“I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.”
Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) American chess prodigy, chess player, and chess writer
Source: In Chess Digest Magazine, Vol. 4 (1971), p. 263
“I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.”
Bobby Fischer (1943–2008) American chess prodigy, chess player, and chess writer
Source: In Chess Digest Magazine, Vol. 4 (1971), p. 263
Bobby Robson (1933–2009) English association football player and manager
Craig Bellamy, 2013. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/craig-bellamy-autobiography-newcastles-sir-1927434
“Fabio Cannavaro was the best player of this World Cup.”
Fabio Cannavaro (1973) Italian footballer
Diego Maradona, speaking of Germany 2006 http://www.i-sportsbook.com/soccer/index.html
Marshall Faulk (1973) All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Pro Football Hall of Fame memb…
USA Today 2005-08-02.
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 <br class="br">Baseball-related, <big><big>1960s</big></big>, <big>1967</big>
“I'm a man of simple tastes. I'm always satisfied with the best.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Variant: I have simple tastes. I am always satisfied with the best
Alexander Ovechkin (1985) Russian ice hockey player
Kevin McGran (October 28, 2006) "'Having the time of my life' - Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin says he loves to deliver hits and isn't averse to taking a few, either Rangers' Lundqvist's experiencing problems keeping the puck out this season, by Kevin McGran", The Toronto Star, p. E05.
Lawrence Taylor (1959) All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker, Pro Football Hall of Fame member
Is that being cocky? Maybe it is. <br class="br">Source: Taylor made: 'L.T.' has a date with Canton, destiny http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1999/08/06/pageone_lawrencetaylor/index.html, sportsillustrated.cnn.com, accessed January 29, 2007.
Joe Calzaghe (1972) Welsh boxer
Calzaghe before his fight against Mikkel Kessler of Denmark http://news2.thdo.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7062510.stm.
“Talent is secondary to whether players are confident.”
Jack Gibson (1929–2008) Australian rugby league player and coach
Gibson often put trust above pure playing ability when selecting teams.