Lev Yashin

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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.
- Lev Yashin
Collection: Mean
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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.
- Lev Yashin
Collection: Strong
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The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save.
- Lev Yashin
Collection: Space
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I am not the best goalkeeper in the world, it is Vladimir Beara.
- Lev Yashin
Collection: World
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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
Collection: Boys