Johan Cruyff Quotes

#1. I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays.

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#2. My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society.

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#3. If I wanted you to understand, I would explain it better.

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#4. Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.

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#5. Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.

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#6. 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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#7. Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

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#8. To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.

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#9. Every disadvantage has its advantage.

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#10. You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.

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#11. Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.

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#12. Coincidence is logical.

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#13. Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.

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#14. Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.

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#15. The disabled people that do sport, they don't think about what they don't have but try to get better with what they do have. That is the same for me.

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#16. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before a game; if it worked, every game would be a tie.

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#17. Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.

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#18. I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.

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#19. Without the ball, you can't win.

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#20. Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.

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#21. I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.

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