A Quote by Arsene Wenger

You ask me: 'Was he a fair player?' I say: 'No, I'm sorry, for me he was not a fair player.' I just think I respect him highly as a quality player. I did not like some things he did on the football pitch and I have the right to say that. It's not because you are older, suddenly, that you are a saint.

Arsene Wenger

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Arsene Wenger
French - Coach
Born: October 22, 1949

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Ryan Leaf

To me, a hockey player has to be every sport rolled into one: ice skater, baseball player, football player, etc. It's just incredible to watch!

Vinnie Paul

One of the best things if you are a football player is to see the faces of the kids, when they see you and are dreaming of being like you one day. That's a big responsibility, to be a good image for those kids. A football player is more than just a football player.

Juan Mata

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Sergio Aguero

All the Asian people respect me and watch me. But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player. I am just a football player.

Park Ji-sung

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

Pete Rose

I'm a football player by trade. That's what I do, ... So I did everything I could to make myself a football player again.

Tedy Bruschi

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Samir Nasri

The mentor thing is overblown to me. I'm going to coach the player. I'm not going to have another player coach the player. They can be friends but when it comes to what I want him to do on the football field, that's my call, not another player's call.

Mike Holmgren

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Edgar Davids

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