I think my gymnastic background helped a great deal with my agility when I took up football seriously. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Messi is unique. Inimitable and unrepeatable. Like him, one every fifty years. As a child, he fell into the pot of the… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
My first dream as a young boy was to be a gymnast and my first memory of football is of watching Ajax… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I do some business and work for television, talking about football. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
The 'play fair!' iniative is a plan for football. This strategy aims to promote fairness and integrity, ensure the game is accessible… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Barca play a really clever type of football, close together with everyone at a high level technically. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Modern football is like handball. You see 11 players defending on the edge of their own area. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Arsenal have the most amazing stadium, they have a style of play, they have a beautiful shirt - in every way I… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
All the pain I had, it was not worth it. My ankle created so many problems, it affected my day-to-day living. But… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I can train players and talk about football. But losing as a manager was so painful, I couldn't live with it. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Football is spectacular and it has to stay spectacular in every sense. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I saw Cruyff at 36 and the way he played was interesting because he was so quick to understand situations. Football can… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
We have to ensure that the product called football is always getting better. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
We all love this sport. That's why I will work hard to develop football technically in the way that our sport will… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Ronaldo is a great player. But those who claim that he is stronger than Messi do not understand football or are in… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
In football you need opponents, competition because if you are alone with two or three clubs controlling everything you don't have any… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have an exceptional international team, such as Spain in 2010, but club football is better. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I feel very honoured that I've been chosen as the best player for 1992 by national coaches with so much football knowhow. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
English football is very strong physically, but Spanish football is more technical. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I hope to be able to give my contribution to ensure that football remains the number one sport in the world. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
There was a moment in 1996 I had to say: 'I have to try to get healthy.' We made a decision to fuse my… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I think my gymnastic background helped a great deal with my agility when I took up football seriously. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Maybe an orange card could be shown that sees a player go out of the game for 10 minutes for incidents that are not… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
If you can score a lot of goals in Italy, you can do it in the Champions League as well. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
I have worked with Johan Cruyff, with Rinus Michels, with Arrigo Sacchi and with Fabio Capello. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Arsenal are the most beautiful club in England. At Man City and Chelsea, they will never have that class and style. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
When I became the assistant, I was intelligent and helpful. I had patience. As the head coach I was completely the opposite. I made… — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
Messi is the best player in the world. If he wins a World Cup, he will be the best player ever. — Marco van Basten Copy Share Image
