Thiago Silva (1984) Brazilian footballer
Franco Baresi, 2011 https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/134347 <br class="br">From former and current footballers
Of co-star Greg Sulkin in film "66"; Evening Times (Glasgow); Nov 2, 2006; Andy Dougan; p. 3
Thiago Silva (1984) Brazilian footballer
Franco Baresi, 2011 https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/134347 <br class="br">From former and current footballers
“I was astonished at how well he played live. I had no idea he was that good.”
John Mayer (1977) guitarist and singer/songwriter
Eric Clapton, on seeing Mayer perform at the Crossroads Music Festival in 2004. (2005) ( From Cleaveland.com http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/friday/1128072649185000.xml&coll=2)
Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006) Hungarian-Spanish association football player
Luis Suarez http://web.archive.org/web/20080220063441/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/17/sports/EU_SPT_SOC_Puskas_Quotes.php
“Roberto Baggio was the best player I ever played against; he made football look very easy.”
Roberto Baggio (1967) Italian association football player
Matthew Le Tissier, Matthew Le Tissier Interview: "Roberto Baggio Was The Best Player I Ever Played Against" http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/matthew-le-tissier-interview/, The Hard Tackle, 21 June 2012. Retrieved on 9 February 2014.
“This guy should never play football again. What is he doing on the football pitch?”
Arsène Wenger (1949) French footballer and manager
Martin Taylor, who injured Arsenal striker Eduardo. (23 February 2008) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/feb/23/newsstory.birminghamcityfc <br class="br">Context: This guy should never play football again. What is he doing on the football pitch? I've gone along with the idea for a long time that to stop Arsenal, you have to kick Arsenal. I knew that was coming for a long time now.
“A good death. Well, he thought, given that you had to die, why want a bad one?”
Source: Culture series, Matter (2008), Chapter 27 “The Core” (p. 551)
“When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Arthur Rubinstein (1887–1982) Polish-American classical pianist
and I said, "Yes, I do mean it."
Vladimir Horowitz, quoted in Harold C. Schonberg, Horowitz: his life and music (1992)
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