As a goalkeeper, Van der Sar can do everything. He is very good at coming off his line, and he is also effective as a libero - what they call in England a 'sweeper keeper.'

It was my dream to have an opportunity to become a professional player.

When I was in high school, I started learning English as my second foreign language, but my level of English at that time was very average.

I would like to be a manager, to organize everything in training, see if my philosophy could work, and give it to the team.

Those who have always had faith in its final success can do no less than rejoice as if it was our own triumph after five years of daily struggle to impose Cuban music on the European continent.

With success always comes criticism. I've been criticized every year of my life.

Success in sport is based on you thinking you are doing something to gain that edge, but if I wanted that little bit extra, I would go and run up sand dunes at Merthyr Mawr.

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.