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“Winning is an important thing, but to have your own style, to have people copy you, to admire you, that is the greatest gift.
— Johan Cruyff
Footballer and coach
reported in Jonathan Wilson (Eurosport, 24 March 2016), Johan Cruyff's legacy? The whole of modern football.
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