"When you talk about the greatest players of all time, you have to start with talking about Kareem."
"To be a club legend at Manchester United... it's probably the most difficult club to be considered a legend at because of their rich history."
"Shout out to all the Hall of Famers that had been announced Kevin Garnett Tim Duncan wish Kobe was here so we would say congratulation."
"Diego Maradona will forever be hailed among football's elite."
"There will never be another Kobe, Mamba out."
"Without these guys there is no MMA, these are pioneers, these are founding fathers, these are Trailblazers, these are legends."
"Mike Trout is underrated... He's probably gonna be the best player of all time."
"Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth - my top three."
"You don't have to minimize Michael Jordan's greatness for LeBron James to be great."
"He will go down as one of the greatest of all time."
"Yo, Rockstar is a legend. If we're talking about sports, he's a hall of famer for sure."
"If I could bring any legend back, it would be Roy Keane."
"The word GOAT is thrown around a lot in professional sports, but Tom Brady has certainly earned this title."
"I've achieved something that nobody else... well, Lee Haney, but yeah. I am the greatest of all time."
"Do you believe what do you think is better, Bill Russell or me?"
"I've said before LeBron is the best, but I forgot what Jordan would do, bro."
"One of the goats of world football, one of the best who ever graced the pitch."
"Legends win the biggest trophies; if you're not winning, you're not a legend of football."
"Wilt Chamberlain is the single most dominant force to ever play basketball, it's not even close."
"Both these guys are top 10 players of all time and two of the greatest players in NBA history."
"How can it ever be a negative to celebrate the life of one of the greatest legends in football?"
"I don't create games. I just wanna be Babe Ruth."
"Dustin Rhodes, one of the best in the game for a lot of years."
"The GOAT is Michael Jordan. We talking about the greatest of all time."
"I believe Sid will go down probably as one of the top 10 players ever to play in the National Hockey League."
"Probably the greatest athlete I've ever seen may be Bo Jackson."
"In sports, legends appear once in a generation. They are athletes who not only change the way a game is played but also regarded entirely." - "Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Pele, Babe Ruth... In CrossFit, that man is Rich Froning."
"If you can't acknowledge the greats then to me you're not a true football fan that's the way i see it."
"We've seen Tendulkar and we should be very, very grateful for that."
"Ronnie Coleman is the greatest legend of all time."
"I think this is still a player who could end up going down as one of the greatest English attackers of all time."
"And when all is said and done, after analyzing the five key factors of being the GOAT, Jordan gets FOUR check marks to LeBron's ONE."
"Messi is the greatest footballer of all time, Ronaldo is the greatest athlete that plays football of all time."
"This game could end the debate of the greatest player of all time."
"Bernard King... the most legendary player of this entire simulation."
"There are some footballers who seem irreplaceable upon their departure or retirement, and they really are."
"Maradona is undoubtedly one of the greatest footballers to have ever lived."
"Pele, you know that we're obviously missing Maradona but Pele to Maradona is as Messi is to Ronaldo."
"I think Legends are not only what you do on the pitch but the connection with the fan base is so important."
"Nobody has ever wanted it as bad as Michael Jordan has wanted it."
"Number 5: Jose Aldo. Yo, Jose Aldo is a legend, mate."
"Undisputed GOAT at this point. He's now his match the three-time MVP."
"Vincent is truly a legend, what he's accomplished for us."
"Jordan was simply better at beating tougher teams."
"Barry bonds will forever be one of baseball's greatest legends."
"He was such a legend for the club... when I even first started supporting Chelsea he was one of the first legends."
"We probably will not see another tennis star as great as Serena Williams in our lifetime."
"My absolute legend in the sport and really, especially in the UK, those two riders were responsible for everyone riding trials."
"Appreciate these legends, you never know when they're gonna walk away."
"Rivaldo, there is Lionel Messi, one Rivaldo, two Neymar, three."
"It's shameful, it's disrespectful, it's irreverent, it's blasphemous to even put the name of LeBron James in the same sentence with Michael Jordan."
"We've persuaded players who've become legends of this club. So, you know, this fairy tale..."
"My goat is LeBron James, but I know there'll be a lot of people who say the GOAT is MJ, and both have strong arguments."
"The number one of all time was John and Daniel Cormier... and I put him right up there with them."
"Daniel Cormier is the UFC heavyweight champion, one of the greatest of all time."
"He's just somebody that is obviously walking into the Hall of Fame."
"For this, Scherzer will always be known as a legend."
"Our first guests are NBA legends. Their rivalry forever changed the game of basketball."
"If there's anyone that deserves that [a statue], it's David. Sergio will leave as a legend, he will be appreciated, I think, for the next 100 years."
"Even Dorian Yates, given how dominant he was in such a stacked era, his six Olympias count for a lot more in my estimation than Arnold's seven."
"Perhaps like those two Mexican legends, this is more than just one night, maybe this is the first night of what will become two names forever linked."
"Michael Jordan: There is no legendary all-time super team without the great Michael Jordan."
"Imagine being one of the legends... and hearing that a 16 year old would potentially be the one standing in front of your goal post."
"One of them has Maurice Richard, yeah, some people would also throw Johnny Bower into that into the ring." - Johnny Bower's Legacy
"The late 2000s heralded the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, cementing their reputations as two of the greatest of all time."
"Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the joint record for the most drivers championships with seven each."
"Their similarities go far beyond their physical traits; the two shared a quality that few if any players have been able to emulate in the 20-plus years since the GOAT retired."
"Football legends like Sanchez, Bravo, and now Vidal all from Colo Colo to FC Barcelona."
"You guys and the guys I played against... were heroes and legends."
"There would be another Larry Bird one day and Larry there will never ever be another Larry Bird." - Magic Johnson
"The greatest players of all time are the only ones that don't have to have that. And that's arguable because if you don't put LeBron James in his most perfect situation, that's why LeBron is the GM."
"These are the men. These are legends of boxing. The best in the welterweight division. Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao and Keith 'One Time' Thurman."
"His accomplishments match up to anyone in WWE history."
"I feel like I could have those conversations with the greatest that ever played and they would feel comfortable knowing that I understand where they're coming from and their perspective on the game."
"Tim Duncan is one of the greatest players of all time and I don't really think too many people would debate that."
"A lot of Legends coming from out of there, Illinois for basketball. D Wade, Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Rose."
"They were unbelievable: Irvin, Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman."
"He's a legend, we're viewing true history, one of the Great's of all time in BMX."
"When you talk to Fighters about all-time greats, there's one guy that everyone has on that list."
"Legends there should be few and far between... he's one of the best managers that the Premier League in the 30 years has seen."
"We talk about four Hall of Fame, first-ballot Hall of Famers that don't have statues built of them if they haven't already."
"There will never be anybody like him. They always say that about Michael, they always say that about other players, but they would never ever get another one."
"He was a thoroughbred racer widely considered one of the best of all time."
"A lot of legends retired early. Luke Lee, Calvin Johnson, Barry Sanders, maybe that's just what goats do, you know?"
"I hate when they try to compare you to other greats. I mean, it is a compliment but then it's like I'm also myself at the same time. I brought something different to the game of basketball so I want to respect LeBron and that."
"He's up there with Henry's and Wayne Rooney's and Drogba's."
"Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, and Babe Ruth, the unquestioned GOATs of their respective sports."
"Cruyff - one of the best players on the game."
"League and Kobe didn't have a fear of nothing to ask nobody to get better folks so he came by me and he was like big bro man."
"We've invited some of the legends of the game over for the 125th anniversary."
"Names like Rocket Richard, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur haven't just been stars but icons forever ingrained in history."
"They probably tell their children and their grandchildren about, they talked about Babe Ruth, they talked about Ted Williams, they talked about Joe Cronin."
"LeBron did two of the most incredible performances in NBA history."
"Only Jordan, Ali, and Tiger were so transcendent that everyone rooted for them during their primes. They unlocked the following achievement: unanimous approval."
"We felt it only fitting that a grand final crowd be given the chance to show their appreciation to one of the greats of the game, Gary Ablett."
"Paving the way for every Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, or LeBron James who comes through our lives."
"the legends who played in the game that put the NFL on the road to greatness"
"Players are constantly compared to their peers and to the legends of the past... who's the greatest to ever do it."
"Josh Gibson's life is a story of a man born too soon, his abilities eroded before he ever got a chance to play in the major leagues."
"Legends such as TJ Lavin, Corey Nastazio really paved the way."
"Magic and Michael, there was that little extra something there, you know?"
"It's one of those dreams come true to get to sit down with Pete Rose, George Brett, Randy Johnson, Craig Biggio, Dave Winfield, Roger Clemens, you know, Rod Carew - all Hall of Famers."
"Every bowler wants to walk in the company of the game's legends."
"Some Walk-Ons got an opportunity and became legends."
"He's Dr. J, Julius Irving, the one and only, one of the best 50 players in the history of the league."
"Everybody loves seeing the old-timers come down and we all love reliving the past."
"I think he's one of the best all-time heavyweights."
"We've seen all of the great NBA players of the modern era play in their prime."
"We grew up watching Michael Jordan, Shaq, Kobe, LeBron, even Steph Curry."
"Hulk Hogan is like Jordan, Tiger... he could be like Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods."
"A lot of people considered him to be the true home run King."
"He's right in line with some of the greatest of all time."
"Jason Tatum is not Kobe Bryant, he's not Michael Jordan, he's not LeBron James, he's actually all three of them combined."
"If Babe Ruth came back today, the first thing he'd say is, 'Wow, look at the velocity on these pitches!'"
"That's why guys like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, LeBron James saw greatness because every single day they took this seriously."
"If you can find yourself in any category with just you, Michael Jordan, and Wilt Chamberlain, you got to be doing something correct."
"I'm humbled to be standing on the stage with some of the greatest players to ever play this game."
"Respect to Kobe and MJ, okay. The two greatest, in my opinion. Feel free to argue."
"We have two of the best players maybe of all time."
"We're talking about jump higher than Magic Johnson, Carl Malone, Larry Bird, literally NBA legends."
"The greats of the game have won, an opportunity to join legends of the past."
"I think everyone talks about Lawrence Taylor rightly so, but this guy is right up there in that category."
"Even in comparison to the other all-time greats, he is truly in a class of his own."
"All the legends of the sport come together here in one series."
"Great players become legends by consistently refusing to lose."
"These guys are legends and mean so much to the game of hockey."
"We've got hall of famers, we've got legends."
"We can't take respect off Wilt, Hakeem, Larry, Magic, Isaiah, Bird, Jordan."
"Once upon a time, all the stars did it. Dr. J did it twice, Michael Jordan did it three times."
"To be able to be in the presence of such a legend and greatest Kareem, it means so much to me, it's very humbling."
"When all these days are done, we would all look back and go, 'How great was Messi, how great was Ronaldo, we were really lucky to be in the era.'"
"It's super fun that we get a chance to race against these legends."
"Legends of the game return to the court to rewrite the history books."
"It's rare for a sport to have an undisputed greatest of all time."
"It's like LeBron James versus Michael Jordan."
"Legends never die... no one can get rid of those memories."
"They are truly legendary linemen."
"I grew up watching Michael Jeffer Jordan, I grew up watching Kobe being Bryant, I watch Isaiah Thomas on one leg, one [__] leg, bro, cook [__]."
"Jordan and Kobe are virtually the same player, but in one-on-one, who do y'all have? Jordan."
"It's got Dempsey, Joe Morris, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Muhammad Ali all in their prime as we bring you the greatest round of all time."
"I'll go greatest first: LeBron, MJ, Kareem, Bill Russell, Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan..."
"We have an absolute legend card here, some of the best players, the stalwarts of our game."
"Magic Johnson and Larry Bird would be dominant today as they were in the 80s."
"Think about your favorites, Michael Jordan 82 games, John Stockton 82 games, Carmelo 82 games."
"Nikola belongs in that list; he belongs with those names."
"Legends are players that live on in mythology and reverence, etching their legacies into the foundations of this game."
"The huge legend of the Premier League."
"These guys are legends, honestly."
"He's going to be among the pantheon of the best goalies of all time by the time he hangs them up."
"Bill Russell is a good basketball player, especially in the space of Steph and Kevin Durant."
"The Legends know the game better than anyone else."
"The Mount Rushmore of athletes is Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Babe Ruth, and Jim Brown."
"In the 80s and 90s, the NBA was filled with alphas: Bird, Magic, Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Hakeem Olajuwon."
"A lot of legends tend to get more props winning a title without having another star player on their team."
"Kobe Bryant was there for 20 years, Magic was there for his entire career, Kareem was there for the majority of his career."
"After Jordan, Magic, and Bird, Isiah should have been the next guy on that team."
"I hope Larry Bird, Wilt, and whoever else better get ready for some company."