Alfredo Di Stéfano

Ball is made of leather, leather comes from cows, cows eat grass, and there is where the ball must be.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

Finals are not to be played; they are to be won.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

Failure is a necessary part of success.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

I was a forward, and one of the obligations of a forward is to score goals.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

We must always strive to improve, little by little.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

Do you know how many rules there are in football? … There are 17 rules. That's it. Everyone talks about football and nobody remembers this simple fact.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

I always enjoyed training, sweating and learning

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

I've always been a team player, that's all. One for all and all for one.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano

People nowadays are obsessed with golden awards, about who is the best — when we know in reality the one with more money wins.

— Alfredo Di Stéfano