Frank Lampard Quotes

He is someone I respect [Beckham] as a man and as a player. He is the captain of England and has been a European champion. I have never been critical of him and reports implying that are incorrect as I've never made comments about him

The best player EVER (Leo Messi) without a shadow, if you didn't think/know already.

He will be England captain one day. Jack Wilshere is a real leader. I saw how he spoke with the referee and the other players [against Denmark]. It is difficult to find someone so young with such a big personality. I remember two defenders, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi, and one attacker, Raul, but for personality and confidence on the pitch he is the best young midfielder I have seen for his age.

I actually was the captain of the football team. I went to Catalina Foothills High School, and I played football all four years. I started on Varsity my sophomore year, and senior year I was captain.

The captain tag is something that players vote on, head coaches they give their title to. It requires a player that you think exemplifies leadership.

I've been the captain at Ajax and once for the national team - it's nice and makes you an important player.

Mesut is a great player and he also works hard off the ball.

I am always pleased to talk about Buffon. He is an extraordinary player, a professional with values.

Luka Modric is an outstanding footballer, a great player.

Pique has been a great centre-back.

I was with Bremen in a good situation in the Bundesliga. I was the captain and was involved in everything to do with the club.

He's pulling him off! The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off

Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.

Lionel Messi is the most amazing player I have ever seen.

When managers have got decisions to make, whether it benefits me or not, I have to be man enough to take it.

I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton are, will tell you it's a great honour.

To me Paul is a role model. He is the best midfielder I've seen in the last 15 or 20 years.

Lionel Messi is the best player ever.

The best player I ever played against is Thierry Henry. He was something else; i've played against Rooney and Ronaldo and players like that but i think he was the best player ever to play in the Premier League

If you don't have good people, and you don't have a good process and you don't have, at some level, the basic reverence for [presidential] office, and an understanding of the incredible responsibilities and obligations, then, I think you can get into trouble.

I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry of it, is the confidence that you are, I think in many ways, you're the captain of the ship.

I was really impressed with Naomi [Watts]. She was a producer, and she was doing things that I wasn't really aware of. The way she was able to switch from handling problems to shoot a really difficult scene, I think is a real testament to her true ability.

Even from when Lionel Messi was very young I could see that he was a great player. A lot of people spoke about him, and then when I saw him myself for the first time I could see the amazing quality that he had. I didn't teach him anything - he had enough quality himself.

I think that's why I'm so well-suited to this time, because I think the values reflect really profound American values, and I think my agenda would be the best way to really get Americans once again to feel more confident and more optimistic about our future and deliver results, which I think is what it's about.