“You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything ca...” — Lionel Messi Quote

“You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.”

“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.”

“Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.”

“In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.”

“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.”

“I've never stopped being Argentine, and I've never wanted to. I feel very proud of being Argentine, even though I left there. I've been clear about this since I was very young, and I never wanted to change. Barcelona is my home because both the club and the people here have given me everything, but I won't stop being Argentine.”

“People's passion and dedication can conquer anything.”

“Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.”

“You can be assured that I need no one's guidance in anything concerning propriety.”

“I used to work as a volunteer in a hospice, but I don't have any nursing skills or cooking skills or anything, so I was what they call an escort. I would take people to the support groups every night, and I would have to sit sort of on the sidelines so I could take them back to hospice at the end of the meeting.”

“If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.”

“The way we do anything is the way we do everything.”