For everyone, the World Cup is important. It doesn’t matter if you are 21, going for your first one, or 35 and going for your third one. It’s the biggest stage you can play on, and every opportunity to experience it is something special. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
Every flaw you have or lapse of concentration can cost you a goal, so you have to be on your toes every minute of the game. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
Ajax has always been about homegrown players developed in a small country. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
I’m not going back to Amsterdam, though it would be very comfortable there with Frank de Boer, Danny Blind, and Dennis Bergkamp. When I left 12 years ago, I said I would return, but I did not know then what great years I would have with Manchester United. I might occasionally visit training with them, but I will not be going regularly. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
You don’t need only your strikers. You need your defenders to be on top of their game. You need a midfield to work hard and track back, and I suppose you need a goalkeeper who makes saves once in a while. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
You have to get your motivation from within, and it doesn’t matter if you lose in the quarters, the semis, or the final. You must want to have another chance of winning the trophy. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
I have won things in my career, and people ask why that’s not enough. But there can always be more. Edwin van der Sar Read Quote
