Diego Maradona

"I imagined greatness before I achieved it."

"The hand of God was just my hand reaching for destiny."

"I taught the world that small men could do big things."

"Peace comes not from avoiding conflict, but from winning it."

"Knowledge of the game is knowing where your opponent will be before they move."

"Time waits for no one, so I never waited for time."

"I played as if each match was my last and my first simultaneously."

"The truth is written in the scoreboard, not in excuses."

"My relationship with the ball was the truest love I ever knew."

"I found solitude even in stadiums filled with thousands."

"Kindness was something I learned to show myself, eventually."

"Health is fleeting; legacy is eternal."

"I never feared opponents; I feared not giving my best."

"Every defeat taught me how to construct a better comeback."

"The money came because I made the game richer with my presence."

"I danced with the ball like it was the only partner I needed."

"Education of the streets taught me more than classrooms ever could."

"The music of the crowd fueled every movement I made."

"War on the pitch ends when the final whistle blows."

"I believed in myself when the world believed against me."

"My life proved that talent without heart is just statistics."

"I always thought I was a bridge between the playing field and the stands, connecting the game to the fans."

"The ball is not contaminated. It cannot be dirty. The ball is pure. If you touch it with your hand, you contaminate it."

"When you stop running, you start dying."

"I had a lot of time to think about life during my recoveries, and I learned that nothing is forever."

"The ball doesn't understand passion or love. It only understands technique and dedication."

"If I ever say I'm not afraid of death, I'm lying."

"The most beautiful thing is to give joy and happiness to millions of people."

"I am my own God. I created myself."

"Dreams are the only things that keep us alive."