Rafael Van Der Vaart Quotes

I think it's important to know what you're going to do with the ball before it comes to you. So you're always thinking before hand and when the ball comes to you to can make the pass straight away.

The play-maker is the most difficult position because you have to always know where everyone is on the pitch.

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.

You have to believe in yourself. Belief is one of the biggest things in football. If you believe you can win the Premier League then of course it can happen.

If you start thinking about stats it can get too complicated and you just have to go out there and play your game.

I always try to enjoy the game. It is easy to say but it's true. Every game is different, sometimes you feel better inside you but you have to enjoy your game.

I think you have to play your own game and sometimes people don't realise that the play-maker runs the most kilometres on the pitch!

One of my biggest role models was David Beckham because of how he performed on and off the pitch.

Holland I think is the best school to learn football. I think its a great league for that because it's not the strongest league in Europe.

I can imagine playing in America.