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Marco van Basten

(1964) Association Football Player

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Marco van Basten is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Marco van Basten

Born: October 31, 1964
Profession: Association Football Player

About Marco van Basten

[Wikidata] Dutch association football player and manager (born 1964)... | [Wikipedia] Marcel "Marco" van Basten is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Regarded as one of the greatest attacking players of all time, he scored over 300 goals at the highest club and international levels, but

Quotes by Marco van Basten · Page 3

Cruyff was one of the best, he was my hero and my example. He was a star at the same time as…

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Best

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Shootouts are spectacular for the viewers and they are interesting for the players.

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Interesting

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If you have 48 countries in a World Cup, we have more countries who have the joy of participating.

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Joy

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The friendlies are an opportunity to look at different players and tactics.

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Friendship

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It was great that Cruyff believed in me so much when I was taken on at Ajax. As a coach, Cruyff also…

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Better

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I played against Maradona and he was a great player like Messi too.

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Great

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If Ryan Giggs is worth £20 million, Dennis Bergkamp is worth £100 million

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Giggs

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Arsenal have the most amazing stadium, they have a style of play, they have a beautiful shirt - in every way I…

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Amazing

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We play to win.

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Play

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All the pain I had, it was not worth it. My ankle created so many problems, it affected my day-to-day living. But…

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Football

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From the bottom of my heart I can honestly say that it is always nice to see Milan play.

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Always

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We must keep looking for ways to improve the game.

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Game

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I have a nice life.

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Life

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If you are not forced to change, then there are no reasons to change.

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Change

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I can train players and talk about football. But losing as a manager was so painful, I couldn't live with it.

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Football

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When you feel good and the ball comes just a bit behind you, then you have the option to hold it and…

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Back

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Football is spectacular and it has to stay spectacular in every sense.

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Every

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I saw Cruyff at 36 and the way he played was interesting because he was so quick to understand situations. Football can…

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Age

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Chelsea have become a big club and have massive financial resources.

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Become

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I'd like to coach Balotelli.

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Coach

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Xavi has won the Champions League three times, the European Championship twice and the World Cup. He's a real football player, a…

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Ball player

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We have to ensure that the product called football is always getting better.

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Always

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It is hard to play 10 against 11, let alone with eight or nine.

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Alone

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We all love this sport. That's why I will work hard to develop football technically in the way that our sport will…

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Emotions

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Sacchi was a good coach. He wanted to play pressure football. The good thing was that he created a good group with…

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Discipline

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