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

— Paul Scholes

A young Paul Scholes when asked about his career ambitions upon signing with United as a teenager

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English footballer 1974

Джиа Мари Каранджи (1960–1986)

“I usually only draw myself in down periods. I do, actually. I suppose that's why I often draw myself looking grim. I just think, "Let's have a look in the mirror." When you are alone and you look in a mirror you never put on a pleasing smile. Well, you don't, do you?”

David Hockney (1937) British artist

Interview with Nigel Farndale, "The talented Mr. Hockney" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/11/17/bahock17.xml The Telegraph (15 November 2001)
2000s

“In any game, you get pictures and at half time there were 11 players who had half a shirt for Saturday.”

Phil Brown (footballer) (1959) English association football player and manager

27-Aug-2008 Hull City OWS
More pictures for Phil's collection, but unfortunately also something of a kit problem.

“When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they get it right.”

Phil Ochs (1940–1976) American protest singer and songwriter

Source: The Broadside Tapes 1 (made in the 1960s; published c. 1980), Liner notes

“I would have to say myself, but it would not look good for me to say it. I just have confidence I am the best because I believe in myself. If I had to pick another player, it would be Hank Aaron. He does everything so well.”

Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) Puerto Rican baseball player

As quoted in "The Scoreboard" https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DsQbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5159%2C3057259&dq=roberto-clemente-recently-asked-best-hank-aaron-everything by Les Biederman, in The Pittsburgh Press (Tuesday, December 26, 1967), p. 40
Baseball-related, <big><big>1960s</big></big>, <big>1967</big>