For me, sitting there, watching them pass the ball, watching them train - you want to be around good players.
John Starks is one of my favorite players.
Paolo Maldini is someone I loved at AC Milan and looked up to as a player. I think he had so much about him. He had so much quality and he was a player I looked to growing up. Him and Tony Adams - another footballer who's won it all.
Harry Kane's a player I really look up to. You look at his goals, his finishing, and all aspects of his game.
I'm a massive fan of Didier Drogba, I love the way he plays. He's not as stacked as me but he's strong and he's still scoring goals. I'm a fan of Diego Costa as well. I think he crosses the line at times but I like the fact he doesn't allow himself to be bullied.
When I was young, I looked up to Andriy Shevchenko. He was so elegant, and on the pitch as well.
Wayne Chrebet, obviously, I love watching him play.
My idol was always Tomas Rosicky. He used to be phenomenal. He had such a good eye for an opening and knew where his team-mates were and he was so quick. I copied everything about him – right down to his sweatbands. [] he would be one of the world’s best players. Jack Wilshere is a perfect player. Boy, he’s good. He’s so quick and skillful with the ball at his feet.
It's a mutual respect, especially a player like Neymar, a player of a similar age to me and someone I've got massive respect for what he's done in world football.
My dad loved Deco as a player. He started calling me Deco as a nickname around the house.
No game designer ever went wrong by overestimating the narcissism of their players.
You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda.
If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.
I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.
I'm not a big fan of any team; I'm a fan of players.
Dirk was obviously a player that I looked up to. In high school I actually wore No. 41 in honor of Dirk. He was the first player where I was like this guy is seven-feet tall and shooting jump shots and shooting threes, this is what I want to be like.
Ronaldo, the Brazilian one - incredible player. I met him once. I was in Ibiza on holiday and quite by chance ran into him in a club. He's the only man I'd go up to and ask for a picture. And I did.
I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.
My love for football and the players are always very strong.
I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson.
I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.
I loved the style of Wenger, and I admired players like Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp.
I don't know if my perspective is different because my dad played but I've always admired footballers: second division players, second division B players.
Sometimes, I'm just a fan of the guy, and we'll switch jerseys.
Iniesta is my ideal player. I've watched him throughout my career and hoped to be like him. It's fun to watch him play and that's the kind of football I'd like to play.
