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"If you want to know the value of half a second, ask the person who came second in a sprint event at the Olympics."

"If you want to know the value of a month, ask a pregnant woman, if a month matters in her pregnancy."

"If you want to know the value of a week ask the editor of a weekly magazine if he fails to meet up with the target of his weekly publication."

"Many a man was caused to perish by something that he and many men cherish."

"Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all."

"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."

"Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it."

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective."
Explore more quotes by Ruud van Nistelrooy


"In that match for Holland I asked for a big responsibility, I got it and I dealt with it. I played well, I scored goals and the team qualified for the Euro 2004 finals. It was a big night and an important moment for Holland."


"My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker."


"If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas."


"When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system."


"Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it."


"I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving."


"We have to be thankful to the Czechs that they did their duty. The Czech Republic won, I can't believe it. It was a huge party with all the people here."
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