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I'm always quite rational.
United is a special place.
I know I'm a good goalkeeper.
Playing is the biggest thing there is.
As a striker, all you want to do is score.
My career record was 5-2 in penalty shootouts.
Coming to Old Trafford gave me a new lease of life.
I signed for Ajax in 1989 when I was still at school.
I can't sleep at night when I think about the FA Cup!
It's always best if you can leave with a good memory.
Personally, I would never criticise a player in public.
I think England's always good at making something special.
I don't hate the idea of retirement. I am looking forward to it.
I don't know why we aren't scoring as we're keeping clean sheets.
Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.
The most time players get off is during the international breaks.
All things evolve, and European football needs to evolve as well.
A lot of clubs have lost the perspective of what is a football club.
As a goalkeeper, you always expect every team to give you nightmares.
Jean Tigana wants to go to the top with Fulham, and I like that ambition.
Ajax has always been about homegrown players developed in a small country.
It's hard to put your faith in youngsters, but Ajax have always done that.
I think every player gives a bit extra when he sees that his manager is fighting, too.
You know you're in for a tough time if you're trailing and the other teams are doing well.
If you go to Juventus, you want to go for longer than two years, and you want to win titles.
I am not worried about being a legend, like Solskjaer; you do your bit, and that's what counts.
I am delighted to have signed for Manchester United, one of the most famous clubs in the world.
It's great to have people talking about the club again, to reinvent and get to know Ajax again.
If you are in the Premier League or at Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich, you are at an end station.
I've been the captain at Ajax and once for the national team - it's nice and makes you an important player.
The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world. Players are keen and willing to play in these games.
You want to build your own team for the highest level, and that happens more with teams that stay together.
When I see the kind of passion Sir Alex shows, it is hard to believe he is about to celebrate his 71st birthday.
It is almost impossible to orchestrate the farewell you desire. That is something only a few people manage to do.
If you win, everyone asks what's your secret, when most of the time you did exactly the same in the ones you lost.
It's hard for the older boys to play twice a week, so it's important for everyone in the squad to play their part.
I accept that I didn't play very well in Italy for the two years. It was lower than my Ajax standard. I don't know why.
Everybody doubts themselves. Every writer doubts themselves, every artist doubts himself, and every football player does.
Craven Cottage is a great stadium, really traditional, going through the rows of houses until a stadium suddenly appears.
Every flaw you have or lapse of concentration can cost you a goal, so you have to be on your toes every minute of the game.
If you have a love for sport, everybody knows the success of Madrid in the '60s, Ajax in the '70s, Bayern Munich, and so on.
Celtic and Ajax are great names in history. They both have great followings all over the world, not just in Holland and Scotland.
The Dutch league is not one of the strongest five leagues in the world, or even Europe, and that's why it is difficult to maintain.
I didn't find it hard to settle at United because there was a great bunch of players, great staff, and a good atmosphere at the club.
Every time I hear that Champions League song, it reminds me of hearing it for the first time in the old Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
As a goalkeeper, I needed good players around me. I needed Nemanja Vidic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney. It's the same as a CEO.
When you see Sir Alex arguing with referees and linesmen, he is showing passion that has taken him to the very highest level of the game.
At Ajax, Juventus, and with Holland, I have played with top teams, and now I want to use my experience to reach the same goal with Fulham.
Being at Manchester United is a great way to play at the highest level and win trophies with a team that is very closely knitted together.
You try and learn from clubs where you have been or actions clubs are taking to grow in certain markets, and that, for myself, is also important.