A Quote by Michel Patini

What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.

Michel Patini

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Michel Patini
French - Athlete
Born: June 21, 1955

I find it embarrassing when people compare me to Maradona. How can they? There is only one Maradona. People who say this just have no idea, they don't know what they are talking about. Diego was a complete one-off who will never have an equal on the football pitch. No-one, I repeat no-one, could have transformed teams like he did. Maradona was the world's greatest-ever player while I'm just an apprentice.

Sergio Aguero

Comparing Isco to Zidane isn't ridiculous. He is very close to Zidane in terms of ability, they have a lot of similarities. Zidane is obviously in a better position to judge, and he said Isco isn't there yet but could come close in the future.

Carlo Ancelotti

One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.

Sourav Ganguly

You have to respect Zidane, he's in the history of football.

Casemiro

With a little more tweaking, we could make orange juice in the orange without any packaging or processing.

Homaro Cantu

Maradona is Maradona, that's indisputable, but he doesn't play anymore. He stopped playing a long time ago.

Mario Kempes

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

Fabio Cannavaro

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

Fabio Cannavaro

I was certainly no Maradona. I was a very fast player. When I saw a space, I used it. When I went past somebody, he didn't catch up with me again. I was a player who came with a run-up. What Maradona could see in a small space, I saw over long distances.

Lothar Matthaus

Diego (Maradona) has filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona.

Diego Simeone

Being coached by Zidane? At the start it was a little difficult, I grew up watching him play. It's Zidane after all!

Casemiro

When Zinédine Zidane retired, he said he'd never be a manager and it wasn't in his plans. But after two years out, he missed football a lot. I think he retired a little bit early, he could have gone on for at least another season, and it would have been a pleasure for us to have him.

Michel Salgado

Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.

Zinedine Zidane

I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history.

Luka Modric

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.