Franz Beckenbauer Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Rugby is a different game. There is an interruption every two minutes also in American football. Our soccer is a moving game: play, play, play, move, move - you don't interrupt.”

“At least six Bayern players, who have won almost everything, are in the national squad.”

“Certainly it is a different world for players nowadays. But it depends on the individual.”

“For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.”

“The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines in their hands. Now, more often than not, they are checking the share prices.”

“It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.”

“German football is like English football. The Germans and the English do not play like a Brazilian side. They have to improve, bring up their young players, who have character.”

“If a Middle Eastern sheikh comes to buy Bayern Munich, he could buy 49 per cent. Fifty-one per cent must stay in Germany with the club. That law came about because of the developments of international football.”

“I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid to give long speeches to the players throughout our preparations. It was important they had all the information possible.”

“In the World Cup, much depends for every team on how it develops during the tournament. There are always rising tensions. They come from within, and they come from the media.”