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Johan Cruijff Biography

Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff OON (Dutch: [ˈjoʊ̯ɦɑn krœy̯f] ( listen), anglicised to Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. In the 1970s, Dutch football rose from near obscurity to become a powerhouse in the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At the 1974 finals, he executed a feint that subsequently was named after him, the "Cruyff Turn", a move widely replicated in the modern game.

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Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football.

Football, Simple, Soccer, Thing

Football is simple. You are in time or too late. When you are too late, you should start sooner.

Football, Simple, Sooner, Start, Too Late

Eric Cantona is a great player, but he's not as good as Ryan Giggs

Cantona, Eric, Giggs, Good, Player

Often you see people who move there and then, once they have arrived, the ball moves here after which they also come here, but then the ball goes there again. I say: just stay where you are, then you are in any case at the right place half of the time.

Balls, Case, Move, Moving, People, Say

For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world.

Children, Football, Model, Role Models, Treasure

Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.

Coaches, Footballer, Footballers, Important, Street, Streets

What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster.

Change, Football, Insight, See, Slightly, Sports

I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.

Change, Football, Religious, Spain, Works

In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly become a poor player.

Acting, Player, Small, Space

Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have lost two rivals after the first round. That's how I think. Idealisitic.

Aim, Change, Football, Group, Idealisitic, Thinking

If you can't win, make sure you don't lose.

Can'T Win, Ifs, Lose, Make, Win, Winning

Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run back, that's the player people think is great. I say he has to go to a circus.

Change, Defenders, Football, People, Running, Think

Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already assume others will make mistakes.

Already, Change, Football, Mistake, Mistakes, Pitch

There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

Arrive, Change, Early, Football, Time, Too Late

There is only one ball, so you need to have it.

Ball, Change, Football, Needs

Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.

Happen, Happens, Soccer, Sometimes

I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic.

I Can, Limits, Logic, Pele, Stefano

You know I don't think there will ever be a time when the English player is not respected, and feared, across the world of football. The English footballer is very brave and strong and committed and there is always enough high-class players in his team to cause concern in any opponent. It is a national characteristic.

Across, Enough, Football, Soccer, Strong, Team

If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.

Faster, Game, Games, Play, Running, Start

I felt sorry for the match ball - it came off the pitch crying.

Ball, Felt, Football, Pitch, Soccer, Sorry

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