Quotes by Ruud Gullit

About Ruud Gullit:

Ruud Gullit is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a midfielder. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup and Euro 92.
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To play for your country is the best thing that can happen.

Ruud Gullit

To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch.

Ruud Gullit

Sometimes I miss coaching, but often things are not how they appear in football.

Ruud Gullit

If you look at my career, I've never gone to a team that had fulfilled their potential.

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People have expectations of me but I'm not a magician.

Ruud Gullit

We Dutch, we like to have an opinion, a strong opinion. We think we know everything better.

Ruud Gullit

If there is a problem, and you don't say anything about it, it's like a cancer and it becomes bigger.

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If a player is racially insulted, he should have the right to leave the field.

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When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.

Ruud Gullit

I like stubborn players. At least they have an opinion. If they are right or wrong, this doesn't matter for me.

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I am very fit and by playing sweeper I can control the speed of the game.

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You have to be open to everything.

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Football develops, it becomes quicker, players develop as athletes.

Ruud Gullit

Being a football manager is no fun at all. You have to put up with all the hassle. It is not surprising that so many turn grey or have heart attacks.

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I know what it's like to win things. You need a certain type of player with a determination to win. You see it in the eyes.

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I am happy with everything I achieved in my football career. I don't think I could have done any more.

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In L.A., nobody is talking about football. No television stations. You see it nowhere.

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Every week you have to play well to be the champion.

Ruud Gullit

I'd like to meet god. Not to question it, just to have a peak at what it is. I say 'it' because we don't know what it is.

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You can't live in history. You've got to build for the future.

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Author Bio

  • NameRuud Gullit
  • DescriptionDutch former footballer and manager
  • BornSeptember 1, 1962
  • CountryNetherlands
  • ProfessionAssociation Football Player; Sportsperson