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Italy cannot beat you but you can lose to Italy.
Johan Cruijff
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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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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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Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have lost two rivals after the first round. That's how I think. Idealisitic.
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If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.
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Football is a simple game. It's just very hard to play it simple.
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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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Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.
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