Jaap Stam Quotes
Look, when I was working on a project at school, I had the urge to do that well. And if I'm fixing something up at home or whatever, making something, I want to do that well too. If I'm hanging a lamp and it doesn't work, nobody can talk to me for an hour, almost. And with football I have that urge and that will to win. With all sports.
Stam, Jaap. "Jaap Stam: One-on-One." FourFourTwo, Future plc, 2002.
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a Dutch football manager, current head coach of Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati and former professional player. Stam played primarily as a centre-back. He was known for possessing "a rare combination of speed, strength and ball-playing ability", as well as an excellent positional sense. Due to his wide range of skills, in his prime he was also capable of playing as a full-back on the right flank.