63 Quotes by Jurgen Klinsmann

Personally, I need a high level of physical fitness in order to feel at ease.

We coaches have to learn how to deal with that: How do I get to each one best - with a talk, with video analysis? And what sort of tone? We need our own coaches for that. The sports psychologist coaches me too.

To any young kid who wants to be a footballer, I would simply say: Have fun playing football and enjoy the team - spirit. That's the right attitude; that will bring you pleasure and fulfillment in football. A baker cannot live on bread he made yesterday, and a footballer cannot live on his last game. It's about the here and now.

The player can only compete with the best internationally when they've committed themselves to this goal. They have to be properly supported until that point.

I do swear a lot, but the advantage is that having played abroad, I can choose a different language from the referee's.

I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression.

We Germans are so good at penalties because we have had to rebuild our country twice.

The door is still open as there is always the chance of injuries.