Top 30 Quotes & Sayings by Alfredo Di Stefano
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Argentinian footballer Alfredo Di Stefano.
Last updated on November 15, 2024.
I am interested in my life and nothing else.
I always felt like I had a job to do and that means you have to perform to perfection.
The whistles against Cristiano Ronaldo? The people in the crowd are the ones who pay, and they are always right.
In football what counts is team spirit. It isn't an individual sport like boxing or tennis.
Pope Francis and I went to the same school.
I don't want to be idolized, I just want to play. And to do that you have to run and sweat.
The captaincy of the national side is a distinction which Messi deserves as he has all the qualities a captain requires - a combative character and immeasurable talent.
I tried my hardest and people rewarded me with applause.
Kubala was one of the best there has ever been. His game was pure, crystalline, a real joy for the fans. What I remember is his spirit of comradeship, the loyalty he showed as a friend.
Messi is the more technical player of the two. He's better inside the area, the way he handles the ball and dribbles. You can see that he enjoys himself playing. Cristiano has a better body and is physically very strong. He has pace, speed and is a player with courage, and he can use both feet.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better.
Ronaldo is the best. He's a truly spectacular, very complete player, with enormous power. Opponents fear him.
Football brought me so many beautiful moments. It built my life.
You can't run a football club as if it was a supermarket.
If the spectators demand from the players that they do their utmost and score goals, the players shouldn't question this.
If I lived my life over again I would stay in the countryside. I prefer the countryside, the milking of the cows and the sheep.
In our neighborhood we used to hold major football sessions that went on until it got dark, with everyone playing against each other.
There are some who when they play football they carry the ball ta-ta-ta, but they are jugglers not footballers. The less you have the ball at your feet the better.
The best player ever? Pele.
Everything is relative and you have to learn that sometimes you win and other times you lose.
The fans are always right. If they whistle or jeer someone, it's because they want him to be effective.
We have to accept that failure is a necessary part of success.
The ball gave me prestige, gave me fame, gave me riches. Thank you, my old friend.
I retired at age 40 because my daughters looked at me one day and said: 'Dad, being bald and wearing shorts doesn't look good together'.
I am also amazed with Messi, what he is doing is very good. He contributes alot of very good things for the team. He is an individualist, but he always plays for the team.He covers well at the back, is organized and finishes well with both feet. He is mischievous, and is a very intelligent player. He applies pressure just where the pressure is needed.
No one player is as good as the sum of a team
A 0-0 is like a Sunday without sun.
I chose Real Madrid instead of Barcelona because I'm a winner, not a loser
Scoring goals is like making love: everyone can do it, but nobody does it like me.
Reputations do not win matches and trophies, only goals can do that
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