James Rodriguez Quotes

I consider Zidane to be an amazing player who has written football history.

I always modeled myself on Ronaldinho. He was one of my favourites who I followed a lot - his magic made us want to imitate him and his football. Is my goal celebration a tribute to him? Yes, of course. I like him a lot.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.

My footballing idol is Zinedine Zidane; he was an amazing guy on and off the field.

Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good.

When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph.

You have to respect Zidane, he's in the history of football.

My initials are D.M., just like Diego Maradona. And just like him, I want to be remembered by the people of Naples.

Del Piero is a player who I have always enjoyed watching. Del Piero has been an inspiration for me throughout my career.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

For Zidane to say he's impressed - well, that's the greatest compliment! He was my role model, I just loved to see him play, and I used to try and imitate his moves when I was young. I think he was by far the best footballer of his generation.

People like Paul Scholes were in my way at United - what are you going to do with that? You just look at him as an idol. I have watched him since I was a little kid. I couldn't have had a much better teacher.

Being coached by Zidane? At the start it was a little difficult, I grew up watching him play. It's Zidane after all!

I always liked No. 10 because I loved Zidane. He was my role model. I always wanted to play like him.

I wish Kylian to have the same career as Thierry Henry.

I was lucky to see Di Stefano, on the pitch, in person. He was a winner, as is Raul.

Messi will continue to break records.

Xavi is one of the best players in the history of football.

Thierry Henry, without a doubt - he's an absolute legend.

Ronaldinho is the biggest idol in football for me. I like him a lot.

I watched Romario when I was young, and he was one of my idols.

Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.

For me, David Beckham will always be a legend... everything David represents for soccer, as an example to children, is reserved for very few people.

When I was a kid I used to look at Wes Brown. I loved him as a player.

Ronaldinho - he was one of my idols.