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'I'm privileged, but only because that was God's will. God made me play well. He gave me the ability at birth.'
Legendary Argentine World Cup winner Diego Maradona died following a heart attack on Wednesday, aged 60.
Here are a few of his famous quotes.
On growing up in poverty:"Poverty is bad, it's difficult, I knew it well. You want lots of things and all you can do is dream about them. It would be nice if there were more justice - if those who have a lot had a little less, and those who have a little had a little more."
On his 1986 World Cup goal against England:"It was scored a little bit with the head of Diego and a little with the hand of God."
On his number 10 shirt:"No matter what happens, and no matter who is in charge, the number 10 shirt will always be mine."
On spending over a week in intensive care in 2004:"I was hanging by a thread. I started to enter the tunnel (of death) and Boca fans pulled me back, and behind them came fans of River, San Lorenzo, Racing, Huracan, Independiente."
On failing a doping test at the 1994 World Cup:"They cut off my legs and wouldn't let me defend myself. I didn't use drugs, I don't know what happened, I swear that I wasn't doped but I see that they don't care."
A favourite criticism he used for those he did not trust:"He is more fake than a light blue dollar."
On his belief:"I'm privileged, but only because that was God's will. God made me play well. He gave me the ability at birth. That's why I make the sign of the cross every time I enter the pitch. If I didn't do it I'd be betraying him."
On his daughters:"If my daughters' boyfriends make them cry two or three times, they'll have an accident."
On Cristiano Ronaldo:"Have you noticed how exuberant Cristiano Ronaldo looks? He scores a goal and sells you shampoo."
On his mistakes:"Soccer is the most beautiful and healthy sport in the world. Soccer shouldn't have to pay for my mistakes. It's not the ball's fault."
On the psychiatric clinic:"Madness is terrifying. In the clinic I felt like Jack Nicholson in"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"... In the clinic there's a guy who thinks he's Robinson Crusoe and no one believes I'm Maradona."
On scoring:"Reaching the penalty box and not getting in a shot on goal is like dancing with your sister."
On soccer management:"Football doesn't bother me but what surrounds it does. It bothers me that there are directors who work harder for a photo opportunity than for the club."
On drugs:"In the beginning drugs make you euphoric. It's like winning a championship, so you think: who cares about tomorrow, since I won the championship today?"
On Pele and passion:"If (Pele) is Beethoven, I am the Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Bono of football all rolled into one. Because I was the passionate side of football."
