<blockquote>'He has had the biggest influence on football out of anyone in the world, first as a player and then as a coach.'
– Pep Guardiola (
Source, March 24, 2016)</blockquote>
<blockquote>'..his influence off the pitch may have been even greater.
..
Just last month Johan Cruyff said he felt "2-0 up" in his battle against lung cancer which is why news of his death has been met with such a deep sense of shock and sadness. Given his influence both as a player and as a coach, football is likely to have to wait a long time for another Johan Cruyff.'
- Ben Hayward,
..He was a towering, influential and unique figure in the game, March 24, 2016</blockquote>
<blockquote>'A genius has left us. The biggest genius in the history of football. The man who changed Barcelona’s history. There is a before and after the 28th day in October, 1973. That afternoon, Johan Cruyff made his debut as a Barça player. And, since then, Barça has become another Barça. A Barça which has been capable of becoming the best club in the world thanks to the football taught to them by a Dutchman who became a cule.'
- Lluis Mascaro,
Take care of Cruyff's legend, everything began with him, March 24, 2016</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
Johan Cruyff dies: Best quotes from the late Dutch master, March 24, 2016
Cruyff Foundation</blockquote>