- Who was the Best-Ever Defensive Player? https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/8o6qnj/who_was_the_bestever_defensive_player/ 72 comments hockey
- Who are the best players ever in these categories? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6rvws1/who_are_the_best_players_ever_in_these_categories/ 28 comments nba
- Who's the best 3&D player ever? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6oyn02/whos_the_best_3d_player_ever/ 125 comments nba
- Michael Jordan terrorizing players across the baseline (Best baseline player ever) https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/mili1j/michael_jordan_terrorizing_players_across_the/ 34 comments nba
- Guardiola: "In tight spaces, David Silva is the best player I've ever seen" https://www.marca.com/futbol/premier-league/2020/07/08/5f062875e2704e62a08b4633.html 6 comments soccer
- McEnroe on best players ever, Shapovalov, and Kyrgios https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/950811988451647488 20 comments tennis
- Mike Conley, best player ever without all star apperance? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/68vhn0/mike_conley_best_player_ever_without_all_star/ 58 comments nba
- 4'6'' Basketball player claims he would be the best ever if he was just 5 inches taller http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2659419-45-street-baller-im-better-than-players-in-the-nba 17 comments nba
- [Michael Young] Josh Hamilton.... the best baseball player I've ever seen. https://twitter.com/mikeyy626/status/855531776973967360 53 comments baseball
- Didier Drogba named Premier League's best ever African player https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/didier-drogba-named-premier-league-s-best-ever-african-player-104217526.html 131 comments soccer
- [Marco Belinelli] The Five Best European Players I’ve Ever Faced https://www.theplayerstribune.com/marco-belinelli-the-five-best-european-players-ive-ever-faced/ 72 comments nba
- Has picking the best player in the draft rather than picking the best player to fit your team's specific needs ever backfired? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/8vncfz/has_picking_the_best_player_in_the_draft_rather/ 26 comments nba
- [Steve Kerr] "I get asked all the time about MJ and LeBron, but all i can say is they are the two best players i have ever witnessed" https://streamable.com/dq7lu 379 comments nba
- Who are some players that could've gone down as one of the best ever had they been drafted to a better team? https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/74i7ym/who_are_some_players_that_couldve_gone_down_as/ 62 comments nfl
- Who do you think is the best physically average-looking player ever? excluding height https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6s34tu/who_do_you_think_is_the_best_physically/ 51 comments nba
- Greatest (not necessarily best) player ever from each franchise: West vs East: who wins in a 7 game series? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/a51yd7/greatest_not_necessarily_best_player_ever_from/ 25 comments nba
- Bill Simmons: I think LeBron is 1 of the best 5 players ever, but he bitches for calls more than any great player I've seen in 40+ years of watching hoops https://twitter.com/billsimmons/status/865595590914129920 47 comments nba
- Imagine your team is lucky enough to have the best quarterback in football (whoever that might be) -- is there any chance you would trade him for any other player, ever? http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/skeptical-football-special-midterm-edition/ 42 comments nfl
- [Sporting CP] "The best Portuguese player ever is #MadeInSporting and celebrates his birthday today. Happy Birthday, Cristiano!" https://twitter.com/SportingCP/status/1754460192421409081 55 comments soccer
- [Kramer] Marco Gonzales on Julio Rodríguez: “I think he's the best player I've ever seen. He’s for sure the best player I've ever played with.” https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1552424727289167872?amp%3Bs=19&t=v_xYsZOg7cH1UsKjE28oQw 5 comments baseball
- Pep Guardiola - "David (Silva) is one of the best players I ever trained in my life" - "One of the reasons why I came here was I was pleased to be with him." http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/player-man-city-manager-pep-12696133 229 comments soccer
- With 379 pts over 2 seasons (233G, 146A), Guy Lafleur was named as the best player ever in QMJHL history, ahead of Lemieux and Crosby (FR) https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1162342/guy-lafleur-meilleur-joueur-histoire-lhjmq-hockey-junior 28 comments hockey
- Michael Jordan’s Son Marcus On The 2nd Best Player Ever: ‘I Can’t Put LeBron There Yet. I’m Probably Going With Hakeem Olajuwon.’ https://fadeawayworld.net/2020/05/26/michael-jordan-son-marcus-on-the-2nd-best-player-ever-i-cant-put-lebron-there-yet-im-probably-going-with-hakeem-olajuwon/ 12 comments nba
- Rondo on LeBron: "He's arguably the best player to ever play the game, and it's very humbling. I have never been more excited to play with a certain player in a very long time".. https://streamable.com/qg4yf 125 comments nba
- Rio Ferdinand on Messi during UCL finals in 2009 & 2011: "When I tried to hit him in the chest with my arm, he just went underneath me and I thought, 'this guy is a magician'. He's the best player I've ever played against. If we played against a Barça team without Messi, we probably would have won." https://streamable.com/k9w1r 215 comments soccer
- [Goold] Manny Machado asked how teams are honoring Pujols, Molina. And said ... “It’s kind of (bovine dung) that teams are not giving him a farewell tour. I’ll tell you that right now. Why? Albert has been the best player in our generation to ever play this game." https://twitter.com/dgoold/status/1533823503954329602?s=20&t=9liEs5O0o_C6lUDn_5Txdg 624 comments baseball
- [Stroman] Soto. I believe he’s the best player in the league. He’s the best hitter I’ve ever faced in my life for sure. When it’s all said and done…he will go down as one of the best players ever in my eyes! https://twitter.com/str0/status/1441815453509238784?s=21 73 comments baseball
- Thierry Henry lists his top 5 best players of all time: "Maradona, Pelé, Cruyff, Beckenbauer and Michael Laudrup. I think Laudrup is the most underrated player in history, for me he's the best number 10 ever." https://www.sofoot.com/pour-thierry-henry-le-meilleur-10-de-l-histoire-s-appelle-michael-laudrup-476447.html 11 comments soccer
- NBA All-Star Joel Embiid says Lionel Messi is the best player ever, even though he’s a fan of Real Madrid and supports Cristiano Ronaldo https://tribuna.com/fcbarcelona/en/news/2611027/ 31 comments nba
- [Wright] "Great players often take a leap after winning a title (Kobe, LeBron, Steph). If the Bucks win the title, I believe you are going to see a better, freer, more empowered Giannis — I think the best version of Giannis we have ever seen." https://twitter.com/FTFonFS1/status/1409952306817159170 61 comments nba
- Rob Tanner: "Have #LCFC changed their name to ‘With All Due Respect to Leicester City FC’ because that’s all I ever hear on the radio and TV regarding other clubs wanting Rodgers and their best players." https://twitter.com/RobTannerLCFC/status/1201599839206879232?s=09 183 comments soccer
- John Isner on Andy Murray: "I was watching him a little bit on the TV in the locker room, packed house all cheering for him, one of their best players ever, England's best players ever." 😬😬😬 https://twitter.com/stu_fraser/status/1541812722706403328?s=21&t=dRQDClW4nsxKcd7yTemJSA 32 comments tennis
- Pavard: " Honestly it's not to give me an excuse, but Hazard is the best player I've ever played against. He has a crazy talent,a sick thing. I watched him at Lille but playing against him is even more impressive. He’s the best dribbler in the world along with Messi." http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/stuttgart-defender-pavard-in-awe-of-hazard-best-dribbler-in-world-4240746 438 comments soccer
- Rudi Garcia : "As a Frenchman, I want the French clubs to earn points for the UEFA Index, but today it's different. Since the best French player ever [Zidane] is in their dugout, I can only go for Real Madrid." http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2018/02/14/5a84638ce2704e855a8b463a.html 54 comments soccer
- Pats special teams ace Matthew Slater on Danny Amendola - “The guy’s got maybe the best hand-eye coordination of any player I’ve ever played with and I played with Randy Moss. His hand-eye coordination is elite. How do you measure that? You can’t. It’s just an in-game thing." http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/22/pats-sing-the-praises-of-danny-amendola/ 276 comments nfl
- [Sabathia] Ohtani is the best player I have ever seen. He is the what big leaguers dream to be. I think he shouldn't hit on the day he pitches. But he is just so dynamic. He hit a ground ball it would be out for normal pitcher but he is so fast he'd just beat that shit out. He is so much fun. https://www.theringer.com/2021/4/8/22373406/david-cone-on-the-modern-pitcher-sticky-stuff-gerrit-cole-and-the-2021-yankees 96 comments baseball
- Ruud Gullit: “Marco van Basten was one of the best strikers the world has ever seen, a man with a natural scoring instinct. “He could do things on one square yard of grass another player couldn’t even dream of.” https://twitter.com/goal/status/1248507088721965056 59 comments soccer
- Lineker: “Iniesta, Xavi & Busquets are some of the best players ever. They have won a World Cup, 2 Euros, everything with Barca... I’ve always thought that if Messi had become Spanish before playing with Argentina, Spain would’ve won even more: 3 World Cups and 3 Euros. With them Barca is special.” http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20180207/44592447682/lineker-entrevista-messi-cristiano-barca-champions-iniesta.html 215 comments soccer
- David Moyes: "It would be wrong to say [Liverpool are the best PL team ever]. You think of some of the great Man United teams, Arsenal teams of the past. We are in a different era, different types of players, faster pitches. Things have changed so it is difficult to judge them." https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/news/every-word-david-moyes-said-17655549 5 comments soccer
- Scottie Pippen on Draymond Green calling himself the best defender ever: "He's more of a great team defender than an individual defender ... He's not the guy you put on your best player, so how can he consider himself the best defender ever? ... I never saw him guard LeBron James [in the Finals]." https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/bpy7mm/scottie_pippen_on_draymond_green_calling_himself/ 499 comments nba