Lionel Messi: “I’m a bit weird than most people in some things. I’m very structured. If I have my day organized in a certain way & something happens that isn’t planned, I’m already annoyed. When I’m like that, I shut down. I don’t communicate it, I process it inside.”

Leo Messi on the perception of him being 'weird' and 'strange'

"I know I’m a bit weird than most people in some things… I like being alone a lot."

"Sometimes the chaos at home with the three kids running all over the place ends up saturating me, and I need my moments of loneliness."

"In those moments when I’m alone I can be just lying down watching TV or a match. Nothing special, just being quiet."

"It depends on my mood, but very small things, tiny details, can really affect me… If someone moves something from where I left it or changes what I had planned for the day, it can already put me in a bad mood."

"I’m very structured. If I have my day organized in a certain way and something happens in the middle that isn’t planned, I’m already annoyed."

"When I’m like that, I shut down. I don’t communicate it, I process it inside."