Edwin van der Sar

At certain times, you start to - maybe not lose the faith - but just wonder how long it will take until someone picks me up. I was thinking, 'Is it just me? Do I think I'm better than any manager does?' ”

Running a marathon is unlike anything I have done. You can recall all those bad weights sessions or the work you had to do in pre-season, but marathon running is worse than any of it, probably the hardest thing I have had to do in my entire life. ”

It's always best if you can leave with a good memory. ”

It's hard to put your faith in youngsters, but Ajax have always done that. ”

You hope to bring your 'A Game' to any game, and of course you do in a final. You hope to bring experience, fitness, communication skills, motivational skills. ”

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance. ”

It's always hard the moment you decide to stop playing. It doesn't matter if you're at a small club or a big club: it's the end of your playing career, so that's always going to be a big moment for any player. ”

Matthijs is very mature for his age: he has the physique of a 24-year-old. He is also strong with both feet, has an extremely good range of passing, can head the ball, scores goals, and is a real leader at the back already at the age of 18. ”

You know you're in for a tough time if you're trailing and the other teams are doing well. ”

If you win, everyone asks what's your secret, when most of the time you did exactly the same in the ones you lost. ”