Versatile Player Quotes

Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions. He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too.

I started when I was in sixth grade, playing Pop Warner. I played running back, quarterback, cornerback... all over the place.

I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.

I'm a guy who can play all three downs, and I excel in all areas of the game.

I'm a utility infielder. There's always somebody who is better at a specific task than I am, but I can pitch in at a bunch of different things as needed.

Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat.

It's difficult to mark Ronaldo. I think he has a lot of qualities. He has all the abilities a striker can possesses. He's very good with the head, the right foot, the left foot. His strike is the same whatever the feet.

I can bring a lot. I play both sides of the ball. I defend. I have an offensive game. I rebound the ball. I get steals a lot.

Jabari Parker is one of the best, if not the best, I've seen on tape. He's so hard to guard. You've got to guard from 23 feet. He can shoot it, or he can go one-on-one from there. He can post. He's so fast and long.

I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch.

I'm a teammate guy, so whatever I can do to help my team to win like I have the past two years, that's what I want to do. If it takes for me to play first base, third base, right field, I just want to win the game.

Tim Duncan was a marvelous player. He played the game from the four, the five position. He was one of the unique players, like a Michael Jordan, who could get to spaces on the floor you that you couldn't do anything about.

The most skillful is Thierry Henry, he has impressed me the most. He's played a great tournament(Euro '00). He has the pace of Anelka, and the sense of Trezeguet. He's got something that no French player has ever had. He can do everything: from scoring goals, to giving assists, crossing and creating space for other players, and he fights for every ball. I've never see a player in France like him

He (Honus Wagner) was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.

I can do a lot of stuff, score goals with my left, right, and head.

Lahm is a scandal. He is super-intelligent, understands the game brilliantly, knows when to come inside or to stay wide. The guy is f****** exceptional

He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.

Alexis Sanchez would fit in any team in the world.

I feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield.

Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on who's facing him

I'm a guy that can stretch the floor, make plays in pick-and-roll, and then play off the ball as well.

I'm a versatile guy. I'm a third-down back.

Messi is a player who can play in any team.

I'm a mix between a striker and a midfielder.

Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He's magical.