Oliver Kahn Quotes

Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.

As a player, you have to focus on the match and not too much on the surroundings.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

Once I'm at the training ground, I'm focused, preparing for the next game.

I think it is a very important thing in football to keep each other awake and alert.

We have to play football and not talk. We don't talk about politics, the personal opinions, and debates - you take them home. We only talk about football. That's what we are here for.

Winning is the most important thing. You want to focus on the game and the team.

I want to focus on football and just go on the pitch to do my thing.

Football has never left me. I still wake up in the morning and think of the operating room like a game, like it's showtime, let's perform.

I don't put on makeup when I'm getting ready for a game, because why would I? I am gearing up for battle. How is mascara or eyeliner going to help me win?

I don't think one player can ever win a World Cup.

Before matches, there is a little bit of pressure, but on the pitch, you forget it all. You only think about playing football.

The thing about football, man - it's a team game.

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

I'm just here to compete and do the best I can and let things play out and just be the best teammate I can be, regardless of the situation.

I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.

I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.

My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.

Sports teaches you to understand the meaning of a team. You need to be able to work with everybody; you don't have to be their best friend. You can experience the fun of competition and driving toward a common goal without pushing to bond in some major way with each individual on a project.

We had no preconceived ideas. We were on this football team to go out and win ballgames and try to win a championship, that's all. To Brian and me, it was no big deal.

I play to be happy in the first place and then to help my colleagues and my team the best way I can, with the best football.

The beauty of football is that it's about 11, and another five, at least, are sitting outside. You cannot get competitive.

When I'm playing in a close game, I'm out on the floor only trying to help the team win.