Chris Coleman Quotes

We have about 4 million people who have voted for who they want to see in the Hall of Fame. There are some people they put down that are pretty good players. You have Ray Guy, Jim Plunkett, Lester Hayes and Donnie Shell.

Paolo Maldini never won, but he was the best defender in the world. Gianluigi Buffon never won; he was the best goalkeeper in the world for many years. But this is the story of the Ballon d'Or.

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two players that, the way I see it, can have a spot amongst the best of all time.

It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.

Kevin Keegan said if he had a blank sheet of paper, five names would be on it.

Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were unbelievable players. You cannot compare yourself to them. It is impossible. Scholes especially, I like him a lot, and I have a lot of respect for what he did for United.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are phenomenal.

Dave Mackay was one of the best I've ever seen. Jimmy Greaves was the greatest goal scorer, and George Best was just the best. The greatest.

Ronaldo and Messi, in particular, are above everybody else.

Without Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we would discuss Robben more often and with more appreciation.

When I was smaller, I always looked up to Zidane, Messi, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.

For many years, Messi and Ronaldo will be the two best. After them, there is Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and others. I hope to be in the top ten.

The likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry at Chelsea, English players with proper status at a club, they're going to be like the dodo bird. Extinct.

Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.

I think it was fantastic being in the 49ers Hall of Fame.

I played with the likes of Kelly Smith, Rachel Yankey, and Fara Williams - all these great players. Everybody knew who they were, and I was turning into one of these girls who were always my heroes.

If you have a love for sport, everybody knows the success of Madrid in the '60s, Ajax in the '70s, Bayern Munich, and so on.

I am excited to play alongside players such as Carlos Tevez and Yaya Toure, whom I have only seen on TV, and to be in the same team as players I have played against such as Jerome Boateng and Vincent Kompany.

Messi and Ronaldo are certainly the best in the world. They are both unbelievable. I am very happy to be a contemporary of these geniuses.

To play along alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, or Franck Ribery is an honour for any footballer.

Messi and Ronaldo are the toughest. But I would also place Eden Hazard of Chelsea, Neymar of Barcelona, and Karim Benzema of Real Madrid on the list.

When you walk in the door at Green Bay and see the murals of all the football players you knew as a fan, it can get to you. I grew up being Bart Starr and Paul Hornung on the playground.

Maradona has done a lot for his clubs, as Messi does, and for the Argentina national team.

We often compare footballers with players of the past.

Simeone, De Boer, Van Basten - fantastic names to have worked with.