Personally, I need a high level of physical fitness in order to feel at ease.

We Germans are so good at penalties because we have had to rebuild our country twice.

We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression.

If there's a national-team player, he has to do extra work. He has to do extra weeks, and he can't go on vacation even if he says: 'Well, but I'm supposed now to have six weeks off.' If he comes and says that, then I give him a hug and say: 'Have fun the six weeks, but don't come back here.'

I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9.

The young generation has a different curiosity that is more visual.

You have to work more than your adversary.