Most Valuable Player Quotes

Technically your best player should be batting at No. 3.

LeSean McCoy has become the most exciting player in the National Football League. I believe he’s the MVP this year.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.

I'd take the Defensive Player of the Year any day over an All-Star selection. There's only one of these in the whole league every year.

In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.

I think all major league players dream of being named MVP.

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.

In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

Just seeing my name on the ballot as a top three finalist for the Most Valuable Player title in the National League brings me great satisfaction because this accolade means a lot.

I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employment. We're bench players, and bench players shouldn't be M.V.P.

I surprised the hell out of myself when I got MVP for the 2018 All Star Legends Celebrity game. I had no idea I was going to get that.