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No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

Gareth Bale is such a great player. I had watched him before on telly and you could see how special he is.

Lampard is a great player, not only for Chelsea, but in world football.

I am a player who helps in defence but I have played in a more attacking position during my career and I like to be close the opposition area.

Playing alongside Messi is special for me. He's a player I always wanted to play with. I have played against him with Brazil, but to play alongside him is a privilege.

We are not going to compare one player to another but my way of playing is a lot more Lampard than Busquets.

I haven't felt like I ever had a chance to blossom into the player and the person I want to be in Orlando. It's almost like I've been held down every time.

Playing the game at a high level, understanding what it's like to get to where I've already been and where they want to go. I tell those kids that we're going to develop you, we're going to teach you, and we're going to have you ready off the court and on the court to be an NBA player.

Cesc is a great player, one of the best midfielders and he creates chances. For a forward, he is a great player to have.

A change is always difficult for a player and his family. You are starting from zero and you have to adapt to a new league.

Everybody knows Cesc is a great player, one of the best in his position in the world.

If you are a big player you will always have a lot of pressure on you. It's the same for Eden, just as it is for Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Maradona has been the best player in history and for me, Messi is even greater than he is.

Messi is a player with great ambition.

It's always going to be difficult to compete with a player of Lionel's ability, but Eden has all the qualities to do exactly that.

When I was at the height of my fame I got my first what you could loosely describe as a mansion! I didn't even find it myself, my keyboard player was leafing through a homes magazine at the dentist's and said, 'You'd like this.' It was art deco and I loved art deco, I lived there for about 14 years.

As a player, I loved being tackled, whether it was in training or in a game. I took a full-blooded challenge as an invitation to do exactly the same thing to an opponent. I would wait for my opportunity and nine times out of 10, I would get him back.

Part of being a Manchester United player under Sir Alex Ferguson, perhaps the most important part of being one of United's attacking players was that when you were in possession, you had to take risks in order to create goal-scoring chances. It was not an option; it was an obligation.

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

My role is just be a leader on the court, be a team player, and that's what I am.

Mostly, I'm much more of a guitar player than I am a singer.