Ruud van Nistelrooy Quotes

When I see Messi play, in my opinion, he should win the Ballon d'Or every year. He is an unbelievable player.

It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.

The best player EVER (Leo Messi) without a shadow, if you didn't think/know already.

This Guy (Messi) is the Best Player in the World, no doubt about that. I think we're always nervous about calling people who are currently playing, who are young at 23, to say he's the Best Player ever. But we shouldn't be. We should admit what we are seeing in front of our eyes. This is a special talent, who may be is the Best Player ever been seen.

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.

Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He's a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow.

Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary.

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.

For me, Messi is the greatest player in history, the greatest player I've ever seen.

Messi is not human with the ball.

Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations.

Fella’s a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele… Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi is the best they have seen. He plays a game with which we are not familiar.

He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent

You know, I'd actually say Lionel Messi. He's so remarkable, watching him play he's probably still undervalued. When you're scoring five goals in one Champions League match, there's no value that's too high.

Messi is on another planet.

Lionel Messi is the most amazing player I have ever seen.

Messi's like a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make. He made the impossible possible. He has something exceptional. He has six or seven years in front of him, touchwood that nothing happens to him, and he can reach unbelievable levels.

You couldn't put a value on him, he's on another planet. For me, Lionel Messi is undoubtedly the No.1 player in the world.

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

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

Messi I think is like me, he is the best in the world along with Ronaldinho.

I’d go for Scholesy as the club’s greatest ever player. I’ve seen him do things that no other player can do. The way he can control the tempo of games, and his range of passing, are both incredible. We’ve seen over the years that players just haven’t been able to get near him. And you can’t forget his goals either.

I don’t think Ed Reed has to take a back seat to anybody who ever played the position. ANYBODY.

Cristiano reminds me of German tennis player Michael Stich. He was destined to make history, but then Boris Becker showed up. Cristiano is so fast, so strong, so incredible, but he has one problem: Leo Messi.