Roberto Carlos Quotes

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

Mario Balotelli is undoubtedly the greatest talent of Italian football.

Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.

I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history.

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.

Playing with Messi, who is the best player in the world, would be great.

Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at the moment. He's successful and he's winning trophies, so it's only logical that he'll be voted the best player in the world.

If he continues like this then I think Messi will be the best player in the history of football.

Ozil is a great player. He's the brain of the German national team.

Dennis Bergkamp is, in my eyes, still 'The Master'. The fact that he never won the Champions League, the European Championship, or the World Cup does not take anything away from his greatness as a player.

Generally speaking, I think that Frank Lampard is one of the best players in international football.

When Manchester United and Jose Mourinho come knocking at the door, it is an opportunity of a lifetime and one that I could not turn down.

Zidane told me that since Messi, he had never seen a left foot like mine. I was a little impressed, because Messi is a piece of a footballer.

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

There will never be another Ronaldo 'Fenomeno.'

Messi is the best in the world - there is no question about that.

Of course Cristiano - what he has done over the last 15 years in football - is probably one of the best players ever in the history of football, so no comparison to him.

The world's best when I was growing up was Pele and he would have been a great player now, too, but Messi surpasses him.

Maradona was absolutely the best player I ever played with.

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care of players like that; they illuminate football. It's players like him that make football have any sense.

I don't need to speak with my colleagues in the national side to know what kind of player Messi is. He's one of the best players in the history of football and very difficult to stop.

Thomas Muller is an excellent player.

Vidic was a great player and one of the players where I look to be similar because he had a great career.

Cristiano Ronaldo is good, but Messi is 10 times better.