A Quote by Johan Cruijff

If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.

Johan Cruijff

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Ball Big Field Make Must Possible Small

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Johan Cruijff
Dutch - Soccer player
April 25, 1947 - March 24, 2016

I hope to make an impact not only on the field, in the community, in the locker room. But on the field, catching the ball, returns, running the ball, getting the tough gritty yards, being able to make those special plays and being a great teammate, that's what I hope to have.

Saquon Barkley

That's my goal: to be on the field as much as possible so I can make as big of an impact as possible.

Myles Garrett

If I lose the ball, I want to get on it as quickly as possible and make up for it, whereas before, I would hide away and maybe only look for the ball 10 minutes later. I don't want to give the defenders any break.

Raheem Sterling

I avoided as much work as possible in the classroom, but did all the work possible on the ball field.

Chuck Klein

A counter-attack can only arise when you make a mistake. That's why there are rules. A horizontal pass? Prohibited. In my line-up there are as many lines as possible. Because you must have the option to pass the ball forward, even if it's a meter. Because then I can still make up for the loss of possession. After a horizontal pass this is impossible.

Johan Cruijff

We need the ball even to defend; that's our objective: having the ball and having it as far as possible from our goal as possible.

Luis Enrique

Think of golf as chess. You have to think two or three moves ahead every time you hit the ball. Over every shot, you should be thinking, 'Where do I need to put this ball in order to make my next shot as easy as possible.

Gary McCord

When facing bowlers or throw downs, it is not possible to feed the ball in one place at all times; therefore, tennis ball practice comes in handy.

Shikhar Dhawan

The fun part of golf is the variety of shots. In football you can do anything with a ball, but you can do anything with a golf ball as well. When you hit a shot and the ball does exactly what you want it to do ... that's wonderful. It's just great when you hit the ball well. You should always try not to make the ball cry.

Johan Cruijff

The Premier League is guided by this dynamic: ball lost - ball recovered - ball lost again. That makes matches unpredictable, teams must be objective and behave like that because that's what excites fans.

Andre Villas-Boas

We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can...in the acquisition of a new habit, we must take car to launch ourselves with as strong and decided initiative as possible. Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life.

William James

As center you can push the ball. If you're a big man and you can push the ball, or you can run fast, you can make a difference in the game.

Nikola Jokic

We must develop as quickly as possible technologies that make possible a direct connection between brain and computer, so that artificial brains contribute to human intelligence rather than opposing it.

Stephen Hawking

When I have the ball I try to see as much of the pitch as possible, and movement off the ball helps you see where to play the pass.

Joao Moutinho

The two biggest things to understand when you're tracking the ball as a defensive back is your position on the field and understanding that once the ball is in the air you become the receiver. Too many young defensive backs worry about the receiver catching it or what the receiver is doing instead of focusing on what they should be doing. Just go out and make the play yourself, don't worry about him. Know where the ball is and attack it. Put yourself in position to bat it or catch it and make the play.