Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority.
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.
When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
I'm always disappointed when I concede a goal, but I have to remember that there are seven players behind me who feel the same way when I score.
I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football is not about one or two or three star players.
The goalkeeper is the jewel in the crown and getting at him should be almost impossible. It's the biggest sin in football to make him do any work.
Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favor every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last.