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If you take golf, you have a teacher for the drive, a teacher for the approach play, and a teacher for the putt. That's three specialist coaches for one player. In football, one coach looks after 25 players.

~Johan Cruyff

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Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

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You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.

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When I don't have control of the ball, what do I do? I press to get it back. It's a way of defending. But more important is that I like to have the ball. That's why I believe in individual coaching sessions to prepare players properly.

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There are some people who might have better technique than me, and some may be fitter than me, but the main thing is tactics. With most players, tactics are missing. You can divide tactics into insight, trust, and daring. In the tactical area, I think I just have more than most other players.

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I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.

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There is no greater medal than to be acclaimed for your style.

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The most important part are the fans, that people going home are happy. It's their time off, and you should give them something to enjoy.

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Every disadvantage has its advantage.

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Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Athlete

Born: April 25th, 1947

Died: March 24th, 2016

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