Scholes Quotes

• I am a big admirer of Paul Scholes, he is one of the best players of his generation.

  Arjen Robben

  Player, Generations, Admirer

  "Manchester United Deny Making a Bid for Holland's Wesley Sneijder". www.telegraph.co.uk. July 11, 2010.

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• I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul Scholes. In so many ways Scholes is my favourite.

  Bobby Charlton

  Football, Thinking, Names

  "Paul Scholes earns plaudits from football's elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• What United have got that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I think he is different to anything else in English football.

  Kevin Keegan

  Football, Thinking, Different

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• I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get too much attention, but he is one very good player. He is an intelligent player, he works hard and he scores some great goals. He is not flamboyant and is a quiet lad off the pitch but he is a tremendous asset to Manchester United and to England. He has already got my vote as player of the year.

  Tony Adams

  Hard Work, Intelligent, Player

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• At Arsenal me and Patrick (Vieira) didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him.

  Emmanuel Petit

  Want, Faces, Arsenal

  "May 26th ’99: Busby Celebrates His Birthday By Giving United A Gift". redflagflyinghigh.com. May 26, 2011.

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• I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one of the players I liked most. Maybe he's not valued as much as he should be in England because of the style of football there and because he keeps a low profile. Perhaps he would have been more valued in Spain, where midfielders like him form part of the 'ideal.' Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount.

  Xabi Alonso

  Football, Home, Player

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I happened to be in the right place at the right time.

  Calvin Harris

  Good Luck, Ohio, Mcdonalds

  "Calvin Harris Out-Earns Jay Z, Toby Keith As World’s Highest Paid DJ" by Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 20, 2014.

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• In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is SCHOLES

  Xavi

  Years, Lasts, Midfielders

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• For me, Paul Scholes has been the best midfield player in the Premier League. By a mile. He has the lot. He scores and creates goals, he can pass the ball, he can head it, and rounds all this off with a competitive streak.

  Alan Shearer

  Player, Goal, League

  "Paul Scholes – the Greatest Premier League Midfielder of All Time?" by Nirmalya 'Nemo' Dutta, www.india.com. November 17, 2014.

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• Sad to hear of Paul Scholes retirement! One of the best midfielders to grace the Premiership! Idolised him for years! Legend.

  Jordan Henderson

  Retirement, Years, Grace

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• To me Paul is a role model. He is the best midfielder I've seen in the last 15 or 20 years.

  Xavi

  Years, Role Models, Roles

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• Nobody else in the world can play the way Scholes does. The passes he produces all over the field and the way he changes the game is brilliant. Every manager would like him. But luckily he is here and playing with us. Paul practices that all the time. When he has finished training he always goes out and shoots.

  Dimitar Berbatov

  Games, Play, Practice

  "Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov Says Nobody Can Play Like Paul Scholes". www.telegraph.co.uk. February 19, 2009.

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• If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.

  Alan Shearer

  Player, Admire, Paul Scholes

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• One of the best players I've ever seen in my life! Spectacular on training!! Playing with him was a joy!

  Gerard Pique

  Player, Joy, Training

  "Manchester United's Paul Scholes Lauded by Players and Coaches Around the World After Announcing Retirement". www.telegraph.co.uk. May 31, 2011.

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• Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.

  Luis Suarez

  Player, Midfielders, Best Players

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• Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team.

  Marcello Lippi

  Team, Choices, Together

  "Paul Scholes earns plaudits from football's elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team - that goes to show how highly I have always rated him. An all-round midfielder who possesses quality and character in abundance.

  Marcello Lippi

  Team, Character, Choices

  "Paul Scholes earns plaudits from football's elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• I tell anyone who asks me - Scholes is the best English player.

  Laurent Blanc

  Player, Ask Me, Asks

  "Paul Scholes earns plaudits from football's elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul Scholes. Players like Denis Law and George Best who I enjoyed so much as team-mates and now, finally, players I have watched closely in the Alex Ferguson era. And in so many ways Scholes is my favourite. I love his nous and conviction that he will find a way to win, to make the killer pass or produce the decisive volley.

  Bobby Charlton

  Football, Team, Winning

  "Paul Scholes Earns Plaudits From Football's Elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Paul Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is the one who directs the way his team plays. On top of that, he has indestructible mental strength, and he is a genuine competitor.

  Thierry Henry

  Team, Player, Doubt

  "Paul Scholes earns plaudits from football's elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• Best player? For me, it's Paul Scholes. He'll do ridiculous things in training like say, “You see that tree over there?” - it'll be 40 yards away - “I'm going to hit it”. And he'll do it. Everyone at the club considers him the best.

  Rio Ferdinand

  Player, Tree, Training

  "Simply the best" by Jamie Jackson, www.theguardian.com. May 18, 2008.

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• Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, what a player! Top class and a great role model for any young English midfield player!

  Jack Wilshere

  Player, Class, Role Models

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• I'm star-struck when I see Paul Scholes because you never see him. On the pitch you can't catch him. Off the pitch he disappears.

  Luis Figo

  Stars, Disappear, Paul Scholes

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• No celebrity bullshit,no self promotion,an amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being

  Roy Keane

  Player, Self, Bullshit

  Roy Keane, Eamon Dunphy (2002). “Keane: The Autobiography”

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• I'm not the best, Paul Scholes is.

  Edgar Davids

  Paul Scholes

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