Diego Maradona Quotes

The goal was scored a little bit by the hand of God, another bit by the head of Maradona.

My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.

What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I’m used to fat and hairy women journalists.

Beckham is a nice man and I’m sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player, nothing more.

To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.

God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of a cross when I walk out on to the pitch. I feel I would be betraying him if I didn’t.

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

I am black or white, I’ll never be grey in my life.

Things are neither clear nor clean in the world of football right now and many people recognise this reality.

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.

Everybody 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.

The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.

If you don’t want to play clean football then go up into the stands.

Everybody 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.

To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world

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.

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.

When God decides its time, I guess he’ll come for us.

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.

Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he’s in a shampoo commercial.

My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me

I am Maradona, who makes goals, who makes mistakes. I can take it all, I have shoulders big enough to fight with everybody.

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

There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen – me or Pele. Everyone would say me.

I’d give my life to be the national team coach.

When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

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.’

Money is not a motivating factor. I do what comes to me at that moment.

There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world.

Even if there was a hand, it was the hand of God.

The Lord helps those who help themselves.

You can say a lot of things about me, but you can never say I don’t take risks.