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Italy and Spain really are not my countries.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

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Ruud van Nistelrooy
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 1
Association Football Player
Footballer
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooy
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Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij
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I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving.
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Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can't accept that. Especially when things don't go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at times.
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I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.
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When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system.
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Losing is not in my vocabulary.
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If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.
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We have to be thankful to the Czechs that they did their duty. The Czech Republic won, I can't believe it. It was a huge party with all the people here.
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Messi is on a different level. The fact he is doing what he is year after year says that he is the best of all time.
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When it comes to losing with United, I feel solely responsible for it. I can't help it. My brain will work like mad after a defeat. I want to know where I have made the wrong decisions, how I could have changed things for this fantastic club.
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The club [Real Madrid] has a fantastic set-up with marvellous people. The atmosphere at training is perfect - it's just wonderful
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People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.
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I let people say and write what they want.
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The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.
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Because people have read those things in the newspapers, they think it is true. Ten years ago all these things I have just mentioned would have upset me.
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Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it.
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My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker.
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Certain things do not effect me anymore, which is not always good. There is always commotion, but I notice that hardly anything affects me or puts me out of balance.
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In Spain and Italy I would not have a life among the fans. Everyone wants to touch you, own you and approach you. I try to be as kind as possible to all my fans, but in those countries I could not do it. There they ask too much from you.
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It's not just the manager who makes the decision, it's the player who makes the decision. They both decide fifty-fifty to make a decision.
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