A biography for Jurgen Klopphasn’t been written yet.
“When you play sports like tennis, you're alone, and that's a good school for life, but it's also a good school for life to bring your best and make those around you better, too - helping others in difficult moments.”
“It's not about changing people; it's sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?”
“I get a little bit emotional during a game!”
“I'm not a genius. I need other people to get the perfect information. When we have this, we will decide to sign or sell a player.”
“I left Mainz after 18 years and thought, 'Next time, I will work with a little less of my heart.' I said that because we all cried for a week. The city gave us a goodbye party, and it lasted a week.”
“I was a fighting machine with a will of iron.”
“I am not a dreamer. I am a football romantic.”
“If you watch me during the game, I celebrate when we press the ball and it goes out.”
“I'm really a normal football manager.”
“You'd be waiting 30 or 40 years for me to build a table. I have more than two left hands.”
“The English game is not faster than the German game. Perhaps there are a few more sprints. But there is a different style of football here, partially due to the weather.”
“The best football is always about expression of emotion. Always.”
“Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.”
“If you want special results, you have to feel special things and do special things together. You can speak about spirit, or you can live it.”
“We all started playing football against our best friends, and I can't remember a moment where, because it was my best friend, I did not want to win against him.”
“I am a normal guy from the Black Forest, and I do not compare myself with the geniuses.”
“My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it's not about me.”
“Derbies are always difficult to play because you have to handle the pressure. There's no advantage or disadvantage for either side.”
“I've thought sometimes about what I like about football, and it's playing together.”
“That's what you live for as a sportsman. You have to put up a fight.”