Quoting Ballers

''When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.'' Frank Lampard, June 2008.

Carlos Tevez After receiving criticism for a series of low-key performances with his national team, he declared: "Sometimes I don't even want to play for Argentina."

 "I have no doubts. To me, Kaka is the best player in the world, because he is the most complete player. I see him a notch above Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo," said Pelé.

 "Messi is my Maradona," said Maradona himself, as the head coach of the Argentine national team.