Roger Maris Quotes

He (Honus Wagner) was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.

Watching Bo Jackson, seeing his size, his speed, a lot of his abilities, really drove me.

I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.

I think that's one of the things that intrigues people the most: my defensive versatility. My movement and mobility is something that piques everybody's interest.

When you are stronger, it helps. But ever since I have played football, I have been one of the smallest ones, and you have to try to compensate with other things because if you are faster or stronger, it helps you.

Shaq wasn't talented - he was just strong. I was talented, but I wasn't strong.

If you can score the ball, it doesn't really how big or small you are.

I love the heart of De'Aaron Fox.

The most skillful is Thierry Henry, he has impressed me the most. He's played a great tournament(Euro '00). He has the pace of Anelka, and the sense of Trezeguet. He's got something that no French player has ever had. He can do everything: from scoring goals, to giving assists, crossing and creating space for other players, and he fights for every ball. I've never see a player in France like him

I think we have more athleticism, I think we have more pace and that's going to be important to deal with Ghana.

I'm not jumping through the gym by any means. But I don't need to be able to do that in order to be a great player.

He can play. He can shoot. He can dribble. He can pass. He's a great player. Period. No question about it. And if anyone thinks Dirk is not a great player, I'll punch them in their face.

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.

There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never won a pennant there, we were far away from the big media centers of Los Angeles and New York, and I wasn't a flashy power hitter but a guy who hit to spots, who bunted and stole bases.

I saw a lot of good hitters but I never saw a better one than Paul Waner. I mean I once threw a side arm spitter right into his belly and he hit it into the upper deck.

I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates.

Mike Trout is unbelievable. He's one of the best players in baseball right now, if not the best.

I'm not bad (his speed). I'm no Joe Morgan, but I'm pretty good for a white guy.

Gehrig had one advantage over me. He was a better ballplayer.

If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman.

Brooks Robinson is not a fast man, but his arms and legs move very quickly.

If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it'd be a hard choice. Thankfully, i've done both

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

If I could run like Mantle I'd hit .400 every year!