A Quote by Didier Deschamps

We often compare footballers with players of the past.

Didier Deschamps

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Compare Footballers Often Past Players

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Didier Deschamps
French - Businessman
Born: October 15, 1968

The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines in their hands. Now, more often than not, they are checking the share prices.

Franz Beckenbauer

I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.

Todd English

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.

Ander Herrera

What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything.

Ryan Giggs

One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.

Brian Tracy

I really have to make sure that I'm staying true to who I am, and that I know my responsibilities to current N.B.A. players, to future N.B.A. players, to our past and retired N.B.A. Players.

Derek Fisher

Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.

Sid Waddell

Like all sports fans, tennis junkies are not satisfied with simply following the current crop of players and admiring their accomplishments. They seemingly always need to compare players of different eras and designate one of them as the greatest player of all time.

Dave McPherson

It's football - fans are passionate about it, and sometimes it's difficult for players to take, but we are good men, and we all make mistakes, and we are footballers.

Emmanuel Adebayor

My dream is to see athletes also getting the same recognition, fame, success and money as cricketers, footballers and hockey players get in India.

Dutee Chand

Teaching has definitely become a big part of my life in the past ten plus years. As it often does for many dedicated players. Because you can have some great gigs.

Jon Gordon

The hardest thing for young footballers is that you start earning money and you can start copying other players.

Lee Cattermole

I don't like to compare players, particularly to myself.

Luka Modric

Some players have 18 years in football. But some players are injured before they start. When I thought like that I said: 'If I compare with that I have been very lucky. At least I had 10 years of a beautiful experience that changed my life for ever.'