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> [If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/if-you-play-on-possession-you-don-t-have-to-defend-because-there-s/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/johan-cruijff-9968_ball_if-you-play-on-possession-you-don-t-have_82568.jpg)

> [Without the ball, you can't win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/without-the-ball-you-can-t-win/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/johan-cruijff-9968_quote_without-the-ball-you-can-t-win-1013780_1013780.jpg)

> [Often you see people who move there and then, once they have arrived, the ball moves here after which they also come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/often-you-see-people-who-move-there-and-then-once-they-have-arrived/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_often-you-see-people-who-move-there-and_1219557.jpg)

> [There is only one ball, so you need to have it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/there-is-only-one-ball-so-you-need-to-have-it/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_there-is-only-one-ball-so-you-need-to-ha_1650601.jpg)

> [When you play a match, it is statistically proven that players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average ... So, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/when-you-play-a-match-it-is-statistically-proven-that-players/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/johan-cruijff-9968_average_when-you-play-a-match-it-is-statisticall_2063355.jpg)

> [We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/we-must-make-sure-their-worst-players-get-the-ball-the-most-you-ll/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/johan-cruijff-9968_ball_we-must-make-sure-their-worst-players-ge_2327235.jpg)

> [The ball is an essential part of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/the-ball-is-an-essential-part-of-the-game/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/johan-cruijff-9968_ball_the-ball-is-an-essential-part-of-the-gam_2563010.jpg)

## Other authors on Ball

## More by Johan Cruijff

> [If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/if-you-play-on-possession-you-don-t-have-to-defend-because-there-s/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/playing-football-is-very-simple-but-playing-simple-football-is-the/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/in-my-teams-the-goalie-is-the-first-attacker-and-the-striker-the/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/football-is-simple-you-re-either-on-time-or-you-re-too-late-if-you-re/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Choose the best player for every position, and you'll end up not with a strong XI, but with 11 strong 1's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/choose-the-best-player-for-every-position-and-you-ll-end-up-not-with/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/actually-i-never-make-a-mistake-because-it-takes-a-huge-effort-for-me/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Italians can't win the game against you, but you can lose the game against the Italians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/italians-can-t-win-the-game-against-you-but-you-can-lose-the-game/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/someone-who-has-juggled-the-ball-in-the-air-during-a-game-after-which/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/you-need-both-quality-and-results-results-without-quality-is-boring/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [A counter-attack can only arise when you make a mistake. That's why there are rules. A horizontal pass? Prohibited. In my line-up there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/a-counter-attack-can-only-arise-when-you-make-a-mistake-that-s-why/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/every-trainer-talks-about-movement-about-running-a-lot-i-say-don-t/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/it-is-better-to-fail-with-your-own-vision-than-to-fail-with-another/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/if-my-forward-arrives-in-a-one-vs-one-situation-i-always-say-let-him/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/after-you-ve-won-something-you-re-no-longer-100-percent-but-90/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

> [Football is about making mistakes. Who makes the most, loses the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/football-is-about-making-mistakes-who-makes-the-most-loses-the-game/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

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