“I used to always say when I went on the football field, 'You know I'm the best player out here on this field.”

—  Lawrence Taylor

Is that being cocky? Maybe it is.
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.

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