“Education is the key solution for change, for peace, and for help in the fight against racism and discrimination in general.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Great moments of entertainment, great football, unforgettable evenings. I think that’s what it’s all about: experience, emotions, and the special touch that the Champions League brings on and off the field.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“What I strive for is that everywhere I go, I leave a positive impact.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“If you’re a talented player, and you’re 20 years old, you should be playing in the UEFA Champions League or in the elite European teams like AC Milan, Juventus, or Chelsea.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Globalisation has changed the world, and football is the perfect instrument to set an example and to help adapt to this new world.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“The secret in life is to make every obstacle into an opportunity.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I wish I could hug all the fans one by one.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I have the quality and the experience and can give that little bit extra to the squad.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Who doesn’t want to work in the Premier League?”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Managers lose more than they win until they get to the big 10 clubs; then, they start winning a bit more than they lose.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“There’s no guarantee of winning, even if you are the best players and the best team.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When you have ambition, then it’s never enough to win.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“If I was happy with three trophies, then suddenly I had to have four. If I was happy with four, then I had to have five.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I think I’m outspoken, but I think people respect me for that.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Who does not talk cannot be judged. Who does not shoot the penalty cannot miss.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Every time you win a cup, it’s special, but it’s a dream come true when it happens at a club where you started in the youth set-up, surrounded by friends who formed an incredible generation of players.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I played over 130 matches, including four finals, so there have been many great moments.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Winning the Champions League is a very particular feeling, but it’s really the journey that makes it special.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I think that there’s still a lot of prejudice going on. I don’t really think it’s only an issue of football. I think football is a mirror of society.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When I went to AC Milan, they were four points away from the relegation zone, and by the end of the season, we were just one goal away from being in the Europa League.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Unfortunately, results are the only thing that some people look at, but there is more to defining success than just stats.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I am a winner – and I like to win – but I cannot think that, if I lose, I did not do a good job, because there are other external factors involved.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Of course African teams are underachieving when you think of what their potential is.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Good, young players don’t compete in China or in Asia.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Players must understand that if they go after more lucrative contracts, then they forfeit their chances of playing in the national team.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“We try to bring in the best players for Cameroon: not just best in terms of talent but those who are motivated and who know what it means to play for this nation.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Every player needs to be happy and proud to play for Cameroon.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Football can help carve a more diverse world.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Companies and football teams have become successful precisely because of how diverse they are.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“We need to educate young people, give them the possibility to understand that the diversity is positive, to feel and experience it, so that they can then join forces in promoting more diverse world.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Football is not just what you do on the field.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I am aware of my own position and my responsibilities to youngsters watching us. You are a role model.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Players don’t trust most of the people around them.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I’m on a mission partly to make a difference in the world for the better, starting with the kids. They are the future.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Let’s say that the teams I played in were all excellent. I played with many, many great players and incredible teams.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I think that you cannot have everything in life, and sometimes you just – destiny wants you to take another path.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Humanitarian work is something I’ve felt from very young, and I’m going to do that for sure.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“But I think we have to enjoy the moment, because when it stops, it stops. And I think that as long as I’m fit, I need to be on the pitch, running.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When we’re playing, I really shape my body to receive the ball – even before it gets to me.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Once you stop wanting to improve, you start to slide. And if you want to keep winning, if you want to stay at the top, that’s not something you can afford to do.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“For me, winning isn’t just about lifting the cup, the trophy – it’s about giving your maximum, on and off the pitch.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“If a guy has five good games and then starts to go out, drink, sleep late, live the wrong kind of lifestyle, then his performances will always suffer.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I have been fortunate to work with many great coaches and also in different countries, and I have taken a bit from all of them – Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian football.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Every player can still grow – there is no limit to that. Even when I was 38, I improved myself in certain things, and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Real Madrid has a lot of high expectations, not only in terms of results but also with nice football and a lot of goals.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“You have to want to improve all the time.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I began training the young players at Nova Iguacu and at Boavista, and I enjoyed it. I had always wanted to be a coach, and this accelerated the process.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I’m going to stop playing football after 22 years.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“The best players want to play for the best clubs in Europe and appear in top competitions like the Champions League.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Coaching is not easy.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I like to take on challenges.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“As a player, I’ve always been interested in understanding the coaches’ minds, in seeing how they made a group function.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Many times, my role was to work as a link between the coaches and the players; it was to be a leader. That was something natural for me.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Unfortunately, the life of a player is not forever.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Having the opportunity to join the FOX family as a soccer analyst in their Moscow studio for what will be my third World Cup is amazing.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“It has been an honour to defend the colours of a historic club like Deportivo.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Madrid is a club with very high demands.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“If you are lucky, you go to a team like Porto to mature. And if things don’t go well for you, others take your place.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Everyone dreams of playing for Madrid, but we all know that it can be life or death.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I had a great time with Botafogo, and I am sure they will acquit themselves very well in the Libertadores.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Football is part of my life, but it is not all of my life.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“If I could have played on another five years, I would have stayed here because Botafogo have a young, competitive team. We’ve improved not only technically but also as a team. Even after me, Botafogo will remain great.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“My last game, scoring a goal, was incredible.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I am very satisfied with what I’ve done in my career and with what I managed to do with Botafogo.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I have spent half of my career at Milan.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“To make a difference within the football environment means to make a difference in the world.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“My humbleness and the work I do each day speak for me.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“You cannot leave the pressure and responsibility on young people in general. Young people must enter a safe and protected environment to be able to pass and fail so, little by little, they can adapt.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“If a club has the cups it has, you have to think that Real Madrid is always capable of reaching the final and winning it.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“What I always say is that young people need older people to develop their game, grow as people, and understand what Real means.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“You can not always think about winning everything and forever.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When you play against Barcelona and other great teams in the world, you can lose. It happens.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When I make criticism, it’s constructive. It’s not right only to focus on the negatives.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When the results start to come your way, the confidence rises, and we start to play better.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I think about Milan from morning to night, and there is certainly no lack of effort and desire on my part.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“All the games we play are worth the same because we can aim to get points in the league. Milan wants to fight until the end in the league and wants to compete with everyone until the last match day.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I was born a trequartista, and have adapted myself to playing in other roles.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“The DNA of AC Milan is something I have inside me.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Coming back to AC Milan was like I’d never been away, actually: you know everybody; everybody knows you.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“There is no racism in Italy.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Bolatelli is an exciting player, but his stupid attitude sometimes attracts attention from the crowd – nothing more, nothing less.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I believe in a European League. I would like to see more quality in the game, and fewer games mean more quality.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“People don’t come to the stadiums for every match because if there is a game every three days, it is difficult. You need to make games more exclusive and make them more special.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Why does everyone love the Champions League? It’s because it’s exclusive. Even if you win it, you only play 13 games in that competition in a season.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I’m sure I will win a title with Inter.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I’m not Zidane and not Rui Costa, but I have qualities – I can create assists – but I have to step up a level to become like those two.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Rijkaard was my idol, but we have different qualities, even if at the beginning we played in the same position.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“When I am in Holland, I feel negative feelings. That must change.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I would love to play in the Premier League; which player wouldn’t? I am happy at AC Milan, but never say never.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Everyone dreams of winning a European Cup final, and I was lucky to do it at just 19.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Scoring goals comes and goes with time, but the most important thing is that we continue creating chances. The entire team must work, and we then have to score goals.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“Luck is a factor that a lot of people underestimate.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“My dream is to get the young people off the streets, to make it possible for them to play football in the stadium instead.”
― Clarence Seedorf
“I’ve been playing football for 23 years and with more than 30 nationalities; that has been a pleasure.”
― Clarence Seedorf
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