Player Ego Quotes

I once walked out of a nightclub with my team-mates to see our star midfielder reclining across the bonnet of a Ferrari, arms folded, waiting for girls to come out so he could wink at them and then progress it from there. I have no idea how long he'd been waiting. I do know it wasn't even his Ferrari.

I want to show that I'm a good player.

I don't like it if I'm not part of the starting 11.

If somebody says Kyrie Irving wants the Boston Celtics to win the championship without him, they're flat-out lying to you.

I am the finest defensive player in the game.

The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

One thing is for sure, a World Cup without me is nothing to watch so it is not worthwhile to wait for the World Cup.

I didn't want to go to Golden State. I didn't want to go back in Steph's shadow.

I love showing off my skills on the pitch. You can make opposing players look stupid.

I think players maybe now want to look more pretty than anything else. What I feel disappointed about when I watch games is too many players think of themselves. Still good players, maybe better than we were, but looking too much at themselves.

As far as our fans are concerned, I'm the only one who counts; along with my teammates, obviously.

One player's selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish team work

I don't want to be one of those players that gets the contract and the main focus is on him.

When a game runs out of your hands is when you look for someone like Pogba to hold the team together and give them rhythm, but I feel he only plays for himself.

I'm not a great player, but I'm a damn good one.

I don't think you're going to see any hockey player tell the media or anyone they're the best player in the world. It's just not who we are.

I don't care about winning an MVP - the MVP doesn't mean you're the best player in the league.

Some coaches don't want their players to be the stars. They want their systems to be the stars.

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