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Johan Cruyff [1947-2016] Dutch
Rank: 102
Athlete, Soccer player


Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff OON was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. 

Society, Sports



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Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
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To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.
102
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.
103
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. Sports
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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 game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.
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Coincidence is logical.
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Every disadvantage has its advantage.
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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.
109
Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.
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Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
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Without the ball, you can't win.
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You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.
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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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My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society. Society
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Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
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Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.
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Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour.
118
Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.
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I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.
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