Top 108 Quotes & Sayings by Claudio Ranieri - Page 2

Under pressure, I don't go down, I go up.

I want to be strong because you believe in me. You have to trust me. I give my knowledge to you. That is my philosophy.

My emotions are strong when I start the season.

When you work hard, when you believe in something, in the end, you will achieve something.

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

It's not possible to win all matches.

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

It's important to go out on the pitch and make a fantastic performance.

I always want fighting spirit first.

I like English spirit.

Thinking of the dismissal by Leicester, the first thing that comes to mind is a sense of surprise even more than of bitterness.

When I played, I was an English-style centre-half. Always with my heart, always with my fighting spirit.

I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment. I had to do it all myself.

In my opinion, if you only show quality but no fighting spirit, you are half a player.

Every team believes they are better after the transfer window.

I'm not friends with my players, but I am very close to my players. When I speak to them, I want to speak to the man, always the man.

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

It is important to understand the philosophy of the city and country.

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

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

My idea is that players need to recover first, train later.

If you are a gladiator, a fighter in this sport, in life you can be the same.

I don't like pasta.

It's important you give confidence.

It's one thing trying it in training and another entirely on the pitch.

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

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.

All my players must be ready because, sooner or later, I will need them.

My love for football and the players are always very strong.

I respect everybody.

It is important to always look forward.

It was fantastic to win the title with Leicester.

I think the strength of the man is to have the right balance. Not to be so high when you win; not to be so down when you lose.

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 remember when I was first time in Serie A, we were down the bottom, no one was speaking about Cagliari. And we were safe, one day before the final match. With Parma, we went down, but we were positive right to the end. There are the little details, but you have to continue.

The battle is long, but that's football, sport.

All the time, I said to my players, 'I don't care about the name on the badge or the name of the opponents.'

The pressure is on the big teams.

I think everyone now rotates. The Tinkerman was one; now there are a lot of tinkermen!

Sometimes the manager says one thing and does another thing!

Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true

One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Roman Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together.

We were very nervous at the start, we didn't play our game at all.

The lesson to learn is to pay attention for 90 minutes because in front of you are great champions.

You cannot make mistakes in the Champions League.

If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?

In Italy the Coach is a paratrooper who jumps out of the plane but doesn't know if the parachute will open or not.

Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle