Edwin van der Sar Quotes

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Edwin van der Sar

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 29, 1970

You hope to bring your 'A Game' to any game, and of course you do in a final. You hope to bring experience, fitness, communication skills, motivational skills.

Edwin van der Sar

It's hard to put your faith in youngsters, but Ajax have always done that.

Edwin van der Sar

When I see the kind of passion Sir Alex shows, it is hard to believe he is about to celebrate his 71st birthday.

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I know I'm a good goalkeeper.

Edwin van der Sar

Every flaw you have or lapse of concentration can cost you a goal, so you have to be on your toes every minute of the game.

Edwin van der Sar

Off the field, Ronaldo was also focusing on everything extensively, such as resting up properly and strengthening his body. After training sessions, he would often work on his free-kicks and then come to me and say, 'Edwin, can you go in goal?'

Edwin van der Sar

If you win, everyone asks what's your secret, when most of the time you did exactly the same in the ones you lost.

Edwin van der Sar

As a goalkeeper, I needed good players around me. I needed Nemanja Vidic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney. It's the same as a CEO.

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It's always best if you can leave with a good memory.

Edwin van der Sar

The Dutch league is not one of the strongest five leagues in the world, or even Europe, and that's why it is difficult to maintain.

Edwin van der Sar

It is almost impossible to orchestrate the farewell you desire. That is something only a few people manage to do.

Edwin van der Sar

Everybody doubts themselves. Every writer doubts themselves, every artist doubts himself, and every football player does.

Edwin van der Sar

Running a marathon is unlike anything I have done. You can recall all those bad weights sessions or the work you had to do in pre-season, but marathon running is worse than any of it, probably the hardest thing I have had to do in my entire life.

Edwin van der Sar

I'm just not very rock n' roll.

Edwin van der Sar

Ajax has always been about homegrown players developed in a small country.

Edwin van der Sar

It's great to have people talking about the club again, to reinvent and get to know Ajax again.

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I get great respect from the United fans and the directors and the people who are there still when you go there. It is a very warm club, very comparable to Ajax, only they have grown internationally amazingly.

Edwin van der Sar

You try and learn from clubs where you have been or actions clubs are taking to grow in certain markets, and that, for myself, is also important.

Edwin van der Sar

I went to Fulham for the project they explained to me - but it didn't really work out. I might have been playing at a high level for the national team, but I was starting to miss those European nights and challenging for titles.

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At certain times, you start to - maybe not lose the faith - but just wonder how long it will take until someone picks me up. I was thinking, 'Is it just me? Do I think I'm better than any manager does?'

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