Lev Yashin quotes
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“What kind of a goalkeeper is the one who is not tormented by the goal he has allowed? He must be tormented! And if he is calm, that means the end. No matter what he had in the past, he has no future.”
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“The trick is to smoke a cigarette to calm your nerves and then take a big swig of strong liquor to tone your muscles.”
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“The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save.”
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“I am not the best goalkeeper in the world, it is Vladimir Beara.”
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“There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played for Manchester City.”
-- Lev Yashin
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“You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.”
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Source : "Sh'ma, Volume 34, Issue 607 - Volume 36, Issue 626". Book edited by J. Jakobovits, 2004.
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“The past actually happened. History is what someone took the time to write down.”
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“I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.”
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