A Quote by Rafael van der Vaart

When I lose the fun in football, it's better to quit. — © Rafael van der Vaart
When I lose the fun in football, it's better to quit.
In golf, you keep trying to score well when you're ahead. In basketball, they don't quit shooting when they're ahead. In hockey, they don't quit shooting the puck when they're ahead. And in boxing, you don't quit punching when you're ahead. But in football, somehow magically, you're supposed to quit playing when you're ahead.
People like to have fun, and what better way to have fun than go to a football or baseball or basketball game in Vegas?
I do not lose; I just do not get decisions sometimes. You lose when you quit. I have never quit. When it comes down to a decision, judges make a decision as to which fighter they want to win the fight. I have always been able to survive no matter whom they decide to give the fight to.
If we lose and someone is better than us then we accept it. Handshake after the game and well done and focus on the next game. But if we lose and don't play the style of football we want to play then we know it's our fault and we can do it better.
Losers are winners who quit,...even if you lose...you still win...if you don't quit.
One thing I have learned about Christians, having organized them for years - when they lose, they quit. And when they win they quit. We are just quitters.
If I quit having fun, then it's time for me to quit working.
Most people quit. If you don't quit, if you rewrite, if you keep publishing in fancier places, you will understand that "What's the secret?" is not the question, which is, "Are you having fun?"
Losing builds character. You know who said that? A loser! Guy who got his ass stomped every day, basketball, football, baseball, lose, lose, lose and lose. All right, I'm talking about me.
The interesting thing about football is that football is the only sport where you quit playing when you get a lead.
We can lose, it's football. Before, I was angry after games, especially if I didn't play well. But I understand that if you lose, you lose.
You quit, you lose. You keep going, you may still lose. But, your ambition will never die.
If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.
It took me a long time to realize that football isn't martyrdom, but a game that's enjoyable, and one in which getting better at it is supposed to be fun. Perhaps it would have been better if I had understood this as a young man.
I played a little football but it was nothing like boxing. One on one. Me vs. you. You win, you win. I lose, I lose. It was for me to build the character inside to be like, how do I get better at this without relying on anybody else?
Sometimes in football you deserve to win but lose. Other times you deserve to lose or draw but you win. That is the game, and it's why I've always said you should never try to predict anything in football, especially in Europe.
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