Legacy Quotes

“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.”

“Try and leave this world a little better than you found it, and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate, you have not wasted your time but have done your best.”

“No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.”

“I'd like to end up sort of unforgettable.”

“I think the most exciting thing is that a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.”

“I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.”

“I want to be the bridge to the next generation.”

“I never set out to be the best player in history. I think I'm just another footballer. My intention is that when I retire, I will be remembered for being a good person.”

“A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.”

“He who dies and yet does not perish has longevity.”

“Like the greats, you want to make your own story yourself, and not be a copy of another.”

“When you retire, people don't look at how good you became. They look at what you've won. We remember the winners.”

“Number 7 is a legendary number; many great players have worn it. I hope I can do it credit on the field.”

“Friends can come and go, but banners hang forever.”

“I don't want to be something that just comes and goes.”

“The dinosaurs aren't remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity's gone, what do we give to this little planet that we're on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?”

“I will go down as the voice of this generation.”

“I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it.”

“Honestly, the way I make music, I don't want to sound cocky or anything, but I try my best to make music that doesn't have an expiration date.”

“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”

“Things may not be immediately discernible in what a man writes, but eventually they are quite clear, and by these and the degree of alchemy that he possesses, he will endure or be forgotten.”

“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”

“I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.”

“I have a wish. It is a fear as well: that in my end will be my beginning.”

“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”