Sporting Icon Quotes

Of course I would like to play with Cristiano Ronaldo - he is a great player.

Muhammad Ali was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a sincere advocate for his religious beliefs. In his life, he defeated the best professional boxers of his era, some of them more than once, which meant he was easily forgiven the excesses of his ringside braggadocio.

I respect Cristiano Ronaldo. He has had a superb career.

I want to set myself as a real legend in the sport, like Phelps and Mark Spitz are remembered worldwide. I want people to say, like they say of Ronaldo that he is the best soccer player in the world, I want them to say Chad Le Clos is the best swimmer in the world.

Scott Medlock's portrait of 'the shot heard around the world' from the 1935 Masters is still being celebrated as a moment in Golf History. Imagine that!

I was named Rohan from the great West Indian cricketer Rohan Kanhai.

If people only knew how much I respect Cristiano Ronaldo. I will repeat it to make myself clear: I respect Cristiano Ronaldo.

People are going to paying attention to him whether they love him or hate him. So I think Tiger is a huge focus point on a stage that is as little as golf.

When I was a kid, if someone had asked who I'd meet if it could be anyone in the world, it would've been Liam Brady.

In India, kids need someone to look up to. They've got it in cricket: they have Tendulkar and others.

Cristiano Ronaldo has not changed since we were both at Manchester United.

I don't think there is ever going to be another Serena Williams.

I hope that people will remember me as a special footballer.

Yannick, for me, is an example, an example for all the French players. We all want to taste ourselves what he was able to taste first.

As a kid, we all have dreamt that we wanted to play with Sachinpaaji, and that dream has come true.

Cristiano is one of the best players in the world.

I don't think Pele was the ultimate hero for our generation, he is the ultimate hero of every generation of Brazilians.

Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival here at Juventus has been fundamental.

I am a beloved athlete all over the world.

Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.

Speaking of Cristiano is very easy, we know that he's the best in the world.

My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.

It's a big responsibility to play an icon like Sunil Gavaskar.

I heard people compare me to Cristiano Ronaldo.

I have nothing against Ronaldo.