Ball player Quote by Johan Cruijff

“I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.”

Johan Cruijff

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Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.

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Actually I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake.

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YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS.

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It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.

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