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In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people arent interested in the sex lives of their player
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"In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people aren't interested in the sex lives of their players. We don't hear these stories - even in Italy where the media is right on top of football"

- Dennis Bergkamp

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In this quote, Dennis Bergkamp, a former Dutch football gamer, is talking about the cultural differences in how the media and society see the personal lives of football gamers. He discusses Holland, Spain, and France, where he and many other gamers come from, and notes that in these nations, people are not interested in the sex lives of their players. This remains in contrast to Italy, where the media carefully follows and reports on the lives of football players. Bergkamp is highlighting the reality that in some nations, there is a higher regard for the privacy of professional athletes, while in others, their individual lives are continuously under analysis.

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Dennis Bergkamp This quote is written / told by Dennis Bergkamp somewhere between May 10, 1969 and today. He was a famous Athlete from Netherland. The author also have 16 other quotes.

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