Diego Maradona

Professional Footballer Argentine 1960 – 2020

Led Argentina to 1986 World Cup victory with extraordinary skill and determination.

386 quotes

"I learned that your worst enemy is your own mind"
Strength
"Change starts when you decide to be different"
Change
"The field teaches you more than any classroom ever could"
Education
"I play with my heart, not just with my feet"
"Imagination is the bridge between dreams and reality"
Imagination
"History is written by those who refuse to give up"
History
"Art is expression, and football is my art form"
Art
"Justice comes to those who fight for it"
Justice
"I found freedom in a football"
Freedom
"Adventure is waiting for anyone brave enough to seek it"
Adventure
"Health is the foundation of everything else"
Health
"I measure success by the joy I bring to others"
Success
"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything"
Kindness
"Gratitude opens doors that arrogance closes"
Gratitude
"I leave my mark by living with intention"
Life
"The power to change the world is inside you"
Power
"Money cannot buy what matters most"
Money
"I became champion because I refused to accept limitations"
Motivation
"Solitude taught me who I really am"
Solitude
"I always thought the captain should be the first in everything, the first to fight, the first to encourage, the first to help a teammate up from the ground."
Leadership
"When you have a gift like mine, you use it the way you think is best."
Power
"I am my own God. I believe in myself."
Faith
"The ball doesn't understand the size of the stadium or how many people are watching. It just wants to be played with."
Art
"Sometimes in football you have to hold your hands up and say, 'That was a bit naughty,' wasn't it?"
Truth
"I will never forget the fans in Naples. They gave me everything."
Gratitude
"Fear is the worst enemy a footballer can face."
Fear
"My daughters are my greatest achievement, more than any goal I ever scored."
Family
"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it."
Perseverance
"I learned that if you play in any match, you must give everything you have."
Work
"The dream was to compete, to compete at the highest level in the World Cup."
Dreams