On the eve of the historical Spain Holland World Cup Final,Robin van Persie votes for Diego Maradona over Johan Cruyff as being his source of inspiration.
“As soon as I saw the video when I was a boy of Maradona lifting the trophy and crying I was hooked,” Van Persie said. “I can’t tell you how many times I have watched that clip. I have always wanted to play in a final, since I was a kid. It means more than anything. Of course I have watched the two Dutch finals, too. I know our history in this competition.I have a really big picture of Maradona on the wall at home in my games room. It is an unbelievable picture of him holding the World Cup. He is on his team-mates’ shoulders and he is holding it with passion. If we win I want that picture with me holding the World Cup and hopefully scoring in the World Cup final.”