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.
From Ruud Gullit
I like stubborn players. At least they have an opinion. If they are right or wrong, this doesn't matter for me.
I am very fit and by playing sweeper I can control the speed of the game.
You only stop learning when you quit.
You have to be open to everything.
Football develops, it becomes quicker, players develop as athletes.
You can't live in history. You've got to build for the future.
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.
Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive.
When I was young I was one of the second generation of black people in Holland. My father was the first. My mother was white, and living with a black man at that time and having a how-you-say half-caste boy is not easy.
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