Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" It is with passion that I love my job. But it is with character that I am able to keep looking forward. Not just beyond criticism or bad results, but also beyond the good moments, too. Everything has to be a balance. "

Related Quotes:

" I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.' "

Claudio Ranieri

Think

Pizza

Love

" Football is about dreams, about feeling a special sensation, giving a surprise, and inspiring joy. "

" Inside me there are two people. One is a very aggressive - I want to win; I won the Premier League, but now I want to win on Saturday. I want to win next season - and is never satisfied. "

" I think I am a nice man, but also, I am demanding. "

Claudio Ranieri

Demanding

I Am

" You use up a lot of mental energy in the Champions League. "

" There is too much unhappiness in football, no? "

" I don't believe bookmakers. "

Claudio Ranieri

Believe

" I'll admit I was curious about coaching a national team, but my experience with Greece was sufficient. "

" The pressure is on the big teams. "

" They call me The Tinkerman. Wherever I go people say 'Ah ha, there is The Tinkerman.' "

Claudio Ranieri

Call

Say

" I never hitched my wagon to anyone, so what I achieved over the years was done with only my results on the field. "

" For me, it is important to stay close to my players. "

Claudio Ranieri

Important

Stay

" All managers are under pressure. It's our life, always. It's about how we manage the pressure, the victory, we have to manage everything, even me - the bookmakers put me under pressure every time! "

" I hear what they're saying. I ask my English tutor, 'What is this word 'tinkerer?'' "

" In my view, fitness training isn't that important in England, as they all train with such intensity anyway and have a competitive edge when just sprinting. The matches are all hard-fought, too. "

" I'm from Italy, the home of Vivaldi, Rossini, Puccini. When I stopped playing and became a manager, football became like a beautiful piece of music to me - and the players, an orchestra. "

" What matters is getting the best out of the squad you have. "

" I am not like Mourinho. I don't have to win to be sure of myself. "

Claudio Ranieri

Win

I Am

" I am a lucky man because when I was young, I wanted to be a footballer. Suddenly, around 30 years old, I thought, 'I want to try to be a manager because it's different.' "

" I respect everybody. "

Claudio Ranieri

Respect

Everybody

" The love the people of Leicester showed towards me was incredible. Even more than winning the Premier League. "

Claudio Ranieri

Winning

Love

" We must respect the referee every time. "

" I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in my heart for all of my life. "

" I like English spirit. "

Claudio Ranieri

English

Spirit

" I love the English spirit because when I was a player, I was an Englishman: I was fighting, and you had to kill me if you wanted to win. "

" My emotions are strong when I start the season. "

" If you play well, win, don't change too much. But when you don't play well, lose, you have to give the opportunity to the other players. "

" If I am angry, I am angry. If I am angry, then I have to be calm, and to be calm, I have to tell you to your face what I think about you. If we don't agree, then okay, 'Bye!' It's no problem. "

" I always tell my players to find the fire within themselves. "

" I always question myself, but I always say, 'Come on, we can do something good.' "