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title: "3 Want Play Quotes By Patrick van Aanholt"
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> [Ideally, you want to play games, and you don't want to train every day without the matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/ideally-you-want-to-play-games-and-you-don-t-want-to-train-every-day/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/patrick-van-aanholt-16658_day_ideally-you-want-to-play-games-and-you-d_648652.jpg)

> [Of course you want to play for your country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/of-course-you-want-to-play-for-your-country/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fa/patrick-van-aanholt-16658_country_of-course-you-want-to-play-for-your-coun_1877759.jpg)

> [Yeah, I always want to play against the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/yeah-i-always-want-to-play-against-the-best/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/patrick-van-aanholt-16658_against_yeah-i-always-want-to-play-against-the-b_2373678.jpg)

## Other authors on Want Play

## More by Patrick van Aanholt

> [Why is racism still a conversation in 2020? We are all one. It hurts me. It upsets me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/why-is-racism-still-a-conversation-in-2020-we-are-all-one-it-hurts-me/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [When Sunderland turned down an offer for me from Crystal Palace I went to see Moyes in his office three or four times. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/when-sunderland-turned-down-an-offer-for-me-from-crystal-palace-i/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I didn't want to play in the reserves. It was the wrong attitude. I could have trained for myself, so when I got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-didn-t-want-to-play-in-the-reserves-it-was-the-wrong-attitude-i/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [Everyone who knows me knows there is nothing wrong with me - and there is nothing wrong with my heart either. Did I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/everyone-who-knows-me-knows-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-me-and-there/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I can defend and attack - I am capable of everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-can-defend-and-attack-i-am-capable-of-everything/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I wanted to find a club where I can stay a couple of years and try to do well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-wanted-to-find-a-club-where-i-can-stay-a-couple-of-years-and-try-to/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [Ideally, you want to play games, and you don't want to train every day without the matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/ideally-you-want-to-play-games-and-you-don-t-want-to-train-every-day/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [Vitesse was my hometown club. They helped me in my career. It was Vitesse who helped me get in to the national team squad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/vitesse-was-my-hometown-club-they-helped-me-in-my-career-it-was/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I was 16 and went straight into the reserves. I had to adapt to the language, adapt to a new country, adapt to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-was-16-and-went-straight-into-the-reserves-i-had-to-adapt-to-the/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [It feels fantastic to score my first goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/it-feels-fantastic-to-score-my-first-goal/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I wanted to be a centre back but I was always stepping over the ball and playing one-twos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-wanted-to-be-a-centre-back-but-i-was-always-stepping-over-the-ball/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [My family lives in London and my kids go to school in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/my-family-lives-in-london-and-my-kids-go-to-school-in-london/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [My mum and dad were very strict with me and I am grateful for that because all I wanted to do was play football…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/my-mum-and-dad-were-very-strict-with-me-and-i-am-grateful-for-that/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I could have stayed at Chelsea, signed a new contract, but I chose to go different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-could-have-stayed-at-chelsea-signed-a-new-contract-but-i-chose-to/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

> [I want my children to have a normal life and not face racism and their children's children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-van-aanholt/i-want-my-children-to-have-a-normal-life-and-not-face-racism-and/)

[Patrick van Aanholt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-van-aanholt/)

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