Jurgen Klinsmann Quotes

It's going to be a pleasure to coach Cristiano Ronaldo. Certainly, he's one of the top players in the world next to Lionel Messi, and I'm looking forward to the privilege of coaching such a fantastic player.

You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.

My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

I had my father on the Under-21 team and during the World Cup in France in 1998 - and also in AC Milan for four months. So it was a weird experience, because having your father as a coach is pretty weird, and I was the captain. But he was great.

When you are in the World Cup, you must focus on seven matches and not losing any.

I do not feel like I am on par with Messi and Ronaldo yet. I need to win trophies to match them. I try to help my team and country as good as possible to do just that.

A lot of people have said, 'Why not take a smaller school head job?' I honestly feel my growth was better being in a large program, being around Coach Saban, and learning how to manage a lot of the tough situations you deal with in the media.

I've been lucky enough to play in the final of a World Cup before, but it's always an amazing experience to walk out at a packed stadium.

When you're a player and you win the World Cup and other titles you don't get the chance to enjoy the moment because of the media scrum. You end up getting tired of it. But when the years go by and you look back on it all, then you understand just what it is that you achieved, that we achieved.

The players do their thing on the pitch, and there's a lot of young women or former players that want to coach.

To have the chance to work with a World Cup-winning coach is special, and not everybody gets that opportunity.

We arrived at the 2002 World Cup with two titles, very calm, well organised, maybe missing a bit of concentration. But the only truth is on the pitch. The dangers are there.

On the field Icardi always does a good job, what he does off it, I don't care at all. What I do care is what he does for my team on the pitch.

It's funny that as soon as I retired from international football, Italy won the World Cup.

A massive thank you also goes to everyone at the SFA for looking after me since I was a young boy, including Frank Reilly, Doc McLean, Jonesy, managers, coaches, staff, the physios, massage therapists, kit men and the media staff I've worked with over the years.

The challenge of coaching a national side like England would be something different. The job is not about coaching every day.

I had other offers, but Mourinho is Mourinho. It's exciting to work with him, he is the best coach in the world and I want to work with him for a long time.

I love standing on the pitch too much to focus on anything else - if I want to be a coach or something.

The players don't sit in there and think, 'We have to make the Champions League.' They want to play well in every game.

The only way you're going to get caps is by playing. I've played all the way through the age groups, and that was my experience. Now I'm on the main stage, and I've got to play to my strengths.

With a national team, you've just got to be even more focused on what's most important because the time you've got with the players is limited.

When you play in the Champions League, you are switched on - very, very smart and focused on every situation.

I think every time I'm with the team, even in a World Cup, as a coach, you're constantly evaluating.

World Cup selection will be a dream come true. I want to win matches for India and be more consistent and finish more games for the country.

The leadership aspect of U.S.A. basketball has really helped me out a lot.