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There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

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Technique is not being able to juggle a ball 1000 times. Anyone can do that by practicing. Then you can work in the circus. Technique is passing the ball with one touch, with the right speed, at the right foot of your team mate.
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I find it terrible when talents are rejected based on computer stats. Based on the criteria at Ajax now I would have been rejected. When I was 15, I couldn't kick a ball 15 meters with my left and maybe 20 with my right. My qualities technique and vision, are not detectable by a computer.
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Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.
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The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres.
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One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.
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Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.
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Italy cannot beat you but you can lose to Italy.
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Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.
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After you've won something, you're no longer 100 percent, but 90 percent. It's like a bottle of carbonated water where the cap is removed for a short while. Afterwards there's a little less gas inside.
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Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.
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You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.
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Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
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Every trainer talks about movement, about running a lot. I say don't run so much. Football is a game you play with your brain. You have to be in the right place at the right moment, not too early, not too late.
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I don't make a lot of mistakes, because it's hard for me to be wrong
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