Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win five FIFA Ballons d'Or, four of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Shoes. With Barcelona he has won eight...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth24 June 1987
CitySanta Fe, Argentina
Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training.
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.
There's no doubt. Its certain that ill be 100 percent
Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.
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.
We know that we are close to making history.
I had said I didn't mind which shirt I played in, but coming from Diego, № 10 is very special.
I am the happiest man alive and I am happy for myself, for my family and for my country.
I am the same person as always and I have the good fortune to play in a great team. It was an historic year for Barca and for me but it's thanks to the work of everyone.
My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me.
You have got to love the game.
I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet.
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.
For my part, I try to do my bit to make people's lives more bearable, in particular children across the globe who are having problems.