Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradonais a retired Argentine professional footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, former players, current players and football fans, regard Maradona to be the greatest football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth30 October 1960
world would-be debate
There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen - me or Pele. Everyone would say me.
cups world because-i-can
I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in.
running men world
To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world
thinking world messi
Messi I think is like me, he is the best in the world along with Ronaldinho.
country hands world
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.
add
I've come to add something and not to take away anyone's position.
example
You are an example for him because you are a conqueror.
argentina confidence either happened knocked saying win
I don't think you can either have confidence in or underestimate Argentina after what happened in 2002. Everyone was saying we were going to win it but we got knocked out in the first round.
best clear join moment
I don't think it's the best moment to join the team. I want to make it clear that I don't want to get in anyone's way.
happiest
I'd be the happiest person in the world if he came, but I don't think he will.
But the year's not over yet. We still have to play Pumas on Sunday.
bush walks
Bush disdains us, he walks all over us, and yet we have to be at his feet. We don't want that story, we have to repudiate his presence.
goal regret scoring second
I don't for a second regret scoring that goal with my hand.
hand reason
I did it with the hand of reason