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I met Pele once. I am not often nervous but in this moment I was shaking. He's a wonderful person.
I don't have a power nap when I have training. I take it so I am fresh again for the next session.
Without being the most confident person in the world, I think I am the right person for Liverpool.
The more players I have, the more difficult choices there are for me, but the better it is for LFC.
I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that's by going step by step.
We should play free football, defend lively with a passion, and have the best understanding in offence.
In Dortmund, they say the derby is more important than the championship. You can feel it around the game.
The emotion to handle the pressure is one of the biggest challenges in football - it's the top challenge.
The only thing I can say is that I like people; I like human beings with their faults and with their strengths.
The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future.
I'm looking forward to the intensity of football and how the people live football in Liverpool. It's a special club.
When I left Dortmund, I said it's not important what people think when you come in but what they think when you leave.
Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.
The wind can be quite extreme in England. We are not familiar with that in Germany, and you have to keep things simple.
When you create circumstances together, when you try everything, then you can lose. But you need to show the importance.
As Dortmund manager, I lived in a street, and my two neighbours were Schalke fans. They showed it every day, flying flags!
I'm not sure what you need first - the players believing or others believing in them - but in the end, both have to think it.
My father gave me some advice when I was very young - whatever someone tells you in the future, don't forget Pele is the best.
It's not about changing people; it's sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?
There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball. The problem is the pressure you feel in a penalty shootout.
I always thought about working in England because of the kind of football, the intensity of football. Liverpool was first choice.
In England, football is a big thing to talk about, but Liverpool, it's a special place. You feel it when you make your first step.
Derbies are always difficult to play because you have to handle the pressure. There's no advantage or disadvantage for either side.
When we have the ball, the other team has to run. The most important thing is for the players to be prepared to be a little bit wild.
To be really successful and win a title with a great club like Liverpool would be 100% one of the greatest things I could ever imagine.
Messi is the Best. There must be life out there somewhere, on some other planet. Because he is too good and we are just too bad for him.
It's a rule to give all, and it can make the difference if you work more. If you don't have to give all, and you still win, what's this?
It needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that's the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.
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.
I've met some Evertonians in the street, and they've been friendly. I've had taxi drivers who have been Everton fans. They've been really nice.
If two smart, intelligent, clever guys sit together on a table, and you both want the same, where can be the problem? We all want to be successful.
Bayern want a decade of success like Barca. That's OK if you have the money because it increases the possibility of success. But it's not guaranteed.
Players who are not from the U.K. have to get used to the winds. I have to adapt my style as a result as well. Often, you are forced to keep things simple.
Sometimes I don't use the words 'will' and 'want' in the right way. The German word 'will' is the English word 'want,' so that's a little bit of the problem.
Each doctor makes a much, much more important job than I do, but at the end, nobody talks about him. We all know about it, but we don't really think about it.
Yes, it is one of my ultimate aims - it is the ultimate sense of football: to make the people happy, to let them live some emotions that you usually can't get.
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.
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.
Coaches will say that it's not important for their team to run more, and they prefer to make games the right way. I want to make games only the right way and run 10 km more.
We have a bow and arrow and if we aim well, we can hit the target. The problem is that Bayern has a bazooka. The probability that they will hit the target is clearly higher.
I think a father is important for everyone. If you don't have, then maybe not so much. In the world today, it's possible that you grow up with only one parent in the family.
When the players go home, I can't tell them what to do, so you need to create an atmosphere of trust. I don't want to think, 'What are they doing now? Do I need to call them?'
In London, you'll be walking around and, 'Oh, there's the ground.' Every area of the city has a Premier League club. They all survive; they all exist with enough money, and that's good.
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.
Cristiano reminds me of German tennis player Michael Stich. He was destined to make history, but then Boris Becker showed up. Cristiano is so fast, so strong, so incredible, but he has one problem: Leo Messi.
I know I'm more on television, and I'm more recognisable than maybe even the players because they run and train, but I just stand there, and my face does all these funny things that everyone can see all the time.
The Premier League is one of the most difficult in the world. There's five, six, or seven clubs that can be the champions. Only one can win, and all the others are disappointed and live in the middle of disaster.
Shinji Kagawa is one of the best players in the world, and he now plays 20 minutes at Manchester United - on the left wing! My heart breaks. Really, I have tears in my eyes. Central midfield is Shinji's best role.
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.
If you are young and open, and start loving football and really think about it then there are not a lot of alternatives to LFC. If you are a fan of another club it's okay too. But if you want to be a fan of 'the' club then it's Liverpool FC.