Winning is an important thing, but to have your own style, to have people copy you, to admire you, that is the greatest gift. - Johan Cruyff

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Winning is an important thing, but to have your own style, to have people copy you, to admire you, that is the greatest gift.

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About Johan Cruyff

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON (25 April 1947 - 24 March 2016), internationally known as Johan Cruyff, was a former Dutch footballer and the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Cruyff was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

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Native Name: Hendrik Johannes Cruyff
Alternative Names: Hendrik Johannes Cruijff • Johan Cruijff
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Football is now all about money. There are problems with the values within the game. And this is sad because football is the most beautiful game. We can play it in the street. We can play it everywhere. Everyone can play it but those values are being lost. We have to bring them back.
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