Johan Cruyff Quotes


After you've won something, you're no longer 100 percent, but 90 percent. It's like a bottle of carbonated water where the cap is removed for a short while. Afterwards there's a little less gas inside.


Citations

Schimmelpenninck, Henk, ed. Je moet schieten, anders kun je niet scoren. Thomas Rap, 1998.

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Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
  • Born: April 25, 1947
  • Died: March 24, 2016
  • Nationality: Dutch
  • Profession: Athlete

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON 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 a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most prolific players in the history of the sport.