Game Quote by Clint Dempsey

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

In my career, Diego Maradona had the biggest influence on me.

— Fabio Cannavaro

Back in my days, my favorite opponent was Diego Maradona.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

Ronaldinho - he was one of my idols.

— Virgil van Dijk

Maradona, yes! Diego was very fast, with good skills and brilliant dribbling. Many players are fast but cannot control the ball, but he was…

— Lothar Matthaus

My biggest idol has always been Ronaldinho Gaucho. He was the player I most liked to see play on television.

— Joao Cancelo

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

— Fabio Cannavaro

I don't know many footballers except Maradona and Messi.

— Jwala Gutta

The best of all was Pele, who is a mixture of Di Stefano, Maradona, Cruyff and Leo Messi.

— Osvaldo Ardiles

There were so many I admired, but the ones that really made me fall in love with football were Ronaldinho and Zidane.

— Wendie Renard

Most people only remember Maradona for the bad parts now. But he was a genius, someone who lifted us and himself up to the…

— Emir Kusturica