Niko Kovac Quotes

Niko Kovac

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 15, 1971

We were raised as Christians, and religion plays an important role for us.

Niko Kovac

Fitness gives you confidence, and if you're fit, you don't have to wonder whether you'll last the 90 minutes.

Niko Kovac

Mentality beats quality.

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Everyone has their own taste, and you can argue about taste.

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It's all about togetherness and to pay the other the necessary respect. If you do that, then we all would feel better. It is not always a taking but also a giving in both directions.

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A coach should not stir up headlines after a match.

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You can't manage every footballer the same. Of course you'd love to, but it doesn't work like that. We're not robots.

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Expectations run immensely high in Croatia. We may only be a small country, but people expect us to be our best at every major tournament.

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If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

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Life writes the best stories.

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I don't underestimate any opponent.

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Competition means the best player will play.

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We have to learn from the past.

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We need to be confident, but do not look back; look at what's coming.

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Mistakes happen, but if you make them in the Bundesliga, you will be punished.

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Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.

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There are a lot of good players all over the world.

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What was good yesterday might be bad the next morning, so you have to keep calm.

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Fortunately, I had some very good coaches.

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I never panic.

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