Diego Maradona

“Things are neither clear nor clean in the world of football right now and many people recognise this reality.”

“To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world.”

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

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

“I'd give my life to be the national team coach.”

“When God decides its time, I guess he'll come for us.”

“Everybody in Argentina can remember 'the hand of God' in the England match in the 1986 World Cup. Now, in my country, the 'hand of God' has brought us an Argentinian pope.”

“הבעיה במדריד היא שכולם כוכבים.”

“אלוהים גורם לי לשחק היטב; זו הסיבה שבעטייה אני תמיד מצטלב כאשר אני נכנס למגרש. אני מרגיש שאם לא אעשה זאת אבגוד בו.”

“מי שגונב מגנב מקבל חנינה ל־100 שנה.”

“היום אני יכול לומר מה שלא יכולתי לומר אז. בזמנו קראתי לזה 'יד אלוהים'. פטפוטי ביצים שהייתה זו יד אלוהים, הייתה זו היד של דייגו! וזה הרגיש כמו לכייס את האנגלים.”

“קצת על ידי יד אלוהים, וקצת על ידי הראש של מראדונה.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.”

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

“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.”