117 Quotes by Johan Cruijff

To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.

You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.

Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.

I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays.

Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.

One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.

Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.