He's played on the wing and in the centre recently and looked world class in both.
I've seen fighters look world-class in the gym but leave it all behind when the bell rings.
But while the spectacular and seemingly untarnished natural backdrops, stunning waterscapes and snow-tipped mountains might look world-class on film, critics say the realm New Zealand's marketers have presented is as fantastical as dragons and wizards.
None of the Farrell company's dancers look world-class in terms of physical perfection or technical glory, but all show virtues of absorption and inflection that you often wish more ideally gifted dancers showed.
Wherever you look, world-class players are quick to outline their own examples of where Fletcher made a tiny, but significant, difference.
When it was pointed out that Red Bull had not looked world-class in China, he said: "We had some problems which can happen.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "V&A Dundee is a powerful symbol of Dundee's new confidence and is not only raising the national and international profile of the city but is increasing Scotland's attractiveness to tourists looking for world class cultural experiences.
"She looks after a world class collection of old fossils," she replies.
Manchester United's new manager admitted after his side's goalless draw that two points from a possible nine was not good enough and, though a member of Holland's World Cup squad should be a useful acquisition following the signings of Marcos Rojo and Ángel di María of Argentina, Van Gaal accepted his team looked anything but world class at the moment.
Sebastian Peck, Managing Director at InMotion Ventures, adds: "We're looking to match world class mobility and transportation startups, to our dedicated team of entrepreneurs, designers and technologists – all experts in mobility and eager to work tirelessly to support growth".
"We've shown in the past, even with the most experienced half-backs, that if you put them under significant pressure and get them on the back foot they suddenly don't look as world-class," Wood said.
