Top 104 Quotes & Sayings by Marco van Basten - Page 2

From the bottom of my heart I can honestly say that it is always nice to see Milan play.

Modern football is like handball. You see 11 players defending on the edge of their own area.

In sport it's all about winning, not how you win.

Johann was one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He could do everything. I'm not at that level. I'm more of a classic attacker, a penalty-area player. And after a while, I realized that this was how I could best help my team.

There's a lot of emotion in the game but we have to control it. The people want to see action.

Arsenal are a really big club.

Whatever the situation, winning is always the most important thing.

When you feel good and the ball comes just a bit behind you, then you have the option to hold it and lay it back, but you can also do a bicycle kick - that was one of my qualities.

If your ankle is damaged and you get another heavy tackle on it the pain is always with you.

A top-class striker normally plays up on his toes, so he can sprint or go for every ball that falls in his direction.

Barca play a really clever type of football, close together with everyone at a high level technically.

Football has changed just like life in general has changed.

We have to be careful with time-wasting, the behaviour of the players. There are a lot now who are complaining during the game. We have to think about only the captain able to talk to the referee, not everybody, because we're losing a lot of time.

The video ref should focus on the key things, situations ahead of goals, penalties and red cards.

Two days before the World Cup, it's a good time to be back to your best.

Football should be tense, fair and attractive.

The friendlies are an opportunity to look at different players and tactics.

The 'play fair!' iniative is a plan for football. This strategy aims to promote fairness and integrity, ensure the game is accessible to everyone and optimise the use of technology.

I'd like to help the professional game to get it more exciting, more spectacular, more honest also.

I'm sad when I see San Siro with empty stands.

If you can score a lot of goals in Italy, you can do it in the Champions League as well.

Messi is the best player in the world. If he wins a World Cup, he will be the best player ever.

In England there's a lot of money to create a great team like Barcelona.

I'd like to coach Balotelli.

Scoring can be simply a matter of confidence. Sometimes it happens easily.

I tend not to pay too much attention to the person marking me.

We have to ensure that the product called football is always getting better.

I try my best to do what's best for the team.

Manchester United is of course a big club.

When I was growing up, we didn't qualify for the 1982 and 1986 World Cup and the 1984 Euros. And then suddenly we won in 1988. It goes up and down. We are a small country.

Arsenal have the most amazing stadium, they have a style of play, they have a beautiful shirt - in every way I consider Arsenal as the ultimate football club.

Louis van Gaal is a big manager, very experienced.

Xavi is a super player, but along with that, he likes being with his family.

If you have 48 countries in a World Cup, we have more countries who have the joy of participating.

The defenders, they get all psyched up to play against me. I know it means a lot to them if they can keep me from scoring.

English football is very strong physically, but Spanish football is more technical.

The truth is that if you don't buy, improving the squad becomes difficult.

We play to win.

I feel very honoured that I've been chosen as the best player for 1992 by national coaches with so much football knowhow.

Chelsea have become a big club and have massive financial resources.

Arsenal are the most beautiful club in England. At Man City and Chelsea, they will never have that class and style.

There is no doubt about it, Messi's clearly the best player in the world. He's a phenomenon who has already won everything, but is still hungry for more. His humbleness only makes him greater.

If Ryan Giggs is worth £20 million, Dennis Bergkamp is worth £100 million

Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi.