“I would like to compare football and cinema. I think it's very similar. It's two games... different games. You have to work very hard and find the confidence to enjoy it on the pitch or in the film.” ThinkingTwoDifferentHardFilmGamesEnjoyFootballCompareCinema Author:Eric Cantona
“I find it embarrassing when people compare me to Maradona. How can they? There is only one Maradona. People who say this just have no idea, they don't know what they are talking about. Diego was a complete one-off who will never have an equal on the football pitch. No-one, I repeat no-one, could have transformed teams like he did. Maradona was the world's greatest-ever player while I'm just an apprentice.” PeopleKnowsWorldIdeasTalkingPlayerTeamFootballEqualNo IdeaCompareRepeatsTransformedEmbarrassingApprenticeMaradona Author:Sergio Aguero
“I think people are wrong to do it, to compare him to your way of wanting to do it. If you're passionate about it, do it and do it your way. It's not always going to be in front of the cameras after a football game - that was the way I did it. Somebody else has a different way, and that's [James] LeBron, and I know who he is. And I can't get into specifics, but it did upset me that people were calling him out for that because they were just wrong.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayI CanDifferentGamesFrontsFootballCallingCamerasPassionateCompareUpsetDifferent WaysFootball GameSpecifics Author:Andrew Hawkins
“Compare the credit for a football touchdown, which might be shared by the receiver not only with the quarterback, but also with the linesmen who make crucial protective plays, etc. The success of the touchdown play depends on the receiver, it is true; but in a particular case it might depend far more on the work of others.” PlayMightCasesFootballParticularDependsCreditCompareEtcCrucialProtectiveQuarterbackReceiverTouchdowns Author:Ernest Sosa
“Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.” DoeMomentsFootballBecomingDadComparePlaying FootballProudest Moments Author:Wayne Rooney