Gianluigi Buffon Quotes

I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.

I am always loath to assign goalkeepers too much importance, but you have to make an exception for the greats.

First of all, I am and I remain a goalkeeper, but I try to be involved as much as I can and to help the defenders. I try to read dangerous situations in advance.

In 10th grade, I started playing defense. Mainly because we already had a great tailback. Once I started playing it, it just started growing on me. I liked it a lot.

As a goalkeeper, you like to be called upon.

I played soccer all my life and I used to think growing up that they put the fat kid in goal or they put the kid that wasn't good with the ball at their feet in goal and I never wanted to do goalkeeper, I was always the goal scorer.

I think basketball IQ, work ethic, competitiveness are probably the most important things in a basketball player.

From my early days of playing 2:2 in basketball against my three older brothers to my years playing Division 1 college basketball and lacrosse, sports have played a big role in my leadership development.

I'm used to going out amongst giants and being the smallest linebacker.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.

I know I'm not the biggest guy or the fastest guy, but you've got to bring something to the table that someone else is not. I love football too much.

I love everything about being a quarterback. The ball is in your hand at every play. You can have a huge impact on the game. It is a challenge.

At Kentucky, you have to be a competitor. If you're not, you're going to look weak. You're going to look like you don't belong.

Throughout my whole football career, I have always known I wasn't the fastest guy.

Coach K was fine with the way I played defense.

I think, in the U.S., we have such a focus on the physicality, on being the best athlete, that it sort of overshadows the football aspect of it.

If I had all the qualities that the newspapers are talking about, I'd be the best player in history.

I learned a lot of things that made me be a better player and have more of a variety on the pitch.

I consider all aspects of being a goalkeeper as fundamental in the development of the side as a whole.

Why did I choose to be a goalkeeper? I don't know - it is good question. I have asked myself many times when things have not being going well.

I don't think, as a player, I have a weakness on the field. I've done a great job of becoming good at everything, so I think that's what separates me.

It's important for girls to feel strong and powerful even when they're playing sports.

You compare a goalie position to a quarterback to a pitcher. You're going to make that decision of what's gonna happen to you. They're a high-pressure position. They're fun just for that.

I'm not Ed Reed. I'm Eric Weddle, and you're going to get a great Eric Weddle that does a lot of amazing things on the football field. And there's no pressure; pressure is self-inflicted.

I think I definitely have the mentality and skill set to be a top-five receiver, that's no doubt.