Ruud van Nistelrooy Quotes

• 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.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Nice, Person

• When it comes to losing with United, I feel solely responsible for it. I can’t help it. My brain will work like mad after a defeat. I want to know where I have made the wrong decisions, how I could have changed things for this fantastic club.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Help, Brain

• 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.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe, Thankful

• The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Real, Keep

• The country life near Manchester I really love.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Country

• People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Game, Win

• Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can’t accept that. Especially when things don’t go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at times.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Crazy, Game

• 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.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Back, Trying

•  

  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.

   

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Myself, Need

• Losing is not in my vocabulary.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Losing, Vocabulary

• Italy and Spain really are not my countries.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Countries

• 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.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Important, Night

• In Spain and Italy I would not have a life among the fans. Everyone wants to touch you, own you and approach you. I try to be as kind as possible to all my fans, but in those countries I could not do it. There they ask too much from you.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Kind, Try

• If you start to find that kind of luxury as a normal thing, you don’t belong in the real world.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Real, Kind

• 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.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Important, Try

• I think we have really integrated well around Manchester. This is the place where we feel at home. We like it here, we love the English way of life and we prefer it much, much more than the south of Europe.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Home, Place

• I really want be of great value for the team.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Team, Value

• 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.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Game, Win

• I let people say and write what they want.

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Write

•  

  I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

   

  Ruud van Nistelrooy

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Day, Strong

Ruud van Nistelrooy (26)

Birth:	1st July, 1976
Nationality:	Dutch
Profession:	Football Player

About

Ruud van Nistelrooij is a retired Dutch footballer. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals. He is a three-time Champions League top scorer, as well as a top scorer in three different European domestic leagues.

Related Authors

• Alessandro Del Piero
• Terrell Owens
• Trevor Howard
• Tom Dempsey
• Terry Vaughn
• Michael Owen
• David Pleat
• Robbie Fowler
• Jim Otto
• David Icke

Advertisement

Today's Anniversary - 6th January

Births

• 1984 - A. J. Hawk
• 1892 - Stella Benson
• 1946 - Syd Barrett
• 1859 - Samuel Alexander
• 1948 - Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr.

Deaths

• 1919 - Max Heindel
• 1901 - Philip Armour
• 2006 - Lou Rawls
• 1919 - Theodore Roosevelt
• 1985 - Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr.