Scholes Quotes

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You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.

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.

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.

I'm not the best, Paul Scholes is.

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

Paul Scholes is just fantastic. When you play alongside him, you realise what a special talent he is.

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

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

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

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'.

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

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

Maybe one small regret is that I never got to play with Paul Scholes - but I was never going to leave Barcelona and he was never going to leave Manchester United.

Every side of a coin has another side.

Nobody on this planet had a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day was a pleasure just watching him. Unbelievable career.

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.

He's like a terrier, Scholes, he won't let go - even the postman would be afraid of him.

Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football.

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

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

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

I'd say Carrick has the qualities of a Scholes, Andrea Pirlo and Sergio Busquets.

The longer-term the option, the sillier the results generated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the greater the opportunity for people who didn't use it.

Some of Paul Scholes' tackles come in so late they arrive yesterday.

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.

Black-Scholes works for short-term options, but if it's a long-term option and you think you know something [about the underlying asset], it's insane to use Black-Scholes.

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

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.

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

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

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

Scholes and Van Nistelrooy drugged the last two defenders.

Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, great player, world class player, the English Zizou.

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.

Looking into it a bit, Jamie found that the model used by Wall Street to price LEAPs, the Black-Scholes option pricing model, made some strange assumptions.

I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world. Paul is irreplaceable.

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

To me, Paul Scholes was in a class of his own.

Paul Scholes is the best player I've ever played with. There's talent in every part of his game.

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

Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on the training field. Phew!

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

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

Paul Scholes and Gary Neville are the centrefolds of Man United

Scholes was England's best football player. It was impossible to take the ball from him, and he never mishit a pass.

Paul Scholes should be included in England's Euro 2012 squad.

I Wanted To Sign Scholes For Killie But Fergie Burst Out Laughing

Scholes is very influential for England at international level.

The greatest compliment I can pay Paul Scholes is that he reminds me of Bryan Robson, the way he bombs into the box.

I would loved to have played with Scholes. He plays the game the way it should be played and at his peak he was the best midfield player in the world.