The 90 best phrases of Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona was a renowned Argentine soccer player and coach who, despite his controversies associated with his private life, he became not only one of the best footballers of all time, but a true legend in Argentina. No one in the world of soccer will ever be able to forget how Maradona guided the Argentine national team to lift that world cup at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. A unique character on and off the field.
- We recommend you read: "The 80 best phrases of Leo Messi"
Best quotes and reflections of Maradona
Although his life was not free of controversies and scandals, such as substance and alcohol abuse or family problems with his partners and children, Diego Maradona was an icon in Argentine soccer and this became known after the tribute made for his death on November 25, 2020. That is why we bring a compilation with the best phrases of Maradona to remember his career.
1. I grew up in a private neighborhood... deprived of electricity, water, telephone.
Talking about the precariousness of your area.
2. How did I score the goal? The hand of God did it.
Undoubtedly one of the most controversial goals of all, but the one that earned him a World Cup.
3. I was wrong and paid, but the ball is not stained.
Referring to the fact that his performance as a player is not related to his personal problems.
4. The fight is my fuel.
Taking motivation from violence.
5. Beating River is like your mother waking you up with a kiss in the morning.
One of the biggest dreams of him being in the Argentine league.
6. If I die, I want to be born again and be a footballer. And I want to be Diego Armando Maradona again.
At ease with who he is and his story.
7. I never wanted to be an example.
He never sought to be an inspiration to anyone, but rather to live his own life.
8. I only ask that you let me live my own life.
Reiterating his desire not to be the object of public scrutiny.
9. People have to understand that Maradona is not a machine to give happiness.
No public figure should be held responsible for the decisions of their fans.
10. Playing ball for me... it gave me a unique peace.
Showing your love of football.
11. Give me a ball and let me do what I know, anywhere.
The only great longing for him.
12. They took me out of Villa Fiorito and kicked me in the ass to Paris, to the Eiffel Tower.
About moving his team.
13. This gives you life, football gives you life.
Perhaps the only thing that truly filled him.
14. He escaped the turtle.
A phrase popularized by Maradona to refer to Julio Grondona, former president of the AFA.
15. In the clinic there is one who thinks he is Napoleon and another Robinson Crusoe. And they don't think I'm Maradona!
About the treatment he received in some parts.
16. If my daughters' boyfriends make them cry two or three times, they are going to have an accident.
An ironic statement, since he himself was involved in several accusations of domestic violence.
17. Nobody doubts the worth of Messi, but of course he is not the best.
Talking about Messi's potential on the pitch.
18. I offer a thousand apologies to the English, really, but he would do it again a thousand times. I stole their wallet without their noticing, without their blinking.
Referring to the victory against England in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
19. I knew being poor and it is bad and difficult. I do not recommend it to anyone. You want to have a lot of things and we have to settle for just dreaming about them.
Remembering one of the hardest stages of his life, living in poverty as a child.
20. I am a man who finds it difficult to look in the mirror.
A sample of insecurity that no one would suspect of the soccer star.
21. With Los Cebollitas we beat everyone who came across us. We were 136 games without losing. How we played! And they already took a photo of me.
One of the best anecdotes of him in the beginning of his football life.
22. Getting into the area and not being able to kick the bow is like dancing with your sister.
A strange reference that also became popular as a Maradona saying.
23. I want to see the sun and go to bed at night. Before, I didn't want to go to bed, nor did I know what a pillow was.
Things change over time and the energy fades as we get older.
24. When I see the second goal for the English again, it seems a lie to me.
An anecdote to frame forever in history.
25. Passarella has to understand that the history of Argentine football was written with long hair.
A reference to how true football arose in Argentina.
26. When I watch the replays of the games I have played, I realize that I have fewer legs than in a passport photo.
A reference to the personal perception of him on the court.
27. To those who did not believe in me, suck it, keep sucking it. you treated me as you treated me, keep sucking.
Strong statements in front of the people who rejected it.
28. Sport is the cog in a huge machine of economic, political, industrial and image interests.
The business behind football.
29. 99 percent of the things that are said and written about me are lies.
He was always the object of interest in the yellow and pink press.
30. My first World Cup started badly, very badly. And so it ended too. Gentile was my shadow.
Talking about his participation in his first World Cup.
31. I wanted to screw Menotti when he knocked me out in '78.
A resentment on the part of a young man who believed his dreams destroyed him.
32. I could have been a worse footballer than Pelé.
The eternal comparison between both players.
33. Not even the day I die will I be able to quit football.
Soccer was always part of him.
34. Do you know what player I would have been if he hadn't drugged me? I WOULD HAVE BEEN A FUCKING PLAYER.
Regretting the fact of having fallen into the world of drugs.
35. Bush is a murderer, I prefer to be friends with Fidel.
Showing his political position.
36. I like to hit people when he has both hands up. When he is down, I like to help her.
His acting in front of people.
37. They can make me pay you, but you can't make me love you.
Maradona did not consider himself a hypocritical person.
38. People do not go to the field for the leaders.
People who enjoy football want to go see a good game.
39. Nobody imagined that three months later he was returning to a court.
After his strong injury in a game with Barcelona that almost left him out of the world of football.
40. When I got to Naples I was at zero... and with debts. I did anything. My years in Italy were spectacular.
His beginnings as part of the Naples team.
41. The first time I got high was in Europe, in '82. I was 22 years old and it was to believe I was alive.
Relating his first experience with substances.
42. This is not a farewell party. It is a tribute match. I'm never going to leave football.
The message he gave in his last game played.
43. I get an advantage from politicians. They are public, I am popular.
Showing his disdain for politicians.
44. I am either black or white, I will not be gray in my life.
Polarities that ruled his life.
45. I wanted to go to the United States, but Clinton's thermos head won't let me in.
On his problematic relationship with the politicians of capitalism.
46. The drug is a pacman that eats your whole family.
He knew the dire consequences of being mired in drugs.
47. When I entered the Vatican and saw all that gold I became a ball of fire.
A critique of the treasures displayed in the Vatican.
48. History says it, Argentina always up and Colombia always down.
Referring to the continuous victories of the albiceleste against the Colombian team.
49. Cristiano Ronaldo scores you a goal and sells you a shampoo. We, with Lio, score a goal and shout for the team.
Differences between the players of the moment.
50. I want to be the idol of the poor children of Naples, because they are like I was in Buenos Aires.
One of his goals as a player in Italy.
51. The Boca fans are the most wonderful there is.
Showing his love for the Boca team.
52. Upon landing I found out that Napoli had been saved from relegation by one point the previous season. That's why no one believed me when he said that we would be champions. I did it in the 86/87 season. The feast of San Paolo was unforgettable.
Proud of his performance at Naples.
53. Havelange sells bullets to one and the rifle to the other.
Criticism directed at the former president of FIFA.
54. Today I do not speak boys. I have fewer words than a telegram.
He had already given all the advice.
55. Being left out of a World Cup is only comparable to seeing your old woman get beaten and you are tied to a chair.
A strong comparison for Maradona.
56. My mom considered me the best in the world, so if she says so, it will be true.
Respecting and valuing his mother's opinion of him.
57. Nor would he find peace dead. They use me in life, and will find the time to do so while I am dead.
A prophecy about the fate of his image after death.
58. Taking the ball from Messi is like taking this apple from me. I have a ravenous hunger.
Admiring Lionel Messi's style of play.
59. I have played Barcelona-Real Madrid, but Boca-River is different. It's like my chest swells. It's like sleeping with Julia Roberts.
Always excited for his time with Boca.
60. For me, going to a World Cup is the same as going to Disney for a boy.
The thrill of reaching the greatest goal in football.
61. More false than a celestial dollar.
Another phrase popularized by Maradona, which he used to express himself about the false friendship of a person close to him.
62. Pelé debuted with a kid and hit the jermu.
Talking about Pelé's performance on the court.
63. The most painful moment of my career. On the stretcher, fractured. I already knew, I already knew.
A moment of great stress for Maradona as he believed that he would not be able to play again.
64. I feel like a son of Naples from day one.
One of the happiest moments of him as a footballer.
65. I dedicate the title to those who mercilessly killed us and to all the children of the world.
About those who did not believe in them.
66. If I had not done the bad things that I did in my life, I would not get a second.
An interesting power relationship between both players.
67. Whatever happens, and whoever he directs, the number 10 jersey will always be mine.
Proud to wear the 10 jersey throughout his entire career.
68. If I train every day, I tear myself up to the shoulder.
It is important to take moments of rest.
69. It's a pity you don't have anyone, master.
On being defeated by Colombia in the 1994 World Cup.
70. When Skinny called me to come in, my legs were shaking.
Speaking of when he debuted in the Argentina team for the first time.
71. I think I could have played in the 78 World Cup. I cried a lot. I did not forgive Menotti and I will never forgive him, but I never hated him. He had proposed a rematch... And in Japan I did.
Having the revenge he wanted so much.
72. Do you believe in the trio Messi, me and Ché Guevara?
A reference to great figures from Argentina.
73. I had proposed to score two goals against Gatti, but now that he told me chubby I'm going to score four.
Reiterating how the conflict is the engine of it.
74. If he (Pele) is Beethoven, I am the Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Bond of football, all together. because I was the passion of football.
Showing his advantage over Pelé.
75. I congratulate Cholo as a coach, but he behaved very badly with me and our friendship is already dead.
Sometimes the profession and friendship do not prosper.
76. If I go to the bank it is to get money, beast.
Referring to the fact that he never stayed on the waiting bench.
77. Pele there was only one. The rest of us come in the second line.
Showing his respect for another great footballer in history.
78. They cut off my legs.
On his expulsion from the 1994 World Cup for failing to pass anti-doping.
79. Playing without an audience is playing inside a cemetery.
One of the most exciting things about soccer is being cheered on by people.
80. When they tell me that I am God, I answer that they are wrong. I am a simple soccer player. God is God and I am Diego.
It wasn't God, but I knew he was the best.
81. The thing was to run after her, to have her, to play. And that feeling I always had.
On his enthusiasm for chasing the ball.
82. Who I am? The kid from Villa Fiorito who one afternoon in 1986, at the Azteca stadium in Mexico, began to cry when he received the World Cup.
Without a doubt, one of the most exciting moments of his life.
83. At first the drug makes you euphoric. It is like winning a championship. And you think: tomorrow what does it matter, if today I won the championship.
You never think about the consequences when you are in a drug euphoria.
84. The first goal against England? It was the hand of god.
Talking about the iconic moment in his career.
85. I am a player who has given people joy and that is enough for me and I have plenty of it.
One of his goals was to be an example for young people, even if that was what weighed on him later.
86. My legitimate daughters are Dalma and Gianina. The other children are of money or of mistake.
Referring to the scandal of his illegitimate children.
87. Many soccer caudillos shit themselves in this soccer temple that is La Bombonera.
A critique of how a part of football changed for the worse.
88. I have two dreams. My first dream is to play in the World Cup. And the second is to be a world champion.
Dreams that came true.
89. She is like a punch from Muhammad Ali, I don't have the strength for anything.
A comment on the wear and tear of her body.
90. Of the nicknames, the one I liked the most is Pelusa, because she takes me back to childhood.
A nickname that he carried with him with a lot of love until the end.
