograph. A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world.
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Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.
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I want to concentrate on winning things with Barcelona and Argentina. Then if people want to say nice things about me when I have retired, great. Right now, I need to concentrate on being part of a team - not just on me.
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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.
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The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.
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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.
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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.
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