Scholes Quotes

• I love watching little Paul Scholes, he's so in control of what he's doing and is always so accurate and pinpoint with his passing - it's just beautiful to watch.

  Bobby Charlton

  Beautiful, Littles, Watches

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• He is a very complete, spectacular footballer. He always fights for the ball and tries to lose his marker to help his team-mates - either to defend or to have a shot on goal. For any football player in the Premiership, Scholes is a player you want to emulate. I would happily end my career with the medals that Scholes has. I am young and I hope that I will be able to surpass him - but it is not going to be easy.

  Cesc Fabregas

  Football, Team, Fighting

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• Every side of a coin has another side.

  Myron Scholes

  Coins, Sides

  "Crash Course". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. May 14, 2009.

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• When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

  Paul Scholes

  Player, Mirrors, Want

  "Paul Scholes: What the Game’s Greats Have Said About Him" by Mark Ogden, www.telegraph.co.uk. May 31, 2011.

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• Innovation must lead infrastructure for a simple but compelling reason: Innovation produces new types of products and markets, and it is virtually impossible to know how to run those markets efficiently before they are created.

  Myron Scholes

  Running, Simple, Compelling Reason

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• Everywhere I go the coaches all tell me that Scholsey is the player they admire. But if they think they'll get him they're wasting their time! Paul is a Manc lad pure and simple. He loves the club and there's no chance of him leaving here. If ever he decided to go there would be a stampede, but he won't be going, he's here for life.

  Alex Ferguson

  Simple, Player, Thinking

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• If someone says to you, Go to an old-folks home, thats kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society.

  Myron Scholes

  Home, People, Ridiculous

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• Sometimes the early bird gets the worm, but sometimes the early bird gets frozen to death.

  Myron Scholes

  Bird, Frozen, Sometimes

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• I was involved with Wells Fargo Bank as a consultant in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when I suggested to them that they develop a product that has become known as index funds.

  Myron Scholes

  Fargo, Late, 1960s

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• At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.

  Paul Scholes

  Football, Opportunity, Play

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• Paul Scholes. The best! Great player, person, friend!

  Gary Neville

  Player, Paul Scholes, Persons

  Twitter post from May 31, 2011

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• A bank needs models to measure risk. The problem, however, is that any one bank can measure its risk, but it also has to know what the risk taken by other banks in the system happens to be at any particular moment.

  Myron Scholes

  Taken, Risk, Needs

  "Crash Course". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. May 14, 2009.

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• My career in academic research has not been involved with active management of securities. I've tried to understand risk-and-return relationships; also the pricing of derivative securities.

  Myron Scholes

  Careers, Risk, Active Management

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• If we internationalize everything, we end up with rules that stifle freedom and innovation.

  Myron Scholes

  Innovation, Ends, Ifs

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• Everyone of us should emulate him. We can all learn from Paul Scholes.

  Peter Schmeichel

  Should, Paul Scholes, Emulate

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• I wouldn’t swap Paul Scholes for anybody. He is quite simply the most complete footballer I have ever played with. He is the best.

  Gary Neville

  Paul Scholes, Footballer

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• My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Opponents, Midfielders, Manchester

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• Paul Scholes has been the best England midfield player for 30-odd years. You'd probably have to go back to Bobby Charlton to find someone who could do as much as Scholes. When the ball arrives at his feet he could tell you where every player on that pitch is at that moment. His awareness is superb.

  Gordon Strachan

  Player, Years, Feet

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• We won't ever see another one like Paul Scholes. He is a legend and a real benchmark. He is not interested in the modern-day footballer's life off the pitch, but he is a world-class player on it.

  Darren Fletcher

  Real, Player, Class

  "Paul Scholes deserved more awards, says Darren Fletcher". www.theguardian.com. April 20, 2010.

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• Just heard Paul Scholes has retired, best I’ve ever played against by a mile. Most technically gifted player in english history. Legend.

  Joey Barton

  Player, English History, Legends

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• Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Generations, Midfielders

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• I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'.

  Thierry Henry

  Stars, Player, Awards

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• In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.

  Xavi

  Strong, Player, Years

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• I have played with some great players during my time at United but I would have to put Paul Scholes down as the best.

  Ryan Giggs

  Player, Paul Scholes, United

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• Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes, he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would had loved to play alongside him.

  Pep Guardiola

  Play, Generations, Midfielders

  "Scholes Tribute: The World’s Top Players On The Ginger Prince". redflagflyinghigh.com. May 31, 2011.

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