99 Quotes by Edwin van der Sar

For us at Ajax, it is all about football.

Personally, I would never criticise a player in public.

It doesn't matter whether it is your first game or your last game: you want to win.

Every flaw you have or lapse of concentration can cost you a goal, so you have to be on your toes every minute of the game.

I've never had the experience of 10 years at Unilever and five years at Coca Cola. But I'm not the marketing director who only wants 25 per cent a year on the revenues. In the old days, you sold something, and you would be happy. At Ajax, we thought we needed more from that than selling a seat and making five grand.

I didn't find it hard to settle at United because there was a great bunch of players, great staff, and a good atmosphere at the club.

I don't hate the idea of retirement. I am looking forward to it.

Everybody doubts themselves. Every writer doubts themselves, every artist doubts himself, and every football player does.

We accept that, in one way now, if you are 27, 28 and still playing for Ajax, you are probably not good enough for the top of Europe because players want to go to the top in Europe.