Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 1960 - 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional footballer. He served as a manager and coach at several clubs, as well as of the national team of Argentina. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.
Quotes
[edit]- A little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God.
- Describing his first goal against England in 1986 in: "The Hand of God", World Football Journey.
- I was waiting for my teammates to embrace me, and no one came. I told them, 'Come hug me, or the referee isn't going to allow it.' It was the hand of Diego.
- Closest he came (in 2005) to admitting to cheating in the 1986 game in: "The Hand of God", World Football Journey.
- They have sawed off my legs.
- On being banned from the 1994 World Cup: "Soccer Star Diego Maradona Is Expelled from World Cup", Ebsco (1994)
- You Pasman, you have it inside, too.
- Even now as a manager, when I suffer a loss it still feels like a first loss, the first I suffered as a player. And when I win, it is like my first win, too. This is me, this is my personality, it is who I am and will always be.
- There is no secret here. I will give my all, as I always have. This way I prove to the people who hired me, and those who support me, how much it means.
- The unconventional and uninhibited way of living was a part of my life. I won't be like that now.
- "EXCLUSIVE: In the lair of Diego!", Mail Online(23 January 2012)
- I gave my opponents a big advantage due to my illness. Do you know the player I could have been if I hadn’t taken drugs? I am 53 going on 78 because my life hasn’t been normal. I’ve lived 80 [years] with the life I’ve gone through.
- I am with Maduro, I will continue with him and I will die with him.
- Estoy con Maduro, sigo con él y voy a morir con él
- Maradona, íntimo: contó hace cuánto no se droga, el repudio a Macri y su apoyo a Venezuela (9 November 2017)
- I dream of being able to score another goal against England... this time with the right hand.
- Less than a month before he died, referencing the hand of God. Quoted in Hannigan, Mary. "Funny old games: The sporting year in a year like no other", The Irish Times. 30 December 2020. See section titled "Diego".
Quotes about Maradona
[edit]- He made the first Gaelic football goal in a regular football match. We won't forget.
- Argentina's branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association, after Maradona's death, noting that the the hand of God would not have been a foul in every sport.
