Quotes About Admiration

My dad - Gaby Yala - played for the Congo national team as well, at Under-21 level. When I see him playing, even today, I could see he's got something about him.

We know that Pepe is a great player.

I have been a big admirer of Coutinho, and he can be a very important player for Liverpool and Brazil.

Charlie Parker is my greatest inspiration as a saxophone player - anything that involves him entails a large amount of respect.

I think when people ask me, 'Who's your favourite player?' it's hard for me to answer.

It's very important, when you talk about a player like an Aaron Donald, 'Hey, here comes Ndamukong. How do you feel about a player like that?'

Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.

Outside cricket, I idolise Roger Federer and in the gentleman's game, I look up to Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Not only were they great players, but the way they conducted themselves off the field evoked respect.

One of my favourite players is, of course, Marcus Rashford.

I was inspired by players like Pepe or Sergio Ramos because they are defenders and by someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is an example for any footballer.

I might like the Sacramento Kings. One of my favorite players is Dirk Nowitzki.

One of my favorite guitar players and musicians is a guy named Jimmy Herring.

Every boy needs a role model that he can be proud of and talk about to the other kids in the playground.

When you walk in the door at Green Bay and see the murals of all the football players you knew as a fan, it can get to you. I grew up being Bart Starr and Paul Hornung on the playground.

I'm finally my dad's favourite because Kevin Costner is playing him.

I would say Neymar is my favourite young player. I love the way that he plays.

I've known Shawn for several years. And he's just an amazing talent. He's a great writer, a marvelous, marvelous guitar player, and plays really good fiddle.

It's an incredible feeling when you look across the dressing room and see Andres, Leo, Luis and Sergio Busquets, and everyone else. They are players I used to watch on TV or play with on PlayStation, and now I am sharing the same dressing room. It's incredible for me.

Havin' Dylan cover one of your songs is like being a playwright and having Shakespeare act in your play.

There's a very famous South African playwright named Athol Fugard, and I'd be in any play he's ever did.

I always knew in my heart Walt Whitman's mind to be more like my own than any other man's living. As he is a very great scoundrel this is not a pleasant confession.

It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level. Otherwise, I would feel disdain for them. Which is not always pleasant in a relationship. Sometimes it's fun though.

From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.

I am always pleased to talk about Buffon. He is an extraordinary player, a professional with values.