Legendary Player Quotes

I find it difficult to imagine Juventus and Italy without Buffon. He is an incredible personality and has had an exceptional career.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

I met Pele once. I am not often nervous but in this moment I was shaking. He's a wonderful person.

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.

Ed Reed is a legend. Ed Reed will always be the standard that, as players, we look up to and strive to be like.

I met Vivian Richards for the first time when I was 14. I had never seen such forearms like his.

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.

Best player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, “You see that tree over there?” - it'll be 40 yards away - “I'm going to hit it”. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.

At Napoli, the greatest player of all time played here - Diego Armando Maradona. The fans expect the best, and quality players.

I know Reggie Jackson is a good player.

Steven Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team.

Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi!

I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.

Dirk is like the German Moses, invincible and inspiring. That is why 'His Name Is Dirk' must be the Official Fan Song for Dirk Nowitzki.

Sad to hear of Paul Scholes retirement! One of the best midfielders to grace the Premiership! Idolised him for years! Legend.

Mickey Mantle was baseball.

There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919, and he hit a home run off Lefty Williams over the left-field fence in the ninth inning and won the game. It was majestic. It soared.

Wayne Rooney would have been great to play with. He is one of the best strikers in the world and this is also a guy who has scored against me every time I've played him.

When you think about a Hall of Fame player, you think about someone who impacted the game, someone you had to game plan for.

The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar is that he's completely rooted, down to earth, and a thorough gentleman. He's probably the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket and maybe Indian sport as a whole.

I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a change of pace alongside that little pistol bullet ole Satchel (Paige) shoots up to the plate.

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

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

I always enjoy watching Derek Jeter play because he is a model of consistency both in the field and at the plate. I finished my career with 3,110 hits, and I have only admiration and respect for Derek. I hope he pauses to admire the view and keeps going. Just one more achievement in an incredible career.

I consider Zidane to be an amazing player who has written football history.