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" Losing is not in my vocabulary. "

Ruud van Nistelrooy

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" When it comes to losing with United, I feel solely responsible for it. I can't help it. My brain will work like mad after a defeat. I want to know where I have made the wrong decisions, how I could have changed things for this fantastic club. "

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" My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker. "

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" Italy and Spain really are not my countries. "

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" As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer. "

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" In Spain and Italy I would not have a life among the fans. Everyone wants to touch you, own you and approach you. I try to be as kind as possible to all my fans, but in those countries I could not do it. There they ask too much from you. "

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" People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me. "

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" When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system. "

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" Because people have read those things in the newspapers, they think it is true. Ten years ago all these things I have just mentioned would have upset me. "

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" Certain things do not effect me anymore, which is not always good. There is always commotion, but I notice that hardly anything affects me or puts me out of balance. "

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" Every day I work my guts out in training, every match I play my heart out. "

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" The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years. "

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" We have to be thankful to the Czechs that they did their duty. The Czech Republic won, I can't believe it. It was a huge party with all the people here. "

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" Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it. "

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" If you start to find that kind of luxury as a normal thing, you don't belong in the real world. "

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" The country life near Manchester I really love. "

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" In that match for Holland I asked for a big responsibility, I got it and I dealt with it. I played well, I scored goals and the team qualified for the Euro 2004 finals. It was a big night and an important moment for Holland. "

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" I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest. "

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" But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box. "

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" I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving. "

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" I let people say and write what they want. "

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" I really want be of great value for the team. "

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" Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can't accept that. Especially when things don't go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at times. "

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" If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas. "

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" Because of that I don't care when I read in the newspaper that I am colourblind. I went through a red light in my car and I stopped when I before a green light. So I must be really colourblind, eh? "

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