Steven Gerrard

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• Two European Cup finals in three years — not bad for a little club.
  • "Quotes of the Week", BBC Sport (2007-05-09)
  • Said by Gerrard, whose team had been called a "little club" by José Mourinho, after the Liverpool Football Club reached the Champions League final at Chelsea's expense

About Steven Gerrard

• To me he is one of the super best midfielders in the world. He is an excellent player.
  • Pelé, three-time World Cup winner, before the 2006 World Cup (Source)

• He is, in my opinion, the best midfielder in the world, and has a track record for delivering on the big occasions.
  • Graham Taylor, former manager of the English national football team (Source)

• He has become the most influential player in England, bar none. Not that Vieira lacks anything, but Gerrard does more.
  • Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United FC (Source)

• He is undoubtedly one of the best midfield players in the world.
  • Carlo Ancelotti, manager of AC Milan (Source)

• We are preparing a special weightlifting plan for Gerrard's shoulders because we want him to lift a lot of trophies for us in the next few years.
  • Rafael Benítez, manager of Liverpool FC(Source)

• Steven Gerrard was awesome today. We were just laughing in the dressing room that at one stage we thought he was heading his own crosses in.
  • Gareth Southgate on Gerrard after a Premiership game between Middlesbrough and Liverpool in 2005. Peter Gill. "Lordy, It's The Quotes Of The Week", Football365.com, August 16, 2005 (article offline; cache).

• Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be.If you don't have a player like Steven Gerrard, who is the engine room, it can affect the whole team.When we were winning league titles and European Cups at Real, I always said Claude Makelele was our most important player. There is no way myself, (Luis) Figo or Raul would have been able to do what we did without Claude and the same goes for Liverpool and Gerrard. He has great passing ability, can tackle and scores goals, but most importantly he gives the players around him confidence and belief. You can't learn that -- players like him are just born with that presence.
  • Zinedine Zidane(Source)