Sania Mirza Quotes

I would love to have been a tennis player simply because of Serena Williams.

I don't think there is anything missing from Tsitsipas.

Ander is a fantastic young player, with great energy and creativity. We believe him to be one of the brightest young prospects in Spain and I am certain he will be a big hit with the United fans. I’m delighted he has made the decision to come to Manchester and play his part in the club’s future.

As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.

We tried our best to buy Dhoni during IPL 1 but unfortunately failed to do so.

Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt

Many say that (Pete) Sampras is the greatest player. But I say with all due respect to the rest, that he (Roger Federer) is the most complete player in the world so far.

Messi is the best player in the world. If he's not already, he'll be the best footballer of all time.

Messi is God, as a person and even more as a player. I knew him when he was a boy and I’ve watched him grow. He deserves it all.

Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was one of the more dominant figures. If you look at the top ten players of all time, he was certainly one of the most dominant guys.

He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I never saw Pele. But Cristiano is amazing. This man is the best... Cristiano is a goals machine. He is an incredible player. He is like Zidane, there will never be another Ronaldo.

If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him.

Orr is the greatest young hockey player that's come along since I've been here.

Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.

I'm very interested in tennis, but when I try to tell younger players about [Bill] Tilden, they're not interested.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

I don't want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.

For me, Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to put myself against him and when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best.

Messi is probably the best player of the last 20 years.

Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He's already one of the greatest players to have played the game.

George Best was the greatest player in the world.

It is not always easy for a young player to come through at the club level, because all the clubs are able to buy for 20 million or 30 million and it is hard for young English talent to come through and to get recognition and be able to be part of the squad or start playing.

There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon, which was one of my favorites. I don't know, just seemed like everybody I heard could play better than me.

As a young man just beginning to publish some short fiction in the t&a magazines, I was fairly optimistic about my chances of getting published; I knew that I had some game, as the basketball players say these days, and I also felt that time was on my side; sooner or later the best-selling writers of the sixties and seventies would either die or go senile, making room for newcomers like me.

I'm not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I'm amongst the best. That's true. That's enough for me.