Liverpool's number 18 admits he's not the same sort of player as the likes of Johaan Cruyff, Marco Van Basten, Denis Bergkamp et al but is confident of proving the naysayers wrong time and time again.
"I have heard the jokes that I can't be from Holland, and I know that I am not a typical Dutch player. Maybe I am different to the typical Dutch character too," said Kuyt.
"I'm from a fishing village where you have to work really hard, at sea five or six days a week, come home for one day and then be off working even for weeks at a time, so the mentality comes from that I think.
"That is my character, that is what the Liverpool fans see. But if you are talking football-wise then I am definitely not a typical Dutch player.
"You think of them being technically gifted, like Cruyff and Van Basten, Bergkamp and Van Persie - I am just a different kind of player.
"I do like to work very hard every game, but I enjoy myself, and maybe I'm a little more than just hard work.
"I am happy with what I have achieved so far with my own style, and I am still very hungry to do better. I still have the feeling that I can progress, get better and achieve more."
