Quotes from Diego Maradona

Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be.

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.

I'll be too old to face a difficult championship as the one in America will surely be.

My legitimate kids are Dalma and Giannina. The rest are a product of my money and mistakes.

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

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

When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.

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

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.

Stoichkov is a great person and an exceptional player... Only if we had him at Napoli... can you imagine the Stoichkov-Maradona attacking duo?

The Lord helps those who help themselves.

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

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.

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

I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in.

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

When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end.

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

I'm not desperate but I know that some day I'll be the coach again of some team.

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.

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.

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

In the end, it is about whether God wants us to be in the final, but I know that is what God wants. This time we will not need the Hand of God, because it is the will of God.

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.