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Bergkamp is truly known as being a striker for the quality of his goals rather than the quantity. His exceptional calm and control in creating scoring chances has earned him the nickname "The Iceman." Bergkamp has stated that he usually visualizes exactly how he will enact his goal even before the chance comes, so that by then he can do so without looking. Two of the best known examples out of many are the 2002 Premiership Goal of the Season, scored against Newcastle United on March 2, 2002 and his game winning goal for the Netherlands against Argentina in the quarter-final round of the 1998 World Cup. The goal against Newcastle was voted by the FA Premier League as the second greatest goal of the league's first ten seasons, after David Beckham's lob against Wimbledon in 1996.Both of these goals showcased the best traits of Dennis Bergkamp the striker: his fine ball control, his sublime first touch, his ability to go past defences through quick thinking and his preference to score (or to set up a goal) from outside the box.Dennis Bergkamp is well known for having a disabling fear of flying, which developed after the Dutch squad were involved in an incident concerning their aircraft during the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. The Dutch squad travelled together with a group of journalists, one of whom made remarks about the long waiting time, wondering if there was a bomb on the plane. This provoked a panic amongst passengers and in particular Bergkamp. Ever since, Bergkamp has had a dislike of flying and would take a train or drive himself to matches outside of England. This gave rise to the nickname 'The Non-Flying Dutchman'.Bergkamp officially retired from competitive football after the 2006 Champions League final game against FC Barcelona on May 17, 2006 (Bergkamp retired from international football after the 2000 European Football Championship). The last competitive league game he played in wearing Arsenal colours was also the last game at Highbury, against Wigan Athletic on May 7, 2006. Bergkamp scored 120 goals for Arsenal in 423 appearances, and set up a further 166 goals in his Arsenal career. Bergkamp helped the club to win seven major honours, including two Premier League and FA Cup doubles and he is also one of the top three assist makers in the history of the Premier League!Bergkamp was voted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame in 2007 by viewers of BBC Football Focus.For the first time, supporters were given the chance to select one player to receive this prestigious honour from a shortlist of six. Bergkamp was chosen ahead of Sir Trevor Brooking, Ray Clemence, Paul Scholes, Len Shackleton and Ray Wilson and become the first ever Dutchman to be voted in! He joins fellow Arsenal legends Alex James, Tony Adams, Liam Brady and Ian Wright.
