Paulo Dybala Quotes

I respect his decisions, but football without Messi is not football. It is very hard to imagine football without him.

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his own, and is going to make history. I can say I saw Messi play.

I don't think anyone can replace Steven Gerrard, be it Messi or whoever.

Maradona is among the best five players I've ever seen: Garrincha, Pele, Diego, Cruijff and Beckenbauer.

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

There are no words to describe Messi; he always surprises you.

Maradona has done a lot for his clubs, as Messi does, and for the Argentina national team.

Maradona was absolutely the best player I ever played with.

Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn't have more charisma than Maradona had.

One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.

When the list is made of the all-time best players, Totti will certainly be in there. I really believe he will be remembered as one of the greats.

Messi is top but Maradona is another world.

I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best I’ve ever seen. I don’t dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can’t find them.

Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.

Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.

Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary.

There is only one Messi.

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they play on a different galaxy.

Messi is unique. You can't compare anyone to him.

Maradona is Maradona, that's indisputable, but he doesn't play anymore. He stopped playing a long time ago.

I like to think I'm a good mechanic for the company. 'Oh well, we sprung a leak? Call Ambrose; throw him in there.' I like that because I think it has really upped my value with the company, and I think that they realize nowadays, too, another Dean Ambrose isn't going to walk through the door anytime soon - or ever.

I played with great teammates like Ronaldinho and Messi. I think they are two of the greatest players in the history of football.

For 20 years they have asked me the same question, who is the greatest? Pele or Maradona? I replay that all you have to do is look at the facts - how many goals did he score with his right foot or with his head?

I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.