Top 65 Quotes & Sayings by Mario Kempes - Page 2

I wasn't a No. 9, as everyone believes today. Every time I played as a No. 9, I failed.

I wasn't skilful at all... but I'm not saying I was that bad either! I used to take my chances. I was more of a midfielder and therefore a weird striker.

When you're a player and you win the World Cup and other titles you don't get the chance to enjoy the moment because of the media scrum. You end up getting tired of it. But when the years go by and you look back on it all, then you understand just what it is that you achieved, that we achieved.

I don't score many with my head but, as it happened, that's how I netted my first-ever World Cup goal.

I wasn't your average striker because I didn't play as an out-and-out centre-forward.