I can never make up my mind if I’m happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.

Some players are more concentrated on what they will do after their football career and want to make sure their lives are financially settled. I prefer to play in big teams earn a little less money and win trophies

By relying on my experience as a player, I hope to one day perform as a coach.

It’s difficult as a player once you have gone back to Brazil to get that second chance in Europe. Sometimes you only get one chance.

I remember the European Championships in 2004. Wayne Rooney was a special player in that tournament, and I definitely cried when we got knocked out then.

Vincent Janssen has come in and done very well. He’s a great player and different type of player to me.

I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram.

I want to be a player that does everything he can to reach his ability, and I’ll do that.

If I can be a role model, or if I can maybe make another manager play a young player coming through rather than buy a player, that’s incredible.

I want to play every game, as does every player. But sometimes, you just have to listen to the manager.

For a player it’s an amazing experience to be at Real Madrid. I matured a lot there, principally as a person.

I thank God for all the victories and conquests I’ve had this year as a player and I bring to the altar two prizes. This is first my son who is about to be born. The other is my trophy from Fifa, which I want to dedicate to God.

In baseball, every player has a role to play, and every role is vital to the team’s success

vIn baseball, success is measured not just by wins and losses but by the character of the players.

Every player should play the game as if it’s their last, with passion and dedication

The diamond is a stage, and every player is an actor in the grand drama of baseball.

The scoreboard may show the score, but it can’t measure the heart and soul of a player

The most valuable players are not always the ones with the highest stats but those who inspire others

I have delivered sometimes, and the other times, I have not. I have taken it in my stride as a player and learnt from my mistakes.

I have always felt like I am a positive player.

I am not someone who likes to be in the dressing room and waste time; I like to be on the field all the time and be counted. That is how I am.

I’m following the players, and it’s great. We’ve never had so many Top 10 big players like now. There’s so many out there that are very close.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence

I actually had a nickname as a player myself. When I played high school football in Texas, strong safety, they called me Choo Choo because they said I hit like a train.

I know that I need to keep growing as a player.

I have to give Mays one edge, durability. Mickey isn’t sound and Willie is. Otherwise, if I had a chance to trade for either player, I’d pick Mantle.

C’mon, people, you can’t show the player a really big bomb and not let them blow it up.

He’s our catalyst, he means everything to this team. I think there’s not a man in here that doesn’t realize that Johnny kind of makes us go. He’s very, very important to us. I know he’s a tough player and he’ll be back out on the field for us soon.

I am, by nature, a guitar player… I learned all of these other instruments around that, and around the theory that I built learning the guitar.

A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else.

I want to consistently play well and win titles. I’m only at the beginning.

I have never played against anybody like that in my life and I was pleased to be taken off.

I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer.

I’m ready to lose my life if that’s what Portugal needs to win. I’ll play vs USA even if I play with one leg.

What I do as an individual player is only important if it helps the team to win. That is the most important thing.

We’ve had some great players at this club in my 20 years, but he’s up with the best.

There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time its been a compliment to me.

When you’ve got a player who does what he does at that pace this late in the game than you know you’ve got an invaluable talent.

I don’t understand referees. It appears like some players can’t even be touched, but in my case, everyone can hit me as hard as they can.

My thing about camp is to come in and be who I am, which is the most dominant player in the game, That’s who I am, and that’s what I’m here for.

The more you know about your opponents, the more you learn how to beat them. Where the holes open to run through, blocking schemes, even down to player tendencies and what hand they like to carry the ball with.

When it’s over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, ‘Well, you were a half-decent player.’

I was a good football player, and I had a chance to play with some great players.

Every team has a person who is used as a reference, a player who stands out more than others.

A historic defeat cannot bow our heads forever.

I think every player should be allowed to stay or leave a club.

My foot, for a football player, is very beautiful.

The fact I am the most expensive player is not a burden.

I used to dream of scoring goals, and I would always try to find new ways to do it. That’s what made me the player I was.

I’m a player who needs to play every week. I’ve got a lot to learn and a lot to prove.

My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I’d take them to a game, and they’d want to come home with a different player.

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player. The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.

My success has a lot to do with my private life. I’ve matured a lot by first becoming a husband and now a father. My life is in the right direction. And that helps a player to thrive. One thing is linked with the other. My private life has helped me

Messi is the best player on the planet and he keeps on improving at Barça, now the best team in the world. What Messi does on and off the pitch is an inspiration for children who dream of becoming a footballer.

Coaches are very important to players. They’re people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour.

To win the entire game, not just one player but the whole team is needed.

Reading isn’t good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn’t hit home runs. So I gave up reading.

He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.

I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent, black young women playing with their dogs on the White House lawn.

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don’t get me wrong. But don’t try to put the organization above the players.

One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don’t laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Messi is an incredible player but he can’t do everything alone. In football you need help and it can’t be done alone.

I believe that I’ve improved a lot as a player and a person, because being surrounded by great players on a daily basis helps your development out on the pitch.

There are so many great players who have played for Real Madrid.

I have met him a few times. What can I say – Maradona is one of the best players in football history.

I would pass onto any young player to enjoy your football, play your football as you want to play the game, try and enjoy it and make the most of it

One of the Arsenal players came up to me afterwards and said it had been an honor to be on the same pitch as me. I thought, My God, that is a great thing to say when your team has just lost.

Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho, and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I’ve ever seen.

Pressure helps me do things to the best of my ability. I like it. I do not feel pressure; quite the contrary, I always enjoy what I am doing, and that is playing football.

When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don’t want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren’t. There are pranks, IMs.

When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great.

When you lose, you get up, you make mistakes and you learn. And then you become a better player.

Little by little, I’m getting better all the time. I’ve not lost the passion to play.

I grow as a player yearly and do not get stuck in a rut. I improve my game in every way possible.