A biography for Clarence Seedorfhasn’t been written yet.
“The secret in life is to make every obstacle into an opportunity.”
“Having the opportunity to join the FOX family as a soccer analyst in their Moscow studio for what will be my third World Cup is amazing.”
“I have spent half of my career at Milan.”
“Once you stop wanting to improve, you start to slide. And if you want to keep winning, if you want to stay at the top, that's not something you can afford to do.”
“You have to want to improve all the time.”
“What I always say is that young people need older people to develop their game, grow as people, and understand what Real means.”
“When we're playing, I really shape my body to receive the ball - even before it gets to me.”
“Every player can still grow - there is no limit to that. Even when I was 38, I improved myself in certain things, and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.”
“I'm not Zidane and not Rui Costa, but I have qualities - I can create assists - but I have to step up a level to become like those two.”
“We try to bring in the best players for Cameroon: not just best in terms of talent but those who are motivated and who know what it means to play for this nation.”
“Many times, my role was to work as a link between the coaches and the players; it was to be a leader. That was something natural for me.”
“There is no racism in Italy.”
“Unfortunately, the life of a player is not forever.”
“As a player, I've always been interested in understanding the coaches' minds, in seeing how they made a group function.”
“Education is the key solution for change, for peace, and for help in the fight against racism and discrimination in general.”
“Globalisation has changed the world, and football is the perfect instrument to set an example and to help adapt to this new world.”
“All the games we play are worth the same because we can aim to get points in the league. Milan wants to fight until the end in the league and wants to compete with everyone until the last match day.”
“The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.”
“When I make criticism, it's constructive. It's not right only to focus on the negatives.”
“Every time you win a cup, it's special, but it's a dream come true when it happens at a club where you started in the youth set-up, surrounded by friends who formed an incredible generation of players.”