Quotes About Soccer

In Denmark, you are sure to play if you were good, but Ajax played you if you did not have the mentality and went 100 percent to it.

I heard my new team-mates saying, 'We have got to hope that we don't go down.' I thought to myself, 'What kind of a mentality is that?'

I didn't get started until late. I didn't get started until I was 20. I turned 21 in my first MLS season, in March. It's always been a race against time, really, for me. It's kind of my mentality, to make up for lost time.

In the English 4-4-2 you have to change your mentality from a winger to a left midfielder, having to help your full-back.

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

Neymar is kind of the cool guy. We like to play around - I mess with him, he messes with me.

Messi is the best, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team.

I ask myself what I can do to become like Messi and Ronaldo and score 50 or 60 goals in a season.

If I had to chose between Messi and Ronaldo, then most likely I would choose Messi.

Messi is just great.

I'd love to play with Messi.

As a goalkeeper, it is a challenge to face Messi.

I learned a lot from Ronaldinho and Messi.

I'm Messi Football Club.

For me, the best player in the world is Messi, but the second one is Cristiano.

With Messi, we're talking about the best player in the world. It doesn't matter if he's a little bit injured: he can still change everything.

Messi is the best footballer in the world.

He does not scare us; other things in life scare me. We all respect Messi, and he is one of the best players in the world.

I've played against Messi a lot of times, and I've already conceded goals through my legs with him.

I will always vote for Messi for Golden Ball.

When I came to Barcelona, I knew - I knew Neymar, Messi, and Suarez were in the team.

I see a lot of fouls on Messi, and he's not the type to overreact.

When you play Argentina and Messi, there are several ways to limit his impact, at least.

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his own, and is going to make history. I can say I saw Messi play.