100 Quotes by Marco van Basten

Xavi is a super player, but along with that, he likes being with his family.

I'd like to coach Balotelli.

Ronaldo is a great player. But those who claim that he is stronger than Messi do not understand football or are in bad faith.

Lewandowski reminds me a bit of me. I was a bit of a mix of him and Ronaldo. I also understood playing with the others and I could give assists.

I'm sad when I see San Siro with empty stands.

I do some business and work for television, talking about football.

The truth is that if you don't buy, improving the squad becomes difficult.

When I became the assistant, I was intelligent and helpful. I had patience. As the head coach I was completely the opposite. I made a good decision to get out.

There was a moment in 1996 I had to say: 'I have to try to get healthy.' We made a decision to fuse my ankle. For a sportsman, and I was still only 32, that's the worst choice. But I had to stop the pain.