Niko Kovac Quotes

Niko Kovac

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 15, 1971

I am the last person to start celebrating.

Niko Kovac

In Germany, it is normal, when games end, you shake hands with your players.

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To say a player is past it at 29, 30 isn't right.

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In the emotion, you say things that you regret the next day.

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We want to chase and seal the championship title. The decisive thing is to be at the top at the end of the season.

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I've always been someone who said that football is a contact sport.

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A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.

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Real Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo are, of course, not what they were with Ronaldo, but they're still a very good team.

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Of course, the attacking players get the attention because they score the goals, score nice goals, and those are the moments that remain in memory. But I wish that other players who are not in the foreground, who still perform well for their club or association, get more recognition.

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Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.

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Those who know me know I'm always a fighter.

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The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

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My whole life, I have had to fight.

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Every player at Bayern Munich wants to play and should play - they all have good reasons.

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The players who play have to perform. If they don't, then they will be replaced. That has always been the case.

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I know how the game works. If I field one, then the other complains. It's always the same.

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I can't play 50 players.

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It's not easy to score three goals in 70 minutes.

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Football provides the most beautiful stories.

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When you're together, you can do anything, be it in sports or in society.

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