Diego Maradona

Argentine soccer legend

Contemporary influential 167 sayings

Sayings by Diego Maradona

I don't regret anything. I have lived my life the way I wanted to.

2000s — During an interview
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I have been through a lot in my life, but I am still here.

2000s — During an interview
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I want to thank God for making me a footballer.

1980s — During an interview
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I am not a machine. I am a human being.

1990s — During an interview
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I live for football. It's my life.

2000s — During an interview
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I want to be a coach forever. I love football too much.

2010s — During an interview
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I don't need anyone to tell me what to do.

1990s — During an interview
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I am a fighter. I never give up.

2000s — During an interview
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I want to leave a legacy. I want to be remembered.

2000s — During an interview
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Pelé these days is a slave. He sold his heart to FIFA. And when he gets kicked by his masters he comes to join us players.

1986 — Commenting on Pelé's relationship with FIFA.
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If Pelé is Beethoven, I am the Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Bono of football, all together.

Unknown, mentioned in 2020 article. — Comparing himself to Pelé and rock stars.
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If I hadn't done the bad things I did in my life, Pelé wouldn't have been even second.

Unknown, mentioned in 2020 article. — Reflecting on his career and comparing himself to Pelé.
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Pelé made his (sexual) debut with a boy. He loves money more than what he loves to sleep.

Unknown, mentioned in 2020 article. — Making scandalous claims about Pelé's personal life.
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Havelange used to sell the rifle to somebody and then the bullets to somebody else. He played waterpolo, not football, he should speak about it.

Unknown, mentioned in 2020 article. — Criticizing former FIFA President João Havelange.
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Joseph Blatter says loves me like a son. Yes... like a son of a bitch. Blatter was able to teach Platini how to steal. He once told me in Dubai how he had arranged 167 matches.

Unknown, mentioned in 2020 article. — Criticizing former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini.
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There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen, me or Pele. Everyone would say me.

Unknown, mentioned in 2020 article. — Commenting on the debate between him and Pelé.
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FIFA today is a multinational that is eating up the ball. Countries can't do anything against them. If FIFA decides where soft drinks must be sold, that's where it has to be sold.

2014 — Criticizing FIFA's power and influence.
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The only thing Blatter could teach Platini was how to steal.

2015 — Further criticism of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini.
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My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.

Unknown, mentioned in 2022 article. — General statement about his self-belief.
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Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.

Unknown, mentioned in 2022 article. — Comparing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's goal celebrations.
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