Edgar Davids

Athlete

Kingdom of the Netherlands

1973 - Present

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I was very fortunate to have a career like this. I wanted to put a lot back for the community.
Edgar Davids
Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that's normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you're there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That's fair enough.
Edgar Davids
Almost every football player played on the streets. And also, a lot of people not ending up as football players play on the streets. It's the beginning of a lot of social gathering.
Edgar Davids
Loyalty? There's no loyalty in football.
Edgar Davids
I am not at all convinced by Pogba. He plays a lot in England - it's true - but I expected a lot more from him.
Edgar Davids
When you change team, and you have the right mindset and a coach who respects you, everything becomes easier.
Edgar Davids
He moulded me as a player by teaching me the basics, the fundamentals of football, and definitely made me the player I was until I stopped playing. That is what Van Gaal does.
Edgar Davids
Even though you're irritated or disappointed about a game, never lose your human side.
Edgar Davids
When someone makes a racist remark, that doesn't make him a racist, but you have to say, 'This the line. You've crossed it, and you have to apologize' - not only to the person who has been hurt but also the people who live with that racial abuse almost all their lives. I think that's unacceptable if you don't.
Edgar Davids
I think it's important to condemn that. There's a line, and if you have a racial - racist comment, no, somebody has to act upon it.
Edgar Davids