Blades Quote by Alex Ferguson

It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing as if…

— Alex Ferguson

It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and it truly was inspiring. Sometimes during his lifetime, people…

— John Sexton

One guy that really inspired me was Michael Jordan. I wouldn't say that he inspired me as a sportsman, but I love going back…

— Matteo Manassero

Spectators around the world enjoyed watching Seve, but talking to a lot of the players, he made such an impression on them the way…

— Ben Crenshaw

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

To be associated with the great Roberto Clemente - whom we all try to emulate - is the greatest honor of my career.

— John Smoltz

I think it was everything about him: his work ethic, his desire to be the best football player that he can be. He just…

— Terrell Suggs

His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that…

— Anonymous

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as…

— Phil Knight

He wasn't a football player, but my idol growing up was Roberto Clemente. The man died trying to help out earthquake victims in Nicaragua…

— Ron Rivera

This is a tremendous honor (winning the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award), to be considered in the same class as Roberto Clemente. He is a…

— Jim Thome

What I loved in the man was his health, his unity with himself; all people and all things seemed to find their quite peaceable…

— Thomas Carlyle