Top 99 Edgar Davids Quotes December 20, 2020 by Krista Leave a Comment “Visually, my trademarks have always been my glasses and hair.”― Edgar Davids“The past can influence the future. When you finish one chapter, you open another, which will be influenced by what you’ve just lived through.”― Edgar Davids“The truth hurts, and not everyone can deal with it. Every player is different, but they are all entitled to the truth. It is up to them if they can handle it or not.”― Edgar Davids“By playing in the street, the level of Asian football can absolutely improve, as you will get more technical players. They will be quicker, more creative, and after succeeding in the street, it will be a piece of cake for them to do well eleven a side.”― Edgar Davids“Ask most people, and they will say their name or profession, but you have to know who you are both physically and mentally. It’s really important in football because then you know your trigger points, how to adapt and improve.”― Edgar Davids“Almost every football player played on the streets. And also, a lot of people not ending up as football players play on the streets. It’s the beginning of a lot of social gathering.”― Edgar Davids“Everybody in Ajax plays 4-3-3, from seven years old, so they get used to the system. It’s all about being a total player.”― Edgar Davids“The Champions League is so difficult, It’s like a lottery: sometimes you’re just unlucky.”― Edgar Davids“Anything is possible, and if an opportunity turned up, and it was under the right circumstances, I would love to come back to England in a coaching capacity.”― Edgar Davids“I think it’s important to condemn that. There’s a line, and if you have a racial – racist comment, no, somebody has to act upon it.”― Edgar Davids“Messi is just an anomaly: he can dribble, he can score, he can pass, he has the vision, he understands the game.”― Edgar Davids“Ronaldo is just an athlete. He works so hard and back to back; he is always there. But if you work hard, can you be like Messi? No, that’s impossible. Can you be like Ronaldo? Yes, to a certain extent.”― Edgar Davids“Jaap Stam is a man-mountain of a footballer.”― Edgar Davids“Zizou is a phenomenon. It is an honour to share the same midfield as him. But he thinks the same about me.”― Edgar Davids“I have only one body, which is the home of my spirit; therefore, I cherish my body.”― Edgar Davids“Sometimes I don’t even accept the simplest medical treatment, such as, for example, the anti-flu vaccine.”― Edgar Davids“I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.”― Edgar Davids“I just want to enjoy football and show the best I can do.”― Edgar Davids“I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it’s important to develop and integrate young talent.”― Edgar Davids“I played street soccer; that’s where I started. If you look at South America, that’s why they have technical players.”― Edgar Davids“I have respect for every level of football.”― Edgar Davids“I’m just straightforward.”― Edgar Davids“That is life: you have to deal with things, and it’s up to you how you deal with things. That’s what makes you mature or not. If you can get the best out of yourself, that’s all that matters. If you do that, nobody is arguing.”― Edgar Davids“In management, everything is different. If you look at successful coaches, they always need time to kickstart something. Arrigo Sacchi – when he started the revolution at Milan, he was almost on the brink of being sacked, but then he won, and people started believing in the system; he had more time to breathe.”― Edgar Davids“I love London. It is such a melting pot. Everything is here.”― Edgar Davids“In both games, you have to think fast. In chess you tend to know all the patterns already, just like in football.”― Edgar Davids“I think it’s always unfair, but, if you are Neymar or Messi or Suarez, people expect every week back-to-back goals or brilliant performances.”― Edgar Davids“If you play for Barcelona or Ajax or for any top team or top side, they want to see the top players excel every week.”― Edgar Davids“It hurts me that Puyol is leaving Barcelona, and I wish him well. For me, he was always the fire that the team needed.”― Edgar Davids“Barcelona need somebody at the back who can defend and has that passion the fans love.”― Edgar Davids“I’d love to see Balotelli at Juventus. I think he can become the best.”― Edgar Davids“Seedorf is doing well, and I am happy for him. I hope he stays at Milan so that he can prove how much he really understands about football.”― Edgar Davids“It is a lot easier to manage at a big club rather than at a smaller one. Look at Frank Rijkaard. At Sparta Rotterdam, he was disastrous – and then went to Barca and won everything.”― Edgar Davids“My previous bosses – Louis van Gaal and Marcello Lippi, to name two – have all taught me something.”― Edgar Davids“I am enjoying my time as Barnet coach, but I think I could do it in Serie A.”― Edgar Davids“Pogba is an extraordinary talent.”― Edgar Davids“I know him very well, but I think Alessandro Del Piero knows himself the best, better than everyone else, so only he can answer the question if he needs to stop or needs to play. It’s his own decision.”― Edgar Davids“Great players will always be able to play with other great players.”― Edgar Davids“Gerrard is passionate, and he leads from the front. At times, he has lifted Liverpool to great wins almost single-handedly.”― Edgar Davids“Conte is a good coach, but I would steal his place on the bench.”― Edgar Davids“I have my own brand called Monta, including a specially designed street soccer ball made out of a denim material which fades like your old jeans when used.”― Edgar Davids“I have fantastic memories. It was a memorable time in my life, and I was pleased to get the chance to come to Barcelona and help the team.”― Edgar Davids“Street football features all the basics of football: you get a lot of touches on the ball, it is fast, teaches you to think quickly and to be creative.”― Edgar Davids“When you play eleven a side, you might go through a game with very few touches, but with street football, you’re always involved in the game, so it is a great way to improve your skill and to learn how to create and use space, as the pitch is very small.”― Edgar Davids“Asian players are very eager to work hard, but they don’t have the physicality of the Europeans, so they might actually need to work twice as hard. With street football, their skills will improve a lot, and so will their tactical awareness, because by playing within a limited space, you need to be very focused on your game.”― Edgar Davids“Football will never see another Alessandro Del Piero.”― Edgar Davids“When you change team, and you have the right mindset and a coach who respects you, everything becomes easier.”― Edgar Davids“The only person who can help Balotelli is Balotelli.”― Edgar Davids“It is important to have tough and strong players to win back the ball and give consistency to a team.”― Edgar Davids“People don’t see the determination behind getting on the pitch every week.”― Edgar Davids“I can’t even remember playing a game without pain.”― Edgar Davids“Most racist people are like sheep. They are people without backbones.”― Edgar Davids“You can get racially abused 10 times before you even reach the football stadium. If you’ve been confronted every day with something like that, it’s hard. This is not about people playing the ‘race card.’ This is a reality that people like to sweep under the carpet.”― Edgar Davids“People think racist abuse stops on the football pitch, but that’s just the beginning. When you go home, you are still confronted with it. Football is just a magnifying glass of the real world.”― Edgar Davids“I have been racially abused by fans and players, but sometimes it’s just a way to get under your skin.”― Edgar Davids“Even though you’re irritated or disappointed about a game, never lose your human side.”― Edgar Davids“All teams are grateful for their fans most of the time because they give you the platform to perform. It might sound like a cliche, but it’s the truth.”― Edgar Davids“If you approach a player with respect, he will give you that respect back, but sometimes fans are just critical.”― Edgar Davids“This game is about engagement and respect, whether you’re playing in the Champions League or in the fourth division.”― Edgar Davids“When someone makes a racist remark, that doesn’t make him a racist, but you have to say, ‘This the line. You’ve crossed it, and you have to apologize’ – not only to the person who has been hurt but also the people who live with that racial abuse almost all their lives. I think that’s unacceptable if you don’t.”― Edgar Davids“The transition from soccer to fashion was an organic one.”― Edgar Davids“You see, in the fashion industry, everybody either knows each other or is linked to one another. If you’re not part of their inner circle, things can be hard.”― Edgar Davids“The guy I cater my clothes to wants to be different without going overboard. So we sell many classic silhouettes with unique details to avoid things from getting ordinary.”― Edgar Davids“We started a new movement called street soccer, so I was already breathing and living the style. Since street soccer is not a game but a lifestyle, it required a matching wardrobe.”― Edgar Davids“When I am on the pitch, I just want to play, I don’t care if it is the Nou Camp or not; I just want to play.”― Edgar Davids“I just grew up in Ajax with all the players from Ajax. We only had two or three foreigners, so everyone knew each other and knew the system.”― Edgar Davids“I think when I played at Juventus, that was the best team.”― Edgar Davids“I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are going forward. You attack and you defend, and that allows you to be a complete player.”― Edgar Davids“When you have too many stars, you have too many egos to manage, and it’s difficult.”― Edgar Davids“I cherished every moment with the national team – the good ones and the bad ones – because you learn from your mistakes.”― Edgar Davids“It doesn’t matter if you are 30 or 40 or 19 or 17 – if you can play the ball, you can play the ball.”― Edgar Davids“I am not at all convinced by Pogba. He plays a lot in England – it’s true – but I expected a lot more from him.”― Edgar Davids“He moulded me as a player by teaching me the basics, the fundamentals of football, and definitely made me the player I was until I stopped playing. That is what Van Gaal does.”― Edgar Davids“If you look at most youngsters, they have worked well under Van Gaal. I had never heard of Thomas Muller at Bayern Munich before Van Gaal managed him, and he’s now one of the best players in the world.”― Edgar Davids“Players can underestimate the Premier League.”― Edgar Davids“Fashion is important, man.”― Edgar Davids“I coached a team in Brixton – Brixton United – for a while. We won two cups. They are a good team, but I only coached. No playing.”― Edgar Davids“I’ve never had a big dream to be a manager, but I’m a curious guy, and I want to see if I like it.”― Edgar Davids“I don’t want to be anyone’s mimic.”― Edgar Davids“You need to beat a defender when you have the ball. You need to be able to successfully pass to a team-mate, and there are other attributes needed to be the complete player.”― Edgar Davids“I am a Spurs fan as well, don’t forget.”― Edgar Davids“I was very fortunate to have a career like this. I wanted to put a lot back for the community.”― Edgar Davids“Ancelotti has managed a lot of big clubs, and I think he would do well at Madrid because Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain are big clubs.”― Edgar Davids“People know who Carlo Ancelotti is. He’s a man with a lot of experience.”― Edgar Davids“You can do tactical games with a kid, and they don’t even know it’s tactical.”― Edgar Davids“Loyalty? There’s no loyalty in football.”― Edgar Davids“Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that’s normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you’re there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That’s fair enough.”― Edgar Davids“I have found back at Spurs the pleasure of football.”― Edgar Davids“Ronaldo is the best of the best, I mean not only as a football player but also as a human being. You can see how he developed and how devoted he is to really staying on top every year to excel. I think that is something unbelievable, and I said it before and will say it again: he is an athlete, and an athlete is a positive thing.”― Edgar Davids“When you look at youth, they want to aspire to somebody. You can see that with him you have to work hard, and that’s what you bring if you have someone like Ronaldo who embodies hard work and determination.”― Edgar Davids“If you are hoping for a Champions’ League final or winning a title, it’s the same. You are working for a result.”― Edgar Davids“Everyone wants to play in the Champions’ League because that’s where it is all happening. That’s where you get the A-status for players. It’s very important for young players.”― Edgar Davids“You don’t want to play one year in the Champions’ League and go out. You don’t then establish yourself as a big club.”― Edgar Davids“It’s obviously important for the English national team if you have a lot of players playing big matches. You are more mature and know how to cope.”― Edgar Davids“Football is more verbal in Holland, but there is a different approach in England.”― Edgar Davids“I don’t think it is good if everyone says ‘yes’ when they mean ‘no.’”― Edgar Davids“I don’t complain if I get a hard tackle.”― Edgar Davids“I think everybody can say that Luis Suarez is a very good player. He’s scored so many goals in the Premier League, and he is definitely a quality player.”― Edgar Davids“When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you’re at, and you know you have to step up.”― Edgar Davids
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