Dimitar Berbatov Quotes

It's great, just to even get mentioned in the category with the type of person like Dwyane Wade, one of the best NBA players in the league today. It's great, and that makes me work even that much harder to be better than him.

I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all I had to give.

Hopefully, my teammates will say that I was important and that I gave it everything and I didn't leave anything to chance my whole career. To be mentioned as Hall-worthy is a great thing.

As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember.

Everyone has their own traits but if you are being compared to players like Rio Ferdinand then you must be doing something well and hopefully I can keep that going.

I know I'm going to be remembered for football. That's why I work so hard at it.

When I look back at my basketball career, I want to say I tried to inspire as much as I could.

I do not know how it is to be a great player, to be a Hall of Famer. I want to learn.

Obviously, I want to be an All-Star.

I want to be the greatest player who has ever been at my position, the greatest player who has ever played.

I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.

I would like to be remembered as a boxer who tried to do his best.

Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

For me, I pride myself on every aspect of the game.

Of course, it is my goal to win the Ballon d'Or, but I am not going to kill myself for it.

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

I watched 'Iron Chef ' for years, and I thought, 'That's playing for the New York Yankees.' I made that my version of being Derek Jeter, and I worked really, really hard to win that.

I've always strived to be successful, not famous.

I am extremely flattered to be chosen the 2012 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year from such an esteemed group of nominees.

I can say Rookie of the Year is what I want to do.

To me, being an All Black means following our dreams.

I want to stay for a long time and leave a mark so the young generation can aspire to be at the top like me. I love the sport, and that's what drives me.

Hopefully I can be one of the best midfielders in the world. That's what drives me on: to try and achieve that and to try and go on and win many things.

I've always watched the Hall of Fame speeches. Thought about what I would talk about if I ever was up there. But I don't wake up in the morning thinking about wanting to be in the Hall of Fame. I really don't.