“I've always been a team player, that's all. One for all and all for one.”
The Guardian interview (2008)
Alfredo di Stéfano Laulhé byl argentinsko-španělský fotbalista a trenér, dvojnásobný vítěz Zlatého míče. Svá nejslavnější léta prožil ve španělském klubu Real Madrid, kde do své smrti zastával funkci čestného předsedy. Pelé ho roku 2004 zařadil mezi 125 nejlepších žijících fotbalistů. Wikipedia
“I've always been a team player, that's all. One for all and all for one.”
The Guardian interview (2008)
“I was a forward, and one of the obligations of a forward is to score goals.”
The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 192.
“I always wanted to have the ball for myself; she was my girlfriend.”
Attributed in The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 194, this is actually a quote of José Manuel Moreno, as quoted in "Training, sweating and learning" by Marcela Mora y Araujo, in The Guardian (10 June 2008) http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/10/distefano.
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The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 71.
“Failure is a necessary part of success.”
The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 98.
“Finals are not to be played; they are to be won.”
The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 94.
The Guardian interview (2008)