“Thiago Silva is a top player, who has played at a very high level. Top clubs hardly ever lose that type of player.”

— Thiago Silva

Pep Guardiola, 2011 http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/mundial-de-clubes/noticia/2011/11/guardiola-trata-neymar-como-mais-um-bom-jogador-e-elogia-thiago-silva.html
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“Alex Ferguson is obviously one of the most successful coaches the game has ever had. But I did find his comments about Steven Gerrard very strange. To say he is not a top player is wrong. For two or three years, Steven Gerrard was the best midfield player in the world. Even now he is playing at a high level for Liverpool and England.”

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Zinedine Zidane on Steven Gerrard, (23rd of October 2013): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2477801/Zinedine-Zidane-rubbishes-Sir-Alex-Fergusons-Steven-Gerrard-criticism.html

“I think that Thiago Silva is the best defender in the world. It is incredible how good he really is. Thiago Silva is part of a new generation of phenomenal players who are perhaps born once every 100 years.”

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Pippo Inzaghi, 2011 http://www.football-italia.net/node/5903
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“He is one of the top three to five players to have ever played in the Premier League - his passing, movement and technique set examples to everyone, not just younger players.”

Paul Scholes (1974) English footballer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8922460.stm
Alan Hansen, 2010

“He is undoubtedly one of the best midfield players in the world. Any top club would want him in their side.”

Steven Gerrard (1980) English footballer

Carlo Ancelotti, manager of AC Milan ( Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4647845.stm)

“I feel that I am respected. The other top players now realize what I am capable of. There is mutual respect among player at this ATP level, everyone knows the required quality one needs to have to be part of the elite.”

João Sousa (1989) Portuguese tennis player

On the feedback received from other ATP World Tour players.
Source: João Sousa: "Partilho com o Nadal o gosto pelo Real Madrid" [Joao Sousa - 'I share with Nadal the fondness for Real Madrid' http://desporto.sapo.pt/mais_modalidades/tenis/artigo/2015/11/07/partilho-com-o-nadal-o-gosto-pelo-real-madrid,, SAPO, Portuguese, 9 November 2015]

“Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is one who directs the way his team plays. On top of that, he has indestructible mental strength and he is a genuine competitor.”

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/apr/22/paul-scholes-tributes-600-games-manchester-united
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“Lancashire have brought in a player with a great reputation in the format who will add firepower to our top order. He is an exciting player and excellent fielder, just what we need for Twenty20 cricket.”

Lou Vincent (1978) New Zealand cricketer

Mike Watkinson (2008), quoted in [Lancashire sign Lou Vincent, Cricinfo staff, http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/353666.html, Cricinfo, 2008-06-05, 2008-06-05]

“Well, I agree with him [Gilles Simon]. All those that play within the tennis world know how hard it is to enter the top-100 and there is a huge difference between the top players and all the others, or at least those who are a bit ‘lower in the rankings, so yes, I agree”

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Source: Exclusive: Joao Sousa criticises the distribution of prize money on the ATP Tour, Ubitennis.com, 4 November 2015 http://www.ubitennis.com/eng/blog/2015/11/04/exclusive-joao-sousa-criticises-the-distribution-of-prize-money-on-the-atp-tour/,

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