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Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour.
— Johan Cruyff
Tags: who, someone, nothing, skin

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When I was playing in the Ajax youth teams - when I was, say, 14, 15 - you started to get all those international youth tournaments. All those English teams came. Well, the English were much further than we were.
— Johan Cruyff
Tags: well, say, youth, you
I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.
— Johan Cruyff
Tags: thief, wallet, own, want, my-own
I learned my English from Keith Spurgeon. He had some small children, and I was young, too, and so we spoke the language together, and it was fantastic.
— Johan Cruyff
Tags: small, language, together, children
Football should never be a worry. It should be exciting. When a child plays football outside, he doesn't need to worry. Professionals should be the same.
— Johan Cruyff
Tags: child, worry, never, football
In the Premier League, the money is a problem, but I don't really know how to control it.
— Johan Cruyff
Tags: problem, control, know, money
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