Daniel Farke Quotes

I can make any throw.

Beckham takes free kicks better than me. It is a joy to watch him take free kicks and he has proved that free kicks are not all about power.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

Throwing a ball is not natural, whether it's overhand or underhand.

When I was younger, I was very athletic and I always loved sports and physical things.

You drive for show but putt for dough.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

I'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball.

Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art.

When I played the game, you played with your feet. And the game was about finesse. Movement.

Your receivers have to catch it, not drop it.

I used to watch Juninho's free-kicks without being able to figure out how he hit them. I tried and tried until, eventually, I came up with my own way to strike them.

Part of my craft is catching the ball, so I definitely put a lot of pride into it.

I learnt to do bicycle kicks watching Robinho on the television.

More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is a delicacy to this big giant.

There are spots that I have to hit. Throws I can't miss.

Playing lovely football and making wonderful saves is not a challenge.

The spectacular catches are the ones that you remember detail for detail. The ones with two hands, it's kind of routine.

That is what shooting is. There is no secret sauce, man. You've got to find mechanics that you can make the same every time, and you've got to do it over and over again, and you can't just shoot for rhythm. You've got to understand what you are doing. You have to focus on those details every day.

The difference between a good shot and bad shot can be an inch to the left.

I can hit any target on the field.

I rely on my ball striking more than anything.

I think I like the artistry of the game. I still get a lot of pleasure watching the good-quality teams play, where the movements of the players are coordinated. It's almost ballet-like, although 'ballet-like' is a bit of an exaggeration.

I always wanted to be active, and I always wanted to perform. That's why I loved gymnastics.

There are lots of brilliant free kick specialists in the world. But the technique of Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham fascinates me most of all.