To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.
DIEGO MARADONAEverybody in Argentina can remember the hand of God in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the hand of God has brought us an Argentinian pope.
More Diego Maradona Quotes
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I hate everything that comes from the United States. I hate it with all my strength.
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At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It’s difficult to explain.
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I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind.
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I’ve seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi. He’s a leader and is offering classes in beautiful football.
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What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I’m used to fat and hairy women journalists.
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I’m not desperate but I know that some day I’ll be the coach again of some team.
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You were only a goalkeeper.
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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.
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I was, I am and I always will be a drug addict. A person who gets involved in drugs has to fight it everyday.
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At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It’s difficult to explain.
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I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in.
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I’d give my life to be the national team coach.
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Pele should go back to the museum.
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My legitimate kids are Dalma and Giannina. The rest are a product of my money and mistakes.
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Messi I think is like me, he is the best in the world along with Ronaldinho.
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All the people that criticised me should eat their words.
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People who say that only young people voted on the Internet, those who didn’t see Pele play, forget that children are not orphans. There’s always a father who buys the computer and perhaps influences their vote. I won the people’s vote.
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When you win, you don’t get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.
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While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team’s victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent.
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If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became world champions and I was the best player in the world
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Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days and it is not something people who watch football deserve. The situation will be the same while football is run by people who do not understand football.
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I’m alive and I want to keep living.
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I’ll be too old to face a difficult championship as the one in America will surely be.
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When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.
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The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.
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I was waiting for my teammates to embrace me and no one came, I told them, ‘Come hug me or the referee isn’t going to allow it.’
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