Edwin Van Der Sar Quotes

It's always hard the moment you decide to stop playing. It doesn't matter if you're at a small club or a big club: it's the end of your playing career, so that's always going to be a big moment for any player.
It's great to have people talking about the club again, to reinvent and get to know Ajax again.
It's hard for the older boys to play twice a week, so it's important for everyone in the squad to play their part.
It's hard to put your faith in youngsters, but Ajax have always done that.
Jean Tigana wants to go to the top with Fulham, and I like that ambition.
Matthijs is very mature for his age: he has the physique of a 24-year-old. He is also strong with both feet, has an extremely good range of passing, can head the ball, scores goals, and is a real leader at the back already at the age of 18.
My career record was 5-2 in penalty shootouts.
Nothing can replicate the thrill of making a great save at an away ground, or hearing your own fans cheering you, or the atmosphere when you score a goal or win a big game.
Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.
Off the field, Ronaldo was also focusing on everything extensively, such as resting up properly and strengthening his body. After training sessions, he would often work on his free-kicks and then come to me and say, 'Edwin, can you go in goal?'
Personally, I don't think about the things I have won but the things I have lost.
Personally, I would never criticise a player in public.
Playing is the biggest thing there is.
Running a marathon is unlike anything I have done. You can recall all those bad weights sessions or the work you had to do in pre-season, but marathon running is worse than any of it, probably the hardest thing I have had to do in my entire life.
Sometimes I miss European football.
The Dutch league is not one of the strongest five leagues in the world, or even Europe, and that's why it is difficult to maintain.
The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world. Players are keen and willing to play in these games.
The leagues in the countries around us are probably more interesting and played at a higher level, but in general, we are happy with the way we have moved things forward with Ajax, together with Marc Overmars as technical director, to establish a squad that can compete at the highest level.
The most time players get off is during the international breaks.
United is a much bigger challenge than Ajax. They're not just a big and famous club but also a worldwide brand, yet when you're inside, it's still a family place.
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Edwin van der Sar
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29 October, 1970
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