Jürgen Klopp, born June 16, 1967, in Stuttgart, Germany, is a highly respected German football manager and former professional player. Klopp rose to prominence as a manager during his time at Borussia Dortmund, where he led the team to two Bundesliga titles and a UEFA Champions League final. Known for his charismatic personality and high-intensity playing style dubbed “gegenpressing,” Klopp gained widespread recognition for his ability to inspire and motivate his players. In 2015, he joined Liverpool FC in the English Premier League, where he achieved remarkable success, winning the Premier League, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup. Klopp’s emphasis on teamwork, pressing, and attacking football has earned him praise as one of the top managers in the world, revered for his tactical acumen and passionate approach to the game.
Jürgen Klopp Quotes
01. “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.”
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02. “You can sleep between lessons but not during them.”
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03. “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.”
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04. “Life is too short not to celebrate nice moments!”
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05. “I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that’s by going step by step.”
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06. “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?”
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07. “I understand aggressiveness in only one way: being prepared to hurt yourself, not someone else.”
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08. “Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.”
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09. “Money isn’t the most important thing. It is important, of course. I am not Mahatma Gandhi.”
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10. “When I left Dortmund, I said it’s not important what people think when you come in but what they think when you leave.”
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11. “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.”
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12. “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.”
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13. “I ask that you believe in this team and believe that together we can achieve great things.”
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14. “Everybody in the stadium has to be in absolutely top shape. The guys who sell the hot dogs has to be in top shape.”
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15. “When I sit here in four years I would say we won one title. If not, next time [I will manage] in Switzerland.”
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16. “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.”
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17. “Without being the most confident person in the world, I think I am the right person for Liverpool.”
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18. “The more players I have, the more difficult choices there are for me, but the better it is for LFC.”
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19. “I don’t want to spend money the club doesn’t have; I don’t want to hold a player that doesn’t want to stay.”
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20. “We don’t want people to leave the stadium until the game finishes.”
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21. “The dream is to have a team full of ‘Scousers’. What we want to be is the sport for everybody with a Scouse soul.”
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22. “The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future.”
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23. “To be successful, you need results in a row. You can’t win, lose, win, lose.”
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24. “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.”
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25. “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.”
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26. “When you create circumstances together, when you try everything, then you can lose. But you need to show the importance.”
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27. “That’s what you live for as a sportsman. You have to put up a fight.”
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28. “I’m pretty positive, optimistic, so I always expect the best.”
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29. “My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it’s not about me.”
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30. “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.”
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31. “One of biggest rules in football is you have to avoid crosses.”
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32. “Football is a game you cannot play without making mistakes.”
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33. “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.”
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34. “Fighting football, not serenity football – that is what I like.”
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35. “He is really something. I love him. He is Sir Arsene Wenger.”
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36. “Only stupid people are changed by success.”
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37. “A message to those Liverpool supporters? We have to change from doubter to believer – now.”
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38. “It’s not about changing people; it’s sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?”
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39. “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.”
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40. “I love to be something like a friend of the player, but not their best friend.”
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41. “The emotion to handle the pressure is one of the biggest challenges in football – it’s the top challenge.”
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42. “I didn’t take many penalties but I never missed one. You just need to stick to your plan.”
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43. “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.”
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44. “I met Pele once. I am not often nervous but in this moment I was shaking. He’s a wonderful person.”
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45. “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.”
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46. “If you lose a game, everyone asks why this player didn’t play. If we win, nobody asks.”
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47. “Bad performances can happen and are not that serious – even with new players. You can’t, say, sell him, get a new one.”
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48. “Basketball. I love it. I can’t believe these giants move like kids. They are so flexible.”
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49. “I am not saying I am the best manager in the world. But I’m quite good.”
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50. “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.” – Jurgen Klopp
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51. “I like learning more about people; I like to talk to people.”
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52. “I’m not a one-man show. I was never that in my life, and I never want to be that.”
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53. “I have a second pair of glasses, but I can’t find them. It’s hard to find glasses without glasses!”
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54. “I am not a dreamer. I am a football romantic.”
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55. “The only thing I can say is that I like people; I like human beings with their faults and with their strengths.”
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56. “I have no problem if someone wants to hug me – if I know him!”
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57. “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.”
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58. “People should not make me out to be like Jesus; I don’t walk on water.”
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59. “My biggest skill is common sense. I understand life.”
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