Gerardo Martino Quotes

Cristiano is one of the best players of all-time - there's no doubt about it.

There are people you can say you have seen play, such as Pele or Maradona. But Messi is unique, out on his own, and is going to make history. I can say I saw Messi play.

Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, the greatest female athlete of all time, the greatest athlete of all time.

There will never be another Ronaldo 'Fenomeno.'

Messi is incredible and his history in football is marvellous.

Maradona, I think, is not a football player but he's something different. He was unbelievable.

I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.

I respect his decisions, but football without Messi is not football. It is very hard to imagine football without him.

There is only one Messi. No matter what I say, it's too little. You have to shower him with superlatives.

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

LeBron is making a case for himself to be one of the greatest players to ever play.

As far as LeBron James, to me, he's on his way to carving out the very best career that's ever happened in the NBA.

Everything you can imagine from a player, Pele has done it.

I am not crazy enough to compare myself with Messi because he is the best there ever was and the best there will ever be.

I've never seen and nor do I think I will ever see someone with Messi's consistency.

For me, Messi is the greatest player in history, the greatest player I've ever seen.

He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I never saw Pele. But Cristiano is amazing. This man is the best... Cristiano is a goals machine. He is an incredible player. He is like Zidane, there will never be another Ronaldo.

Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat.

It's impossible to describe Messi. I like him so much, and I always say I feel so sad because he never won the World Cup with Argentina. It is an award he deserves because a world-class player like him must be a world champion.

Messi and Ronaldo are certainly the best in the world. They are both unbelievable. I am very happy to be a contemporary of these geniuses.

I don't think there is any 16-year-old who is going to embark on the sort of career that Sachin Tendulkar has had and walk away from the game at 40 with such great achievements. He's the Muhammad Ali and the Michael Jordan of cricket.

I think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is transcending the NBA. I also think it's cool to read that Draymond Green is terrible.

I consider Zidane to be an amazing player who has written football history.

You knew LeBron James was going to be LeBron James when he was a sophomore.

The world's best when I was growing up was Pele and he would have been a great player now, too, but Messi surpasses him.