Klinsmann Quotes

#1. I am grateful for the willingness of both Jurgen Klinsmann and Everton manager Roberto Martinez to afford me the opportunity to spend time with my kids.

Tim Howard

#2. If Jurgen Klinsmann thinks that the best way for his team to be successful is if his young players go to Europe, there is nobody in the world who can argue with that. That is his opinion, whether you agree with it or not.

Tim Howard

#3. In July 2011, U.S. Soccer announced that they'd fired Bob Bradley and hired Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach. Jurgen had once been a world-class German striker; now he was regarded as a successful, if controversial, coach.

Tim Howard

#4. 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.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#5. 'Man v. Food' was the biggest career-defining opportunity. I went from anonymity to someone of note with access to amazing eateries.

Adam Richman

#6. The '54 World Cup was the first time the people got the recognition back after the second World War and felt like they are proud of something you know it brought people back together and you know now we can keep our heads up again.

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#8. Suddenly, the world is realizing that gold is still a safe haven asset. We've seen pretty substantial losses in equity markets. I think this is genuine safe-haven buying.

James Moore

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#10. Any time you get a new running back, whether it's a rookie or hasn't played a lot, that's the first thing you test, is their pass protection. That's big.

John Madden

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#15. A man who makes a plate or a shirt or a loaf of bread or anything our great great ancestors called a work of art, has no need to try to be sincere; all he can do is practice his craft to the best of his ability. But once he starts making useless things, how can he not be sincere?

Rene Daumal

#16. Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into the team. We coaches have a list of priorities and dealing with the media isn't in the top five.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#17. 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.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#18. I am most proud about the science I've done with my own two hands because I have always thought that even if your life path takes you into a leadership position outside the area you were known for, your legitimacy remains in that first field.

Gustav Nossal

#19. Angela spared a glare for Kami, and then resumed her marathon glaring session at Jared. 'It's too weird. I'm going to call you Carl.'
Jared scowled. 'I don't want you to call me Carl.'
'That's interesting, Carl,' said Angela, cheering up.

Sarah Rees Brennan

#20. We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives seven times to win the tournament.

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#22. 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.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#23. We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#24. 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.

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#26. What we have not chosen we cannot consider either to our merit or our failure.

Milan Kundera

#27. 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.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#28. Mantra: My swirling mind becomes peaceful, and my body releases all tension. I surrender to the love of the universe, which heals me totally.

Jay Woodman

#29. The Gold Cup really is about getting the job done and winning it and qualifying us for the Confederations Cup in Russia in 2017. That's why it's really crucial for us to have players on the roster that have tremendous experience.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#30. If there's a national-team player, he has to do extra work. He has to do extra weeks, and he can't go on vacation even if he says: 'Well, but I'm supposed now to have six weeks off.' If he comes and says that, then I give him a hug and say: 'Have fun the six weeks, but don't come back here.'

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#32. You have to work more than your adversary.

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

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

Jurgen Klinsmann

#36. Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

Jurgen Klinsmann

#37. 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.

Jurgen Klinsmann