Jurgen Klopp Quotes

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

If I've got to come out for a few plays in order to get back right and make sure I catch my wind so I can be ready for the next play, I'll do that.

I can sleep anywhere! I can come off stage during the interval of a play, lie down for four minutes then wake up feeling better.

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

Rest is obviously a key in the offseason.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

We can't play if we are ill or not completely fit.

The regular season, it's kind of like a rehearsal. That's the way I look at it.

I've taken two weeks off before I've played a major, and I've played two straight weeks before a major as well. I definitely feel it's important, whether I've taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.

We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we're going to need the next day.

I work hard in training to be ready.

Sometimes, when I am not playing in a game, it leaves me feeling very tired when I play in the next one. It is like I haven't trained for a month.

It is always good to be away with a few of the older lads because you pick up so much from them every day. You see how they prepare for games, how they rest, and how they train.

You can only stay at a high level so long before you need to rest your body.

We need to be always prepared for every match.

The time that I spent out of camp, I made sure when I sat out that I was in tip-top condition.

How you practice in nets matters a lot.

There are days when you have tag matches, but you need to prepare for your next singles match on that same day.

Truthfully, what we do in training is 10 times harder than what we ever have to do in a competition.

Coming off the back of the World Cup, it is important you get that rest.

Music is a huge part of my life when I am on the road, working out, or preparing for a game. It is something I always go back to, and it is something that motivates me. It gets me hype before a game.

Practice don't win games.

I take about 12 weeks to get ready for a show. But I train all year round.

You work throughout the week to be prepared for the matches you're called upon to play. If you train badly you go into the matches with doubts.

Sometimes, yes, it is tough being a No. 2, sometimes no, if you're training well and you're prepared. You see the truth in a real game.