Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive. – Ruud Gullit
We Dutch, we like to have an opinion, a strong opinion. We think we know everything better. – Ruud Gullit
If there is a problem, and you don’t say anything about it, it’s like a cancer and it becomes bigger. – Ruud Gullit
I’ve taken challenges with the big risk that it can all go wrong. But that’s what I like and I’d rather do that than be safe all the time. – Ruud Gullit
I’d like to meet god. Not to question it, just to have a peak at what it is. I say ‘it’ because we don’t know what it is. – Ruud Gullit
When I was young I was one of the second generation of black people in Holland. My father was the first. My mother was white, and living with a black man at that time and having a how-you-say half-caste boy is not easy. – Ruud Gullit
When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren’t backed up by the authorities. – Ruud Gullit
You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd. – Ruud Gullit
I know what it’s like to win things. You need a certain type of player with a determination to win. You see it in the eyes. – Ruud Gullit
If you look at my career, I’ve never gone to a team that had fulfilled their potential. – Ruud Gullit
I like stubborn players. At least they have an opinion. If they are right or wrong, this doesn’t matter for me. – Ruud Gullit
Being a football manager is no fun at all. You have to put up with all the hassle. It is not surprising that so many turn grey or have heart attacks. – Ruud Gullit
I am happy with everything I achieved in my football career. I don’t think I could have done any more. – Ruud Gullit
