Jürgen Klinsmann quotes

Jürgen Klinsmann is a German footballer and coach, renowned for his goal-scoring ability and international success. His dynamic playing style and leadership helped Germany win the 1990 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1996. He later became a respected coach, leading the German national team and clubs in Europe and the United States. Here are 19 of his quotes:

We have to sit together and discuss things, who we're counting on, how we want to build towards the next couple games, and there's not much time. That will be a lot of conversations coming up the next couple days.

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

What we didn't do well during the second half was simply to keep the ball. We ran a lot after; we won a lot of balls and we couldn't calm the game down. There was a struggle that really went through the second half. We should've done better.

Jürgen Klinsmann

What Tim played tonight was just phenomenal, outstanding. He kept us in that game for a long time. We are proud to have him with us. It was an absolutely amazing match tonight and you can give him the biggest compliment in the world. It's a bummer for us ending on the losing side after a game of 120 minutes that gave everything to the fans, a real drama, a thriller. We had enough possession to equalize that game at the end, but a big compliment to Belgium and congratulations to them. I'm very proud of our team. Every player on the field made their country proud with this performance in this World Cup. All of the players just went beyond their capabilities and I told them they should take a lot of very positive stuff back home with them.

Jürgen Klinsmann

One minute? Where the fuck does one minute come from?

Jürgen Klinsmann

You have to work more than your adversary.

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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

Jürgen Klinsmann

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.

Jürgen Klinsmann

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.

Jürgen Klinsmann

Sure I should have been at the Fifa workshop for example, but I had personal reasons for not being there and looking back saying that it was a mistake for me not being there I would take the same decision because the personal situation has higher priority than a workshop.

Jürgen Klinsmann

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.

Jürgen Klinsmann