Jurgen Klinsmann's Quotes

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

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

And then '74 as I mentioned and then the 1990 world cup was our team was the team of the reunification you know, so we were the team for both sides of Germany so now, you know throughout the last 16 years, we've melted together. And now comes the next milestone.

Based on history the expectations are simply the highest, it kind of could become a burden for you or it could be something that you are really proud of, you know so I take the second one.

As far as knowledge goes I've come a long way.

I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9.

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

I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either.

I train for one-and-a-half hours every day in order to keep my energy level high.

If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team.

The young generation has a different curiosity that is more visual.

We want to start them thinking that they're responsible for their own career.

You have to work more than your adversary.

In 16, 17 years as a pro I was used to the head coach doing it alone. He might have asked his people for advice, but he made the decisions on his own. In order to learn quickly I couldn't do that.